Giftedness and Talent Australasian Perspectives

Roger Moltzen is an Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Prior to becoming an academic, he was a school teacher and principal. His previous roles at the University of Waikato include foundation chair of the Department of Human Development and Counselling, and Faculty Dean. He is the immediate past Chair of the New Zealand Council of Deans of Education. Roger has held visiting professorships at universities in the United States, England and Israel. His research and publications are in the areas of inclusive education, talent development, and tertiary teaching and learning. In 2005 he received the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Supreme Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award. Roger continues to teach and supervise at the University of Waikato as well as holding a number of national and international advisory and consultancy positions.

Nadine Ballam is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her PhD research explored the lived experiences of gifted young people from low socio-economic backgrounds, an area of gifted education that she is passionate about continuing to explore. She also has an interest in risk and resilience, current issues in gifted education, and giftedness across the lifespan. Nadine is on the board of giftEDnz: The Professional Association for Gifted Education in New Zealand. She is also an Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education (AJGE). Nadine teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in the area of gifted and talented education, and supervises postgraduate research. She publishes and presents regularly on aspects of giftedness and talent at national and international conferences.