Ronald Beghetto
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Mail code: 5411Campus: Tempe
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Professor Ronald Beghetto's work explores Human Creativity, GenAI, and the Possible in educational settings. He serves as Editor for the Review of Research in Education (AERA), Book Series Editor for Creativity Theory and Action in Education (Springer) and has served as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Creative Behavior (Wiley) and as a Creativity Advisor for LEGO Foundation and the Cartoon Network.
Professor Beghetto is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Div. 10, APA) and a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). He is the 2018 recipient of the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts and 2008 recipient of Daniel E. Berlyne Early Career Award for Outstanding Research from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association.
Professor Beghetto is recognized as being one of the Top 200 University-Based Scholars in Education (#85) by the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings by Education Week.
He has also received recognition and numerous awards for excellence in teaching, including the 2015 ALD Faculty of the Year Award, Provost's Recognition for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Connecticut, and the 2006 Crystal Apple Award at the University of Oregon.
Dr. Beghetto’s prior appointments include Professor of Educational Psychology, Director of UCONN's Innovation House, and Graduate Program Coordinator for the Cognition, Instruction, Learning, & Technology Program in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He also previously served as the College of Education's Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon, and Faculty-in-Residence for Research and Evaluation Projects for UO's Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC).
Additional information about his research, publications, and work are available here: www.ronaldbeghetto.com
Ph.D. Educational Psychology (Learning, Cognition and Instruction), Indiana University
Dr. Beghetto's research focuses on Human Creativity, GenAI, and the Possible in educational settings. His work explores:
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using GenAI as a partner in possibility thinking (designing and using custom AI tools and bots)
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preparing young people for possible futures;
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encouraging possibility thinking in education;
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democratizing creative educational experiences;
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supporting creative agency development; and
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structuring uncertainty for creative teaching and learning.
BOOKS
Beghetto, R. A. (2024). Uncertainty x Design: Education for possible futures. Cambridge University Press.
Glaveanu, V. P. & Beghetto, R. A. (in preparation). Pedagogies of the possible. Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. & Jaeger, G. (Eds.). (2022). Uncertainty: A catalyst for creativity, learning and development. Switzerland: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A. & McBain, L. (2022). My favorite failure. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Beautiful risks: Having the courage to teach and learn with creativity. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
Beghetto, R. A., & Corazza, G. (Eds.). (2019). Dynamic perspectives on creativity. Switzerland: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). What if? Building students’ problem solving skills through complex challenges. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2017). (Eds.). Nurturing creativity in the classroom (2ndEd.). New York: Cambridge University Press
Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J. C., Baer, J., & Patson, T (2017). Teaching for creativity in the Australian curriculum classroom. Victoria, Australia: Hawaker Brownlow Education.
Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Big wins, Small steps: How to lead for and with creativity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press
Beghetto, R. A., & Sriraman, B. (Eds.). (2016). Creative contradictions in education: Cross-disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives. Switzerland: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J. C., & Baer, J. (2015). Teaching for creativity in the common core. New York: Teachers College Press. Award: 2015 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Winner
Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Killing ideas softly? The promise and perils of creativity in the classroom. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.). (2010). Nurturing creativity in the classroom. New York: Cambridge University Press. Translated editions: Chinese; Korean
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS (* = published with ASU students)
Beghetto, R. A., & Zamana, F. (in press). A principled approach to human creativity x AI in education. In G. Corazza (Ed.) Cyber-creativity process: how humans co-create with artificial intelligence. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
*Beghetto, R. A., & Avarzamani, F. (submitted). Augmenting creative teaching with generative artificial intelligence. In B. Lucas, P. Sowden, E. Spencer, & M. Seymour (Eds.). Handbook of creativity in Schools. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar
Glăveanu, V. P., Karwowski, M., Ross, W., & Beghetto, R. A. (2024). Possibility Thinking Scale: An initial psychometric exploration. Possibility Studies & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699241241827
Beghetto, R. A. (2023). Broadening horizons of the possible in education. Possibility Studies and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/2753869923118201
Beghetto, R. A., & Mangion, M. (2023). Beyond ‘cold’ creative cognition: Toward a more integrative framework. Physics of Life Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2023.10.021
Beghetto, R. A. (2023). A new horizon for possibility thinking: A conceptual case study of Human x AI collaboration. Possibility Studies and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699231160136
*Anderson, R. A., Beghetto, R. A., & Glăveanu, V.P., Basu, M. (2023). Is curiosity killed by the CAT? A divergent, open-ended and generative (DOG) approach to creativity assessment. Creativity Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2157588
Beghetto, R. A. (2023). Uncertainty as a lever for change and innovation. In D. D. Preiss, M. Singer & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.). Innovation, creativity, and change across cultures. London, Palgrave.
