Early Career Researcher Mini-Grant winners
- 2024: Zafer Özen
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Zafer Özen, a Purdue University doctoral candidate in educational studies with a concentration in gifted education, wants to develop a first-level gifted education tool using machine learning to identify patterns and features indicative of giftedness.
- 2024: Dr. Kristen N. Lamb
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An Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama’s College of Education, Dr. Kristen N. Lamb focuses much of her research on equity issues in advanced academics. Dr. Lamb will use this project to examine desegregation orders, consent decrees, and related progress outcomes for gifted education in the state.
- 2023: Lindsay Lee
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An Assistant Research Professor at East Tennessee State University, Lindsay Lee is a dedicated educational scholar who focuses on ensuring that all advanced learners, irrespective of their background or circumstances, have equal access to the necessary resources and support to unlock their full potential.
- 2022: Dr. Anne Roberts
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Dr. Anne Roberts is a tenure-track professor at Fisk University. She has a Master of Arts in educational psychology and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut as well as a Master of Education in curriculum & instruction and a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics from the University of Mary Washington.
- 2020: Dr. Lisa M. Ridgley
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The Mensa Foundation is proud to award Dr. Lisa M. Ridgley with its inaugural Early Career Researcher Mini-Grant to support her research into the efficacy and potential biases of the teacher-nomination process of identifying gifted students.