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Stacey Folyer Youth Programs Manager As Youth Program Manager, Stacey’s primary role is to manage and oversee the daily operation of the GERI youth programs: Super Saturday, Super Summer, and Summer Residential Camps. Stacey is also responsible for overseeing graduate school procedures, gifted and talented licensure, and other special outreach programs. Other critical work involves updating and managing the GERI website and assisting directors with project outcome data collection and dissemination. Stacey provides stragetic support and planning in development and engagement initiatives. |
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Jaret Hodges GERI Graduate Assistant Coming from South Texas, Jaret is a doctoral student with particular interests in at-risk gifted students, gifted English language learners (Spanish), mathematics curriculum, and in creating mathematical models (or improving upon) of educational interactions both on micro and macro scales. He spent the last few years working with Spanish speaking life skills children in Gonzales, Texas and participating regularly in Special Olympics. |
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Enyi Jen GERI Graduate Assistant Enyi Jen is a doctoral student and the coordinator of Super Saturday, a talent development student program at GERI. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a coordinator of the gifted program in a prestigious high school in Taiwan. She was also a gifted teacher teaching an affective curriculum, focusing on the social and emotional development for a pull-out group of highly able students. Enyi received her master’s degree in gifted education from National Taiwan Normal University and her thesis was “The study of the verbal characteristics of talented preschoolers in the Multiple Intelligences (MI) program.” Her research interests and expertise include counseling of gifted students and their families, adolescents’ talent development, and talent development programs. |
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GERI Graduate Assistant Jason McIntosh is a doctoral student in Gifted, Talented, and Creative Studies with research interests in policy and curriculum development for gifted learners. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was the Collaborative Peer Teacher for the Gifted in Avondale, Arizona for four years, a gifted pull-out teacher for five years, and a regular education classroom teacher for six years. He is Nationally Board Certified in the area of "Middle Childhood Generalist" and has received two Master's Degrees in Elementary Education and the Art of Teaching Biology. Jason attended Miami University of Ohio where he earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education.
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Judie Sessions GERI Graduate Assistant Judith Sessions is a doctoral student in Gifted, Talented, and Creative Studies with research interests in affective curriculum, program evaluation, and staff development for teachers of gifted learners. Prior to attending Purdue, Judie taught for 30 years in Phoenix, Arizona, retiring this past May. During this time, she received her Masters in Special Education - Gifted from Northern Arizona University. Over her career, Judie has been a junior high school teacher, principal, staff development specialist, and a self-contained teacher for highly gifted seventh and eighth graders. She was a board member for the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented sixteen years, eight which were spent as part of the Executive Board and four years coordinating the state gifted conference. Judie has presented to parents, teachers, and administrators in Arizona and North Carolina on subjects such as underserved population, identification, and Historical Research using Primary Resources. |
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Jiaxi Wu GERI Graduate Assistant Jiaxi Wu is a doctoral student in Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies. Her advisor is Dr. Marcia Gentry, and her research interests include topics related to gifted Native American students and out-of-school enrichment programs. As a graduate assistant at GERI, she is the coordinator for Super Summer in 2011-12. She got her Bachelor's and Master's degree in English Language and Literature from Fudan University, China. Before coming to Purdue, she had been a part-time English instructor for SAT Reasoning Test, College English, etc. for K-16 ESL students for five years. Now she is the president of the Graduate Organization in Educational Studies (GOEDS) for 2011-12. |
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Taeho Yu GERI Graduate Assistant Taeho Yu is a 3rd year PhD student in Learning, Design, & Technology, interested in the learner’s competences in distance learning environment. As an instructional designer, he is developing online learning modules for the Total School Cluster Grouping project. Prior to Purdue, Taeho created online content for political communications, education and public relations. He got his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Communication from Kyung Hee University, South Korea. Also, he received Master's Degrees in International Relations from University of California, San Diego. |
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