Beghetto, R. A. & Karwowski, M. (2023). Creative self-beliefs from creative potential to creative action. In R. Reiter-Palmon & S. Hunter (Eds.). Handbook of Organizational Creativity. San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
*Beghetto, R. A. & Schmidt, A. C. (2023). Creative curricular experiences. Navigating uncertainties and emotions toward creative learning. In Zorana Ivcevic, J. D. Hoffmann, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions. New York: Cambridge.
*Beghetto, R. A., & Vasquez, A. M. (2023). Creative learning: A pedagogical perspective. In L. J. Ball & F. Vallee-Tourangeau (Eds.). Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition. New York: Routledge
Beghetto, R. A. (2022). Engaging uncertainty: Principles and provocations for promoting creative learning futures. In D. Henriksen & P. Mishra (Eds.). Creative provocations: Speculations on the future of creativity, technology & learning. Switzerland: Springer.
Kaufman, J.C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2022). Where is the when of creativity?
Specifying the temporal dimension of the Four Cs of creativity. Review of General Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/10892680221142803
Brandon, L., Reis, S. M., Renzulli, J. S., & Beghetto, R. A. (2022). Examining teachers’ perspectives of school-based opportunities and support for student creativity with the ICI index. Creativity Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2110416
Beghetto, R. A., & Zhao, Y. (2022). Democratizing Creative Educational Experiences. Review of Research in Education, 46, vii–xv.
Beghetto, R.A., & Anderson, R.C. (2022). Positive creativity is principled creativity. Educational Sciences, https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/3/184
*Beghetto, R. A., & van Geffen, B. (in press). Creativity assessment in schools and classrooms. In S. Acar & M.A. Runco (Eds.). Handbook of creativity assessment. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar
Beghetto, R. A., & Madison, E. (2022). Accepting the challenge: Helping schools get smarter about supporting students’ creative collaboration and communication in a changing world. Journal of Intelligence, 10(4), 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040080
Glăveanu, V.P., Beghetto, R.A. (2022). Pedagogies of the Possible. In V.P. Glăveanu (Ed.). The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5_112-1
Beghetto, R.A., Glăveanu, V.P. (2022). The Beautiful Risk of Moving Toward Pedagogies of the Possible. In: Sternberg, R.J., Ambrose, D., Karami, S. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91618-3_2
Beghetto, R. A., Karwowski, M., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2021). Intellectual Risk taking: A moderating link between creative confidence and creative behavior? Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000323
*Basu, M. & Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Technology as a social-material mediator: From primary to secondary creativity and beyond. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 8, 11 - 22. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2021-0002
Renzulli, J. S., Beghetto, R. A., Brandon, L. E., & Karwowski, M. (2021). Development of an instrument to measure opportunities for imagination, creativity, and innovation (ICI) in schools. Gifted Education
*Vasquez, A. M., Koro, M., Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Creative talent as emergent event: A neurodiversity perspective. In E. Kuusisto, M. Ubani, P. Nokelainen, & A. Toom (Eds.). Good teachers for tomorrow’s schools: Purpose, values and talents in education. Boston, MA: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004465008_015 International, https://doi.or…
Beghetto, R.A. (2021). There is no creativity without uncertainty. Journal of Creativity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2021.100005
*Beghetto, R. A. & Yoon, S. A. (2021). Change through creative learning: Toward realizing the creative potential of translanguaging. In C. A. Mullen (Ed.). Handbook of Social Justice Interventions in Education. Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35858-7_3
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). How times of crisis serve as a catalyst for creative action: An agentic perspective. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.600685
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Creative identity development in classrooms. In Hoffmann, J., Russ, S., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development in Creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108755726.023
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). My favorite failure: Using digital technology to facilitate creative learning and reconceptualize failure. Tech Trends, 65, https:// doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00607-7
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Uncertainty: A necessary condition for creative learning. In S. Lemmetty, K. Collin, V.P. Glaveanu, & P. Forsman (Eds.). Creativity and learning: Contexts, processes and impact. London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77066-2_2
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Creative learning in education. In M. Kern & M. Wehmeyer (Eds.). The international handbook on positive education. London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64537-3_19
Beghetto, R. A. (2021). Creativity in K-12 schools. In Sternberg, R. J. & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.). Creativity: An introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Corazza, G. E., Reiter-Palmon, R., Beghetto, R. A., & Lubart, T. (2021). Intelligence and creativity in the space-time continuum for education, business, and development. Journal of Creativity, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2021.100003
