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Research Center for Highly & Profoundly gifted
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International Gifted Consortium (IGC), Research Center for Highly–Profoundly Gifted
Arizona Gifted Organization | National U.S. Gifted Organization | International Gifted Organization and Research Center
THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK: Highly-Profoundly Gifted: Universal Understandings and Holistic Approaches
PROFOUNDLY GIFTED
What Does it Mean to be Profoundly Gifted?
Profoundly Gifted Students in the Traditional Classroom?
Profoundly Gifted IQ
High-Profound Giftedness
LEVELS OF GIFTEDNESS (2025) Gross & Wood (2017)
WHY GIFTED?
The IGC
The IGC TEAM
IGC Co-Founders
Vanessa R. Wood, PsyD, USA
Miraca Gross, PhD., Australia (1944-2022)
Honoring Miraca U.M. Gross, PhD (1944-2022)
Gross & Wood, 2017 World Gifted Presentation
IGC Mentors
Dexter Amend, PhD, USA
Willard L. White, PhD (1936-2025) USA
IGC Research Team
Lorraine Bouchard, EdD, USA
Els De Wit, MA, Belgium
Suzanne Pickett Martinson, PhD, USA
Jared Nussbaum, Philosophy, USA
Peter Van Petegem, PhD, Belgium
Vanessa R. Wood, PsyD, USA
IGC Contributors
Leon Alker, MSc, Germany
Niki De Bondt, PhD, Belgium
Els De Wit, MA, Belgium
Lorraine Bouchard, EdD, USA
Keri M. Guilbault, EdD, USA
Mariët Hoeksma, MA, The Netherlands
Sabrina Henning, MSc, Germany
Rebecca M. Johnson, PhD, USA
IGC Contributors
Marianne Kuzujanakis, MD, MPH, USA
Krystyna C. Laycraft, PhD, Canada
Andy S. Mahoney, MS, USA
Jessica Potts, PhD, Czech Republic
Jennifer Harvey Sallin, MA, Switzerland
Marisa Soto-Harrison, EdD, USA
Willard L. White, PhD, (1936-2025) USA
Laurence Vaivre Douret, PhD, France
IGC Ambassadors
Elina Hayosh, Illinois, USA
Tiffani Helberg, Florida, USA
Lisa Johnson, N. Carolina, USA
Valerie Marsh, Arizona, USA
Sahrie Wenceslao, WA, USA
Contact Us
PODCAST
IGC Podcast Trailer
IGC Podcast Episodes “Room With A View”
IGC Podcast Show Notes
INITIATIVES
OPEN-ACCESS RESEARCH
Prevalence of Overexcitabilities Highly-Profoundly Gifted
IGC Literature Review
How Can We Better Understand, Identify, and Support Highly Gifted & Profoundly Gifted Students? (2020)
Summary – IGC Literature Review
Unpacking Intensities Highly-Profoundly Gifted Children
Call for Research Study Participants – USA – CLOSED
Oproep Voor Studiedeelnemers – Belgium – CLOSED
Researchers: Highly-Profoundly Gifted
Miraca U.M. Gross (1944-2022) University New South Wales, AU
Laurence Vaivre Douret, PhD, University of Paris Descartes, France
Michael O’Boyle, PhD, Texas Tech University, United States
Peter Van Petegem, PhD, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Vanessa R. Wood, M.A, IGC, Research Center Highly-Profoundly Gifted, United States
EDUCATION-OUTREACH Understanding Giftedness Through the Eyes of the Highly-Profoundly Gifted
Upcoming:
ECHA Panel-Symposium, August 12-15, 2026
Gift–A–Palooza, April 24-25, 2026
Belgium & Netherlands Gifted Week – March 7-15, 2026
Arizona Gifted Week – February 8-14 2026
Highly–Profoundly Gifted: Universal Understandings and Holistic Approaches
Florida Association for Gifted (FLAG) – October 31, 2025
Society for Human Development – October 2025
WILLIAM & MARY – February 27, 2025
Arizona Association for Gifted – February 5, 2025
IGC Education-Outreach To-Date:
ADVOCACY
What is Giftedness?
Definitions of Giftedness vs. Authentic Characteristics
Life Span of Giftedness
What is Profound Giftedness?
Hallmark Traits of Profound Giftedness: Overexcitabilities
The Misunderstood Face of Giftedness
Recommended Reading
Highly-Profoundly Gifted: A Holistic and Critical Approach
OPPORTUNITIES
Other Resources – HG-PG
Like-Minded Peer Groups
Online Classes ~ Homeschool
HG-PG Programs
Online Communities
Summer Camps
Scholarships
SUPPORT the MISSION
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Join the Consortium
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MEDIA
The IGC marks 10-years of global impact and launches search for legacy donors
A significant mixed-methods study by Wood et al. (2024)…verifying the prevalence of OEs among gifted students – Psychology Today
145 Plus Interview met Els De Wit
Traditional programs sometimes neglect the most advanced students – Jessica Potts, PhD – U.S. News & World Report
No child is fine on their own. A gifted child also needs the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and altrusitic support from like-minded peers, mentors, and practitioners to grow and to positively develop – Vanessa R. Wood, PsyD – U.S. News & World Report
Arizona Gifted & Talented Week – February 8-14, 2026
Arizona Gifted & Talented Week February 8-14, 2026
Available at Barnes & Noble and online
Arizona Gifted & Talented Week February 8-14, 2026
Arizona Gifted & Talented Week February 8-14, 2026