Dr. Adelson's CV [PDF]

Educational Background

• PhD, Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Joint degree in Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment and in Gifted Education. Cognate in Mathematics Education, May, 2009.
• Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, August, 2008.
• M.A. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, The College of William and Mary, Specialization: Gifted Education, August, 2005.
• B.A. in Elementary Education, Transylvania University, Emphases in Math and Science and in Social Studies, Minor in Psychology, May, 2001.

Research Interests

Multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, propensity score analysis, instrument design, secondary data analysis, effects of gifted programming, mathematical talent development, and elementary students' attitudes towards mathematics.

Teaching Areas

• Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM)
• Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
• Evaluation and Measurement
• Teaching Mathematically Talented Elementary Students
• Critical Issues (Readings) in Gifted Education
• Assessment

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools, 2010
• Gifted Child Quarterly Paper of the Year, National Association for Gifted Children, 2009
• American Educational Research Association (AERA) SIG on Survey Research in Education Graduate Student Award, 2009
• Doctoral Student Award, National Association for Gifted Children, 2009
• Most Outstanding Paper, National Association for Gifted Children: Research and Evaluation Network Research Gala, 2009
• Phi Kappa Phi, University of Connecticut Chapter, Graduate Student Award, 2009
• American Psychological Association (APF), Student Travel Award, 2009
• America Psychological Foundation’s (APF) Esther Katz Rosen Fellowship for Research and Programs on Giftedness in Children, $25,000, 2008
• Selected for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Research Grant, 2008
• American Psychological Association (APA) Division 15: Educational Psychology Dissertation Research Grant, 2008
• Phi Delta Kappa, University of Connecticut Chapter, Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship, 2008

Professional Memberships

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

Publications

• Truxaw, M. P., Casa, T. M., & Adelson, J. L. (In press). A stance toward inquiry: An investigation of preservice teachers’ confidence regarding educational inquiry. Teacher Education Quarterly.
• Adelson, J. L., & Carpenter, B. D. (Spring, 2010). The use of inferential statistics: How advanced is gifted education research? SIGnificance (newsletter for the American Educational Research Association’s Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Special Interest Group), 5-6.
• Adelson, J. L., & McCoach, D. B. (2010). Measuring the mathematical attitudes of elementary students: The effects of a 4-point or 5-point Likert scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 796-807.
• McCoach, D. B., & Adelson, J. L. (2010). Dealing with dependence (Part I): Understanding the effects of clustered data. Gifted Child Quarterly, 54, 152-155. DOI: 10.1177/0016986210363076
• Adelson, J. L. (2009). Talented girls, mathematics. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of giftedness, creativity, and talent (Vol. 2, pp. 868-870). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Adelson, J. L., & Wilson, H. E. (2009). Letting go of perfect: Overcoming perfectionism in kids. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
• Gavin, M. K., Casa, T. M., Adelson, J. L., Carroll, S. R., & Sheffield, L. J. (2009). The impact of advanced curriculum on the achievement of mathematically promising elementary students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 53, 188-202.
• Gavin, M. K., & Adelson, J. L. (2008). Mathematics, elementary. In C. Callahan & J. Plucker (Eds.), Critical issues and practices in gifted education: What the research says (pp. 367-394). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
• Adelson, J. L. (2007). A "perfect" case study: Perfectionism in academically talented fourth graders. Gifted Child Today, 30(4), 14-20.
• Gavin, M. K., Casa, T. M., Adelson J. L., Carroll, S. R., Sheffield, L. J., & Spinelli, A. M. (2007). Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds: Challenging curriculum for talented elementary students. Journal of Advanced Academics, 18, 566-585.