Glăveanu, V.P. & Beghetto, R.A. (2021) Creative Experience: A Non-Standard Definition of Creativity, Creativity Research Journal, DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2020.1827606
van der Zanden PJAC, Meijer PC, Beghetto RA. (2020). A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context?, Thinking Skills and Creativity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100702
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Uncertainty. In V. P. Glaveanu The Palgrave encyclopedia of the possible. London, Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5_122-1
Beghetto, R. A. & Schuh, K. L. (2020). Exploring the link between imagination and creativity: A creative learning approach (pp. 249-267). In Preiss, D. Cosmelli, D., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds). Mind wandering and creativity. San Diego, CA: Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816400-6.00011-0
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Creative self-efficacy. In Runco, M. A. & Pritzker, S. R. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Creativity (3rd Ed). San Diego, CA: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23789-9
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Foreword. In S.A. Chamberlin & E. L. Mann (Eds.). The relationship of affect and creativity in mathematical giftedness: How the five legs of creativity influence math talent. Waco, TX: Prufrok
Beghetto, R. A., & Karwowski, M. (2020). Creative confidence beliefs: A closer look. In V. Dorfler & M. Stierand (Eds.). Handbook of research methods on creativity (2nd Ed). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786439659.00027
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Education and creativity. In Runco, M. A. & Pritzker, S. R. (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Creativity (3rd Ed). San Diego, CA: Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23737-1
Vandegrift, E.V.H, R.A. Beghetto, J.S. Eisen, P.M. O'Day, M.G. Raymer, N.C. Barber. (2020). Defining science literacy in general education courses for undergraduate non-science majors. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 20(2): 15-30. https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v20i2.25640
Glaveanu, V. P., Beghetto, R. A., Benvenuti, M., Bourgeois-Bougrine, S., Chaudet, C., Chirico, A., Corazza, G. E., de Saint Laurent, C., Dysthe, O., Essonnier, N., Gaggioli, A., Kynigos, C., Mazzoni, E., Ness, I. J., & Trgalova, J. (2020). Creative learning in digital and virtual environments during COVID-19 and beyond. In V. P. Glaveanu, Ness, I. J., de Saint Laurent, C. (Eds). Creative learning in digital and virtual environments. New York: Routledge.
Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A., & Roberts, A. M. (in press). Creativity in the schools: Creativity Models and New Directions. In M.J. Furlong, D. Vella-Brodrick, & K. Allen (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology in schools (3rd Ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). On creative thinking in education: Eight questions, eight answers. Future EDge: NSW Department of Education, 1, 48 – 71.
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). On the creative potential of uncertainty. In F. K. Reisman (Ed.). 70 years of research into creativity: J.P. Guilford’s role and today’s focus. London: KIE Conference Publications
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Creative learning and the possible. In V. P. Glaveanu The Palgrave encyclopedia of the possible. London, Palgrave.
Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Assessment that supports classroom creativity. In E. R. McClure & G. Jaeger (Eds.). Assessing creativity: A pallete of possibilities. Billund, Denmark: LEGO foundation.
Beghetto, R. A., & Shaughnessy, M. F. (2020). An interview with Ronald A. Beghetto: Subtle nuances of creativity in learning and life. North American Journal of Psychology, 22, 355 – 362.
Karwowski, M, Jankowska, D. M., Brzeski, A., Czerwonka, M. Gajda, A., Lebuda, I. & Beghetto, R. A. (2020) Delving into Creativity and Learning, Creativity Research Journal https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2020.1712165
Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Large scale assessments, personalized learning, and creativity: Paradoxes and possibilities. ECNU Review of Education, 2, 311 – 327. https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531119878963
Karwowski, M., & Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Creative behavior as agentic action. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 13(4), 402–415. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000190
Beghetto, R. A. (2019). From static to dynamic: Toward a socio-dynamic perspective on creativity in the classroom. In I. Lebuda & V. Glaveanu (Eds.). Palgrave handbook on social creativity. London: Palgrave
Karwowski, M., Han, M.H., & Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Toward dynamizing the measurement of creative confidence beliefs. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 13(2), 193–202. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000229
Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Creativity in Classrooms. In J. C. Kaufman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Creativity, 2nd Ed. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R.A. & Karwowski, M. (2019). Educational consequences of creativity: A creative learning perspective. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 5, 146 - 154.
