Sally Reis
Sally
M. Reis, Ph.D.,
is a professor
in the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development and the
educational psychology department at the University of Connecticut. She
is also the principal investigator for the National Research Center on
the Gifted and Talented.
Articles by this Author
Underachievement in Talented Females
- By Sally Reis
- Published 12/9/2006
- High Ability - gifted/talented
My
research has demonstrated that specific sociocultural issues and
messages contribute to underachievement and lower expectations in girls
and women.
Internal barriers, personal issues, and decisions faced by gifted and talented females
- By Sally Reis
- Published 12/9/2006
- High Ability - gifted/talented
Research with talented females has revealed a number of internal barriers, personal priorities, and decisions that have consistently emerged as the reasons that many either cannot or do not realize their potential.