Professional Experience

1997-Present — Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut

1994-Present — Co-Director, Confratute-Summer Institute on Enrichment Learning and Teaching

1993-Present — Educational Consultant, Future Problem Solvers Program of Connecticut

1990-Present — Principal Investigator, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented

1982-Present — Director, Internship Program, University of Connecticut Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development

1979-Present — Strand Coordinator, Confratute
- Schoolwide Enrichment Strand
- Inservice Strand
- Coordinator's Strand
- Secondary Programming Strand
- Gifted Females Strand

1978-Present — Consultant, Area Service Centers, State of Connecticut

1978-Present — Consultant, Creative Workshops Associates

1989-1997 — Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut

1986-1991 — Editor, Confratute Times

1986-1990 — Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut

1982-1991 — Director, Young Scholars Saturday Semester (a ten-site Saturday program throughout Connecticut)

1980-1987 — Instructor, University of Connecticut Teaching the Talented Program

1979-1982 — Originator and Director of "Project Discover: An Exploration of
the Arts," a Title IV-C Grant for Identifying and Programming for Students in the Arts

1978-1989 — Coordinator of Programs for the Gifted and Talented Torrington Public Schools, Torrington, CT

1977-1978 — Teacher of the Gifted and Talented, Grades K-12 Torrington Public Schools, Torrington, CT

1976-1977 — Teacher of the Gifted and Talented, Grades 7-8 Vogel Junior High School, Torrington, CT

1975-1978 — Teacher of English and Language Arts, Grades 7-8 Vogel Junior High School, Torrington, CT

1973-1975 — Teacher of English and Reading, Grades 8-9 Shaler Area Junior High School, Shaler Township, PA

Consultant to over 370 school districts including Toronto, Canada Public Schools, Department of Defense Schools, and New York Public Schools.