Beghetto, R. A., & Karwowski, M. (2019). Unfreezing creativity: A dynamic, micro-longitudinal approach. In R. A. Beghetto & G. Corazza (Eds.). Dynamic perspectives on creativity. Switzerland: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Abductive reasoning and the genesis of new ideas: Charles S. Peirce. In V. P. Glaveanu (Ed.). Creativity Reader. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Karwowski, M., Lebuda, I., & Beghetto, R. A. (2019). Creative self-beliefs. In J. C. Kaufman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (2nd Ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A., & Karwowski, M. (2019). Educational consequences of creativity: A creative learning approach. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 5, 146 – 154
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). Taking beautiful risks in education. Educational Leadership, 76, 18 – 24. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). Creativity in the classroom: Quick insights for leaders. In A. Middlebrooks, S. J. Allen, M. McNutt, & J. Morrison (Eds.). Discovering Leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). Structured uncertainty: How creativity thrives under constraints and uncertainty. In C. Mullen (Ed.). Creativity Under Duress in Education? Resistive Theories, Practices, and Actions. Switzerland: Springer
Runco, M. A. & Beghetto, R. A. (2018). Primary and secondary creativity. Behavioral Sciences, 27, 7 – 10.
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). The role of humor in teaching for creativity. In S. Luria J. C. Kaufman, & J. Baer (Eds.). Creativity and Humor (pp. 144 – 156).London: Academic Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2018). Do we choose our scholarly paths or do they choose us? In R.J. Sternberg & J.C. Kaufman (Eds.). The Nature of Human Creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Lesson unplanning: Toward transforming routine problems into non-routine problems. ZDM - The International Journal on Mathematics Education. DOI 10.1007/s11858-017-0885-1
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Inviting uncertainty into the classroom. Educational Leadership, 75, 20 – 25.
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creativity in teaching. In J. C. Kaufman, J. Baer, & V. P. Glăveanu (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of creativity across different domains (pp. 549 – 564). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creativity and education in China: Paradox and possibilities for an era of accountability. [Book Review]. Kappa Delta Pi Record
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creativity and conformity. In J. A. Plucker (Ed.). Creativity and innovation: Current understandings and debates. Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Gajda, A., Beghetto, R. A., & Karwowski, M. (2017). Exploring creative learning in the classroom: A multi-method approach. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 24, 250 267.
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Legacy projects: Helping young people respond productively to the challenges of a changing world. Roeper Review, 39, 1 – 4.
Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creative openings in the social interactions of teaching. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 3, 261 – 273.
Beghetto, R. A., & Karwowski, M. (2017). Untangling creative self-beliefs. In M. Karwowski & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.). The creative self. Boston, MA: Academic Press
Beghetto, R. A., & Breslow, J. Z. (2017). Creativity strategies. In K. Peppler (Ed.). SAGE encyclopedia of out-of-school learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2017). Theories of Creativity. In J. A. Plucker (Ed.). Creativity and innovation: Current understandings and debates. Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Luria, S., Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creativity. In S. Pfeiffer (Ed.), APA Handbook of giftedness and talent. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Creative learning: A fresh look. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 15, 6 – 23.
Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Learning as a creative act. In T. Kettler (Ed.). Modern Curriculum for Gifted and Advanced Learners. Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Leveraging micro-opportunities to address macroproblems: Toward an unshakeable sense of possibility thinking. In Ambrose, D. & Sternberg, R. J. (Eds.). Creative intelligence in the 21st Century: Grappling with enormous problems and huge opportunities. Rotterdam, the Netherlands: Sense.
Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Creative contradictions: Common themes, unique insights, and future directions. In R. A. Beghetto & B. Sriraman (Eds.). Creative contradictions in education: Cross-disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives. Switzerland: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A. & Dilley, A. E. (2016). Creative aspirations or pipe dreams? Toward under- standing creative mortification in children and adolescents. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 151, 85–95.
Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J.C., & Hatcher, R. (2016). Applying creativity research to cooking. Journal of Creative Behavior, 50, 171 – 177.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2016). Ever broadening conceptions of creativity in the classroom. In R. A. Beghetto & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.). Nurturing creativity in the classroom (2nd Ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press
Beghetto, R. A., & Plucker, J. A. (2016). Revisiting the relationship among schooling, learning, and creativity. J. C. Kaufman & J. Baer, Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development (2nd Ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A., & Schreiber, J. B. (2016). Creativity in doubt: Toward understanding what drives creativity in learning. In Leikin, R., & Sriraman, B. Creativity and giftedness: Interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond. Netherlands: Springer Science and Business.
Gajda, A., Karwowski, M., & Beghetto, R. A. (2016). Creativity and school achievement: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 109, 269 – 299.
