The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Development was created for outstanding educators who exhibit unusual ability and talent. Applications to the program are evaluated on the basis of their past performance in undergraduate and graduate education, experience, test scores, and career goals. The Doctor of Philosophy program is intended for persons who wish to become researchers, state department consultants, authors, university professors, and creative contributors in the fields of creativity, gifted education, enrichment education, and talent development. Students accepted into this program are continually involved in research and service projects that focus on problem finding and creative problem solving. Each student’s advisor assumes the role of mentor and facilitates the development of professional skills associated with creative productivity within the university community.
Most doctoral students complete a residency of approximately three to four years. The doctoral program cannot be completed online or through summer residency only. Individual programs of study vary and are determined by personal interests, goals, and research ideas. Doctoral students include in their plan of study a sequence of courses in quantitative and qualitative research. These courses help to provide the skills necessary for advanced level research and the preparation of a doctoral dissertation.
Doctoral students are expected to design and complete a dissertation that will be a significant contribution to the body of knowledge relating to this field of giftedness, creativity, and talent development. Encouragement is given to explore possible dissertation topics early in the program and to integrate as much as possible the course work, internship and teaching experiences, and research responsibilities of the doctoral students.
News
- UConn Gifted Education Receives $5 million for researchRead UConn Today story
- James Kaufman Profiled by Rice Magazine on CreativityRead the article here: Dr. Kaufman on Creavity
- Susan Dulong Langley Defends DissertationSusan Dulong Langley successfully defended her dissertation study (Identifying Discourses About Gifted English Learners for Equitable Identification) today with Susan, committee members, faculty, and students attending from across several states. Due to UConn campus access restrictions as a result of Covid 19, the defense was successfully held with WebEx.
Upcoming Events
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Apr
20
Anti-Racism Engagement Study: Participants Needed12:00am
Anti-Racism Engagement Study: Participants Needed
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Stamford Campus https://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71YNXobRM5DP8hg
Are you between the ages of 18 and 25 and enrolled as an undergraduate student at UConn? If so, you are invited to participate in an online survey on the effect of anti-racism engagement on psychological and academic adjustment during the coronavirus pandemic. Upon completing this survey, you will have the chance to enter your email address into a raffle for one of ten $50 prepaid Amazon e-gift cards! The online survey is anonymous and will take 15 minutes to complete. Please click the following link to complete the survey: Anti-Racism Engagement Survey.
Anti-Racism Engagement Survey
Principal Investigator: Annamaria Csizmadia, PhD. Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences
Student Investigator: Sabrina Uva
UConn IRB# X21-0049Contact Information: sabrina.uva@uconn.edu.
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Apr
20
UConn ECE Spring LMS Training8:30am
UConn ECE Spring LMS Training
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Other WebEx
On Tuesday, April 20th UConn Early College Experience and Babbidge Library staff invite all affiliated UConn ECE Library Media Specialists to attend training.
For details and to register please see:https://ecelmsspring2021.eventbrite.comContact Information: Stefanie Malinoski stefanie.malinoski@uconn.edu
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Apr
20
ISSS And Experiential Global Learning Advising For F-1 Undergrads8:30am
ISSS And Experiential Global Learning Advising For F-1 Undergrads
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Storrs Campus Online
International undergraduate students are invited to drop-in to these open advising hours to discuss your options for Fall 2021 semester with both an ISSS advisor and an advisor from Experiential Global Learning. These open advising hours are intended to help incoming and current undergraduate students get questions answered about coming to the United States vs. enrolling in a UConn partner University due to current travel difficulties.
No appointment is needed! If we are meeting with another student when you join the link, you can simply wait to be admitted to the meeting room when it is your turn.
How to join:
https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/isssContact Information: international@uconn.edu
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