Kristen R Stephens, Assistant Professor of the Practice

Education:

PhD, University of Southern Mississippi, 1999

MAT, Webster University, 1994

BA, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1990

Contact Info:

213 West Duke Building

(919) 660-3075

kstephen@duke.edu

Research Interests: Gifted Children

My research interests include gifted children, teacher preparation, and leadership. Specifically, I am most interested in legal and policy issues with regard to gifted education, student product development and evaluation, and teacher perception of gifted and talented students.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Karnes, F. A., & Stephens, K. R.. Achieving excellence: Educating the gifted and talented. Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2008.
2. Stephens, K. R.. "Applicable federal and state policy, law and legal considerations." Handbook of Giftedness in Children: Psycho-Educational Theory, Research, and Best Practices. Ed. S. I. Pfeiffer. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2008
3. Karnes, F. A. & Stephens, K. R.. "Legal issues in gifted education." The handbook on giftedness. Ed. L. V. Shavinina. Springer Science, 2008
4. Karnes, F.A., Stephens, K. R., & McHard, E. "Legal issues in gifted education." Achieving excellence: Educating the gifted and talented. Ed. F. A. Karnes and K. R. Stephens. Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2008
5. Karnes, F. A. and Stephens, K. R.. A girl’s guide to achieving in the arts. Prometheus, 2006.