Glăveanu, V. & Beghetto, R. A. (2016). The difference that makes a creative difference. In R. A. Beghetto & B. Sriraman (Eds.). Creative contradictions in education: Cross-disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives. Switzerland: Springer.
Helfand, M., Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2016). The four-c model of creativity: Culture and context. In V.P. Glaveanu (Ed.). The Palgrave handbook of creativity and culture research. London, UK: Palgrave.
Beghetto, R. A. (2015). Creative leaders define themselves in the micromoments of leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 9, 72 – 74.
Beghetto, R. A. (2015). Teaching creative thinking. In R. Wegerif, L. Li, & J. C. Kaufman, The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking. New York: Routledge.
Beghetto, R. A. (2015). What can creativity researchers learn from the Grey Parrot. In A. B. Kaufman, & J.C. Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.). Animal creativity and innovation. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Beghetto, R. A. & Kaufman, J. C. (2015). Promises and pitfalls in differentiating amongst the C’s of creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 27, 1 - 2.
Beghetto, R.A., Kaufman, J.C., Hatcher, R. (2015). Applying creativity research to cooking. Journal of Creative Behavior, 50, 171 – 177. DOI:10.1002/jocb.124
Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A, & C. Watson. (2015). Creative metacognition and self-ratings of creative performance: A 4-C perspective. Learning and Individual Difference. DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.05.004
Tanggaard, L., & Beghetto, R. A. (2015). Ideational pathways: Toward a new approach for studying the life of ideas. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 2, 129 – 144.
Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Creative mortification: An initial exploration. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8, 266 – 276.
Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Understanding the exhibit as planned versus the exhibit as experienced. Curator: The Museum Journal, 57, 1 – 4.
Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Toward avoiding an empirical march to nowhere. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8, 18 – 20.
Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Is the sky falling or expanding? A promising turning point in the psychology of creativity. Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, 1, 206 – 212.
Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Creativity. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.). Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press
Beghetto, R. A. & Kaufman, J. C. (2014) Classroom contexts for creativity. High Ability Studies, 25, 53 – 69.
Beghetto, R. A., & Plucker, J. A. (2014). Creativity and classroom management. In W. G. Scarlett (Ed.), Classroom management: An a-to-z guide. Thousand Oaks California: Sage.
Baxter, J. A., Ruzicka, A. R., Beghetto, R. A., & Livelybrooks, D. (2014). Professional development strategically connecting mathematics and science: The impact on teachers' confidence and practice. School Science and Mathematics, 114, 102 – 113.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2014). Creativity in the Schools: Renewed interest and promising new directions. In M.J. Furlong, R. Gilman, & E. S. Huebner (Eds.). Handbook of positive psychology in schools (2nd Ed.). New York: Routledge.
Reiter-Palmon, R., Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J. C. (2014). Education, Business, and Psychology: Finding the common threads. In E. Shiu, E. (Ed.). Creativity research: An inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research handbook. New York: Routledge
Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Creativity: Development and enhancement. In J. A. Plucker & C. M. Callahan (Eds.). Critical issues and practices in gifted education: What the research says (2nd. Ed.). Waco, TX: Prufrock
Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Nurturing creativity in the micromoments of the classroom. In K. H. Kim, J. C. Kaufman, J. Baer, B. Sriramen, & L. Skidmore Creatively gifted students are not like other gifted students: Research, theory, and practice. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Expect the unexpected: Teaching for creativity in the micromoments. In M. Gregerson, J. C. Kaufman, & H. Snyder Teaching creatively and teaching creativity. New York: Springer Science
Beghetto, R. A., Barbee, B., Brooks, S., Franklin-Phipps, A., Fukuda, E., Gardner-Allers, N. L., Hood, D., Raza, N., Uusitalo, N., White Eyes, C. (2013). Light bulbs, Bill Evans, and cat hair: Exploring representations of creativity and education in images, videos, and blogs. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 2, 188 – 206.
Beghetto, R. A., & Breslow, J. Z. (2013). A commanding survey of the creativity studies landscape: A review of explaining Creativity (2nd Ed.). Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7, 417- 418.
Beghetto, R. A. & Kaufman, J. C. (2013). Creativity: Five fundamental insights every educator should know. Educational Leadership, 70, 10 – 15.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2013). Do people recognize the Four Cs? Examining layperson conceptions of creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 7, 229 – 236.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2013). In praise of Clark Kent: Creative metacognition and the importance of teaching kids when (not) to be creative. Roeper Review, 35, 155 – 165.
