EDUCATION
| M.A. | School Psychology/Psychometry | University of Alabama |
| Ph.D. | Educational Psychology, Gifted Education | Baylor University |
| M.S. | Curriculum and Instruction, Gifted Education | Baylor University |
| B.A. | Social Science and Government | California State University, Sacramento |
Graduate Certificates
| Teaching Certificate in Secondary Social Science/Language Arts | California State University, East Bay |
AWARDS AND HONORS
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Early Leader Award, National Association for Gifted Children |
| 2012 | Michael Pyryt Collaboration Award, AERA/Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent, (with Dr. Alex Garn & Dr. Michael Matthews) |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Gifted education
Talent development
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Homeschooling gifted children
History of gifted education
Twice-exceptional children
HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS
- Robins, J. H., Jolly, J. L., Karnes, F., & Bean, S. (Eds.). (2020). Methods and materials (5th ed.). Prufrock Academic Press.
- Jolly, J. L. (2018). A history of American gifted education. Routledge.
- Matthews, M. S., & Jolly, J. L. (2022). Why hasnāt the gifted label caught up with science. Journal of Intelligence. [Special Issue: A Century beyond Terman, 50 Years after Marland: Knowns and Unknowns about Cognitive Excellence], Journal of Intelligence, 10(4), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040084
- Dixson, D., Peters, S. J., Makel, M. S., Jolly, J. L., Matthews, M. S., Miller, E. M., Rambo-Hernandez, K. E., Rinn, A., N., Robins, J. H., & Wilson, H. E. (2020). A call to reframe gifted education as maximizing learning, Phi Delta Kappan, 102(4), 22ā25. doi.org/10.1177/0031721720978057
- Jolly, J. L., & Matthews, M. S. (2020). The shifting landscape of the homeschooling continuum. Educational Review, 72(3), 269ā280. doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2018.1552661
- Jolly, J. L., & Robins, J. H. (2021.). Australian gifted education policy: A government sector analysis. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46(8), http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n8.5
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Co-Editor, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019āpresent
- Chair, AERA/SIG-Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent, 2024-present
BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer L. Jolly, PhD,Ā is a professor of gifted and talented education and director of the Gifted Education and Talent Development OfficeĀ at the University of Alabama.Ā She also holds an honorary professorship at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and is the co-editor-in-chief of theĀ Journal for the Education of the Gifted. She previously held academic positions at Louisiana State University and the University of New South Wales. Her research interests include families of gifted students, homeschooling, and the history of gifted education. Her teaching career started in Texas public schools.