Jonathan Plucker is the Julian C. Stanley Professor of Talent Development at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

, where he works in the School of Education and the Center for Talented Youth. He previously served as Raymond Neag Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Connecticut and as a professor of

educational psychology Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in ...

and cognitive science at

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universi ...

. A scholar of

creativity Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed lit ...

intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can ...

, and education policy, he is the author of over 200 papers and author or editor of four books: ''Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education'' with Carolyn Callahan (1st and 2nd editions), ''Essentials of Creativity Assessment'' with James Kaufman and John Baer, and ''Intelligence 101'' with Amber Esping. Plucker has also led the development of a popular web site on human intelligence. He was the 2007-2008 president of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

's Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (Division 10). Plucker received his bachelor's degree in chemistry education from

The University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Har ...

in 1991, where he also received a master's degree in educational psychology in 1992. After briefly serving as an elementary school teacher, he attended the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

, where he received his doctorate in educational psychology in 1995. After briefly teaching for two years at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classifie ...

, he arrived at

in 1997 as a visiting assistant professor. He became a tenure-track assistant professor in 1998, with promotion to associate professor in 2001 and full professor in 2006. When at Indiana University, he was the founding director of the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, and he also directed the Consortium for Education and Social Science Research from 2009 to 2012. Plucker has received a number of honors for his work. For his creativity work, he has received the Daniel E. Berlyne Award for outstanding research by a junior scholar (2001) and the Rudolf Arnheim Award for outstanding research by a senior scholar (2012) from Division 10 of the

, and the 2007 E. Paul Torrance Award for creativity research from the National Association of Gifted Children. For his gifted education research, he has received the NAGC Early Scholar Award (1998), NAGC Distinguished Scholar Award (2013), and two awards from the Mensa Education & Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research (1997 & 2000). For his education policy work, he has been ranked several times as one of the Top 100 most influential academics working in education policy. Plucker is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (2009) and was named a Fellow of the American Associate for the Advancement of Science in 2011 "for distinguished contributions to the science of creativity and the creation of research-supported education policy."

External links

*http://profile.educ.indiana.edu/Default.aspx?alias=profile.educ.indiana.edu/jplucker *http://ceep.indiana.edu *http://www.intelltheory.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Plucker, Jonathan 1969 births Living people University of Connecticut alumni Curry School of Education alumni University of Maine faculty Indiana University faculty Johns Hopkins University faculty Fellows of the American Psychological Association 21st-century American psychologists 20th-century American psychologists