Beghetto, R. A., & Baxter, J. (2012). Exploring student beliefs and understanding in elementary science and mathematics. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 49, 942 – 960.
Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J. C., Hegarty, B., Hammond, H., & Wilcox-Herzog, A. (2012). Cultivating creativity, play and leisure in early childhood education: A 4 C perspective. In O. N. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.). Contemporary perspectives on Creativity in Early Childhood Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Beghetto, R. A. (2011). Toward replacing fear of unknown educational futures with creative possibilities: A review of Creativity and Education Futures: Learning in a Digital Age, Anna Craft, Trentham Books, 2011, 173 pp. ISBN 978-1-85856-462-3. Thinking Skills & Creativity, 6, 194 – 195.
Beghetto, R. A., Kaufman, J. C., & Baxter, J. (2011). Exploring the relationship between students' creative self-efficacy and teacher ratings of creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 5, 342 - 349.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2011). Teaching for creativity with disciplined improvisation. In R. K. Sawyer (Ed.). The 21st century teacher: Creativity and improvisation in the classroom. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. & Samek, L. (2011). Sowing the Seeds of Multi-institutional Collaborative Research: A Case Study. In H. Rosselli, M. Girod, & M. Brodsky (Eds.). Connecting Teaching and Learning: History, Evolution and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Kaufman, J. C., Davis, C. D., & Beghetto, R. A. (2011). Why creativity should matter, why it doesn't and what we can do. In D. Ambrose & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). How dogmatic beliefs harm creativity and higher-level thinking. New York: Routledge.
Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A., & Pourjalali, S. (2011). Criatividade na sala de aula: uma perspectiva internacional (Creativity in the classroom: An international perspective). In S. M. Wechsler & V. L. Trevisan (Ed.), Criatividade e aprendizagem: caminhos e perspectivas internacionais(Creativity and learning: International paths and perspectives). Brazil: Edicoes Loyola.
Beghetto, R. A. (2010). Intellectual hide-and-seek: Prospective teachers' prior experiences with creativity suppression. International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving, 20, 29 - 36.
Beghetto, R. A. (2010). Creativity in the classroom. In J. C. Kaufman, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). Handbook of Creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2010). Understanding creativity in the classroom. Understanding Our Gifted, 22, 11 - 14.
Beghetto, R. A. (2010). How open are we to the challenges of everyday creativity? A review of Everyday Creativity and New Views of Human Nature Ruth Richards (Ed.) American Psychological Association 2007 349 pp. ISBN 978-0-9792125-7-4. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 4, 127 – 129.
Beghetto, R. A. & Kaufman, J.C. (2010). Broadening conceptions of creativity in the classroom. In Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds). (2010). Nurturing creativity in the classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Kaufman, J.C. & Beghetto, R. A. (2010). Creativity in the classroom: 20 key points and other insights. In Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds). (2010). Nurturing creativity in the classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A., & Baer, J. (2010). Finding young Paul Robesons: Exploring the question of creative polymathy. In Preiss, D. D., & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), Innovations in Educational Psychology: Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Human Development. New York: Springer.
Kaufman, J. C., Beghetto, R. A., Baer, J. & Ivcevic, Z. (2010). Creative polymathy: What Benjamin Franklin can teach your kindergartener. Learning & Individual Difference, 20, 380 - 387.
Kozbelt, A., Beghetto, R. A., Runco, M. A. (2010). Theories of creativity. In J. C. Kaufman, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.). Handbook of Creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Correlates of intellectual risk taking in elementary school science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46, 210 - 223.
Beghetto, R.A. (2009). In search of the unexpected: Finding creativity in the micro-moments of the classroom. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts, 3, 2 - 5.
Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Everyday creativity. In Kerr, B. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent. Thousand Oaks California: Sage.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2009). Intellectual estuaries: Connecting learning and creativity in programs of advanced academics. Journal of Advanced Academics, 20, 296 - 324.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2009). Do we all have multicreative potential? ZDM - The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 41, 39 - 44.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Beyond big and little: The Four C Model of creativity, Review of General Psychology, 13, 1 - 12.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Creativity in the schools: A rapidly developing area of positive psychology. In Gilman, R., Huebner, E.S., & Furlong, M.J. Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools. Routledge.
Kaufman, J. C., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Exploring the Four-C model of creativity: Implications for giftedness. In N. L. Hafenstein, & B. Crammond. (Eds.). Perspectives in Gifted Education: Creativity. Denver, CO.: University of Denver.
