Adjunct Instructors
Adjunct Instructors
The courses offered by the Center For Gifted Education are taught by instructors who have either a Ph.D. or Ed.D. Our instructors have significant experience in gifted education and are chosen by the Director of the Center for Gifted Education. Below is a list of some of our adjunct instructors.
Cheryll Adams, Ph.D.
Dr. Cheryll Adams is the Director Emerita of the Center for Gifted Studies and Talent Development, Ball State University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in gifted education and her M.Ed. from UVA and her BSEd in secondary science from the University of Georgia. She was a classroom teacher for 15 years. She currently teaches on-line courses in gifted education and has presented widely in the field. Her publications include 12 co-authored books, 25 book chapters, and numerous other publications. She wrote, co-directed and was a principal investigator on three Javits grants. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of NAGC, a Past President of TAG and the Indiana Association for the Gifted. She is a past Chair of the NAGC Professional Standards and the Research and Evaluation Committees. She received the Early Leader Award, Distinguished Service Award, and President’s Award from NAGC.
Email: cmadams01@wm.edu
Courses taught:
Social and Emotional Development and Guidance of the Gifted Learner
Curriculum/Instruction for Gifted Learners
Programs and Models in Gifted Education
Janice Robbins, Ph.D.
Dr. Janice Robbins is an adjunct assistant professor of education at The College of William & Mary. As a professional consultant, her focus is on curriculum development and assessment as well as the evaluation of gifted programs. She has a number of published works in the field on a variety of topics in gifted education with a primary focus on advanced academic content and curriculum development and evaluation. Dr. Robbins has been a district coordinator, a principal of elementary and middle school centers for gifted education, a curriculum chief with the Department of Defense Education Activity, and an interim director of the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary.
Email: jirobb@wm.edu
Courses Taught:
Psychology and Education of the Gifted Learner
Social and Emotional Development and Guidance of the Gifted Learner
Curriculum/Instruction for Gifted Learners
Programs and Models in Gifted Education