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The International Gifted Consortium
Research Center for the Highly & Profoundly gifted
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ABOUT
The International Gifted Consortium (IGC)
Profound Giftedness
What is Profound Giftedness
Highly-Profoundly Gifted
High-Profound Giftedness
Levels of Giftedness – Gross & Wood (2017)
The IGC
The IGC TEAM
IGC Co-Founders
Vanessa R. Wood, M.A. United States
Miraca Gross, Ph.D. Australia (1944-2022)
Honoring Miraca U.M. Gross, PhD (1944-2022)
Gross & Wood, 2017 World Gifted Presentation
IGC Mentors
Dexter Amend, PhD, United States
Willard L. White, PhD, United States
IGC Research Team
Lorraine Bouchard, EdD, United States
Els De Wit, MA, Belgium
Suzanne Pickett Martinson, PhD, U.S.
Jared Nussbaum, Philosophy, United States
Peter Van Petegem, PhD, Belgium
Vanessa R. Wood, MA, United States
IGC Contributors
Niki De Bondt, MA, Belgium
Els De Wit, MA, Belgium
Lorraine Bouchard, EdD, United States
Renata Hamsikova, Netherlands
Marianne Kuzujanakis, MD, MPH, United States
Krystyna C. Laycraft, PhD, Canada
Andy S. Mahoney, MS, United States
IGC Contributors
Jessica Potts, PhD, Czech Republic
Jennifer Harvey Sallin, MA, Switzerland
Marisa Soto-Harrison, EdD, United States
Willard L. White, PhD, United States
Laurence Vaivre Douret, Ph.D., France
Clifton Wigtil, MScEd, United States
IGC Ambassadors
Valerie Marsh, Arizona, USA
Sahrie Wenceslao, WA, USA
Contact Us
PODCAST
IGC Podcast Trailer
IGC Podcast Episodes “Room With A View”
INITIATIVES
OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH
Call for Research Study Participants – USA
Oproep Voor Studiedeelnemers – Belgium
IGC Literature Review
How Can We Better Understand, Identify, and Support Highly Gifted & Profoundly Gifted Students? (2020)
Presentation: IGC Literature Review Summary
Researchers: Highly-Profoundly Gifted
Miraca Una Murdoch Gross, (1944-2022), University New South Wales, Australia
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
What is Giftedness?
Definitions of Giftedness vs. Authentic Characteristics
Life Span of Giftedness
What is Profound Giftedness?
Hallmark Traits of Profound Giftedness: Overexcitabilities
Highly-Profoundly Gifted Self-Reflections ~~~coming soon
Education-Outreach Presentations
The Misunderstood Face of Giftedness
ADVOCACY
Recommended Reading
Highly-Profoundly Gifted: A Holistic and Critical Approach
OPPORTUNITIES
Resources
Like-Minded Peer Groups
Online Classes ~ Homeschool
HG-PG Programs
Online Communities
Summer Camps
Scholarships
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MEDIA
Call for Study Participants