Kaufman, J. C., Kaufman, S. B., Beghetto, R. A., Burgess, S. A., & Persson, R. S. (2009). Creative giftedness: Beginnings, developments, and future promises. In I. L. Shavinina (Ed.), International Handbook of Giftedness. New York: Springer.
Rosiek, J., & Beghetto, R. A. (2009). Emotional scaffolding: The emotional and imaginative dimensions of teaching and learning. In P. A. Schutz & M. Zembylas (Eds.), Advances in teacher emotion research: The impact on teachers' lives. New York: Springer.
Beghetto, R. A. (2008). Prospective teachers' beliefs about imaginative thinking in K-12 schooling. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 3, 134 - 142.
Beghetto, R.A. (2008). Creativity in schools and classrooms: An introduction to the special issue. International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving, 18.
Kaufman, J. C. & Beghetto, R. A. (2008). Exploring mini-c: Creativity across cultures. In R. L. DeHaan & K. M. Narayan (Eds.). Education for Innovation in India, China and America. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Plucker, J. A. & Beghetto, R. A. (2008). Creativity. In N. J. Salkin Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. Thousand Oaks California: Sage.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Factors associated with middle and secondary students' perceived science competence. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 44, 800 - 814.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Prospective teachers' beliefs about students' goal orientations: A carry-over effect of prior schooling experiences? Social Psychology of Education, 10, 171 - 191.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Does creativity have a place in classroom discussions? Prospective teachers' response preferences. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2, 1 - 9.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Ideational code-switching: Walking the talk about supporting student creativity in the classroom. Roeper Review, 29, 265 - 270.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). What we know about creativity enhancement. In J. A. Plucker & C. M. Callahan (Eds.). Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says (pp. 139 - 154) . Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Creativity research and the classroom: From pitfalls to potential. In A. G. Tan (Ed.). Creativity: A handbook for teachers (pp. 101 - 116). Singapore: World Scientific.
Beghetto, R. A. (2007). Motivation in the classroom. In C. R. Reynolds & E. Fletcher-Janzen (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Special Education (3rd Ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2007). The genesis of creative greatness: Mini-c and the expert-performance approach. High Ability Studies, 18, 59 - 61.
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2007). Toward a broader conception of creativity: A case for mini-c creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 1, 73-79.
Beghetto, R. A., & Plucker, J. A. (2007). Darwinian creativity in the classroom? Creativity Research Journal, 19, 375-379.
Beghetto, R. A. (2006). Creative self-efficacy: Correlates in middle and secondary students. Creativity Research Journal, 18, 447 - 457.
Beghetto, R. A. (2006). Creative justice? The relationship between prospective teachers' prior schooling experiences and perceived importance of promoting student creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 40, 149 - 162.
Beghetto, R. A. (2006). Cultivating a learning-focused community in schools. In S. C. Smith and P. K. Piele (Eds). School Leadership: Handbook for Excellence (4th. Ed.). Corwin Press.
Beghetto, R. A., & Alonzo, J. A. (2006). Supporting the learning process. In S. C. Smith and P. K. Piele (Eds). School Leadership: Handbook for Excellence (4th. Ed.). Corwin Press
Beghetto, R. A., & Ketterlin Geller, L. (2006). Ensuring learning through progress monitoring. In S. C. Smith and P. K. Piele (Eds). School Leadership: Handbook for Excellence (4th. Ed.). Corwin Press
Beghetto, R. A., & Plucker, J. A. (2006). The relationship among schooling, learning, and creativity: All roads lead to creativity or You can't get there from here? In J. C. Kaufman and J. Bear (Eds.). Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development (pp. 316 - 332). Cambridge University Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2005). Does assessment kill student creativity? The Educational Forum, 69, 254-263.
Beghetto, R. A. (2005). Pre-Service teachers' self-judgments of test taking Journal of Educational Research, 95, 376 - 380.
Beghetto, R. A., & Parker, A. (2005). Learning to see beyond the self: Accelerating pre-service teacher development through collaboration. Northwest Passage: Journal of Educational Practices, 4, 9-16.
Beghetto, R. A. (2004). Toward a more complete picture of student learning: Assessing students' motivational beliefs. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 9.
Plucker, J. A., Beghetto, R. A., & Dow, G. T. (2004). Why isn't creativity more important to educational psychologists? Potential, pitfalls, and future directions in creativity research. Educational Psychologist, 39, 83-97.
