Gifted Atlanta

The following message was posted today in a listserv run by the National Association for Gifted Children. I’ve copied and pasted it here verbatim. The three research leads included their email addresses in their post. I’ve redacted those to prevent their being spammed. If you want to reach out directly to them with questions, use the Contact page here on GiftedAtlanta.com to send me a message and I’ll email you their contact information.

We are currently researching and writing a book about gifted individuals who are adopted or in foster care. We believe you or someone you know may be interested in sharing your story for our upcoming book.

The book is scheduled for release in 2024 through the publisher Gifted Unlimited.  We will focus on the overlapping social and emotional issues experienced by individuals who have first-hand knowledge of the challenges of adoption or foster care and of giftedness. The audience for the book is parents, education personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, and psychologists. In addition to the educational and practical application aspects, the book will be filled with many insights from those who have lived it and we would love to include your perspective.

To our knowledge, no one else has done research with this unique group of people (gifted + adopted/fostered).  Needless to say, we are very excited to open up new insights to those who live, teach, and work with this population by sharing the experiences, and unique obstacles this group must overcome.

If you are willing to share your perspective, we can use either a series of questions to which you respond in writing, a video interview via Zoom, or an in-person interview. You may choose to remain anonymous through the use of a pseudonym or can choose to share your name if you would prefer. We would appreciate hearing back from you by January 31, 2024.

If you have questions about the study or would be interested in participating, please go to https://tinyurl.com/GAFQuestionnaire.

Sincerely, 
Kathy Green, Adjunct Lecturer in Gifted Education – University of Iowa; Instrumental Music Teacher
Alissa Cress, Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Purdue University
Mariel Tader, Ph.D., Cornell University

IRB Protocol #: IRB-2023-395
Study Title: Inner Lives of Gifted Adoptees and Foster Youth