Plucker, J. A., & Beghetto, R. A. (2004). Why creativity is domain general, Why it looks domain specific, and why the distinction doesn't matter. In R. J. Sternberg, E. L. Grigorenko and J. L. Singer (Eds.). Creativity: From potential to realization. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Plucker, J. A., & Beghetto, R. A. (2003). Why not be creative when we enhance creativity? In J. H. Borland (Ed.). Rethinking gifted education. New York: Teachers College Press.
Beghetto, R. A. (2002). Thinking about the outside of the box: A pedagogical framework for thinking critically about creativity. Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 21, 33 – 39.
MaKinster, J. G., Beghetto, R. A., & Plucker, J. A. (2002). Why can't I find Newton's Third Law?: Case studies of students using of the Web as a science resource. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 11, 155-172.
Beghetto, R. A., Makinster, J., & Plucker, J. A. (2001). Who studies creativity and how do we know? Creativity Research Journal, 13, 349-355.
Beghetto, R. A. (2001). Virtually in the middle: Alternative avenues for parental involvement in middle level schools. The Clearing House, 75, 21-26.
Plucker, J. A. & Beghetto, R. A. (2000). Needles in haystacks or fields of plenty? A content analysis of popular creativity texts for educators (book review). Gifted Child Quarterly, 44, 2, 135-138.
Courses
2025 Spring
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
EPA 792 | Research |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
DCI 799 | Dissertation |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
DCI 691 | Seminar |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EPA 792 | Research |
DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
DCI 799 | Dissertation |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2023 Summer
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SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
DCI 799 | Dissertation |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
TEL 572 | Educator Scholar Community 3 |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
TEL 570 | Educator Scholar Community 1 |
TEL 571 | Educator Scholar Community 2 |
TEL 571 | Educator Scholar Community 2 |
TEL 570 | Educator Scholar Community 1 |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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DCI 792 | Research |
DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
DCI 799 | Dissertation |
TEL 570 | Educator Scholar Community 1 |
TEL 570 | Educator Scholar Community 1 |
2021 Summer
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SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
2021 Spring
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DCI 790 | Reading and Conference |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
2020 Fall
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SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
SPE 585 | Creativity: R&D in Gifted Ed |
DCI 691 | Seminar |
2020 Spring
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DCI 791 | Seminar |
A. Research and Academic
2023 Top 200 University-Based Scholars in Education (#86), Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, Education Week
2022 Featured Forthcoming Book in Psychology: My Favorite Failure (Rowman & Littlefield); Selected by Choice - Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.
2020 Fellow, International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI), Paris, France.
2018 Rudolf Arnheim Award, Outstanding contributions to psychological theory and research on Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Division 10), The American Psychological Association.
2017 Top 10 Educational Leadership Articles of 2017, “Inviting Uncertainty into the classroom”, featured in ASCD In Service (Dec. 22, 2017)
2015 Outstanding Academic Title, Awarded by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Awarded for Teaching for Creativity in the Common Core Classroom (Teachers College Press).
2011 Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA) and Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Division 10).
2008 Daniel E. Berlyne Award, Early career award for outstanding research, Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Division 10), The American Psychological Association.
2003 Proffitt Meritorious Dissertation Award, Office of Research & Development, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2001 National Doctoral Student Award, Awarded by the National Association for Gifted Children
2000 Educational Opportunity Fellowship: First Generation College Graduate, Office of Research & Graduate Studies, Indiana University
B. Teaching Awards & Honors
2018 Excellence in Teaching Keynote Speaker, President’s Series on Excellence in Teaching, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
2016 - 2019 Provost’s Recognition for Excellence in Teaching, Provost’s Office, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2016 Outstanding Student Support, Members of UConn Marching Band, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2015 Faculty of the Year Award, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2008 Early Career Teaching Award, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, O
2006 Ersted Crystal Apple Award. University of Oregon’s Highest Junior Faculty Teaching Award. University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2005 University of Oregon’s Professor of the Term, Mortar Board Society, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Current
Editor | Review of Research in Education | American Educational Research Association
Series Editor | Creativity Theory and Action in Education | Springer
Former
Editor-in-Cheif | Journal of Creative Behavior | Wiley
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. (Associate Professor, January 2014 – August 2015; Full Professor, August 2015 – 2019)
Director, Innovation House, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (August 2017 – 2019)
Graduate Program Coordinator, Cognition Instruction Learning & Technology, Department of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (January 2015 – 2019)
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. (September 2012 – December 2013)
Associate Dean for Curriculum, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. (September 2011 – September 2012)
Faculty-in-residence, Research & Evaluation Projects, Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (spring term 2012)
Faculty-in-residence, Research & Evaluation Projects, Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (spring term 2011)
Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. (September 2008 – December 2013)
Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (September 2002 – September 2008)