Kristen R Stephens, Associate Professor of the Practice and Licensure Officer, Director Academically/Intellectually Gifted Licensure Program

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) 660-3083, (919) 660-3075

kstephen@duke.edu

Research Interests: Gifted and Talented Education, Educational Policy and Legal Issues, Assessment

I am most interested in legal and policy issues with regard to gifted education at the federal, state, and local levels. My research has also focused on how teachers assess creative student products to inform future instruction.

• Educ 622.01, Differentiating curriculum Synopsis

  West duke 212, Tu 04:25 PM-06:55 PM

• Educ 623.01, Practicum: gifted education Synopsis

  West duke 212, Th 04:25 PM-06:55 PM

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. Karnes, F. A. and Stephens, K. R.. "Legal issues in gifted education." The international handbook on giftedness. Ed. L. V. Shavinina. Springer Science, 2010 [978-1-4020-6161-5]  [abs]
2. Karnes, F. A. and Stephens, K. R.. The Big Book of Questions for Students, Parents, Grandparents, and Teachers. Royal Fireworks, 2010.  [abs]
3. Barry, T., Bader, S.H., and Tomeny, T.S.. Enhancing Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Edited by F.A. Karnes and K.R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Autism Education Prufrock Press, 2010.  [abs]
4. Marcus, L. and Palmer, A.. Families of Children with Autism: What Educational Professionals Should Know. Edited by F.A. Karnes and K.R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Autism Education Prufrock Press, 2010.  [abs]
5. Ivey, J.. Educational strategies of children with autism spectrum disorders. Edited by F. A. Karnes and K. R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Autism Education Prufrock Press, 2010. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]
6. Stephens, K. R. "Getting What You Need: Locating and Obtaining Money and Other Resources." Methods and Materials for Teaching the Gifted. Ed. F.A. Karnes and S. Bean. Third EditionPrufrock, 2009 [productdetails.cfm]
7. Stephens, K. R. "Product Development for Gifted Students." Methods and Materials for Teaching the Gifted. Ed. F.A. Karnes and S. Bean. 3rd editionPrufrock, 2009 [productdetails.cfm]
8. 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
9. Karnes, F. A. & Stephens, K. R.. The ultimate guide for student product development and evaluation, 2nd edition. Prufrock Press, 2009. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]
10. O’Kelley, S., Griffith, E. M., Klinger, L. & McCurry, S.. Diagnosis and treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders. Edited by F.A. Karnes and K. R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Autism Spectrum Disorders Prufrock Press, 2009. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]
11. Barry, T.. An introduction to children with autism.. Edited by F. A. Karnes and K.R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Autism Education Prufrock Press, 2009. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]
12. Lewis, J.. Challenges of educating the gifted in rural areas. Edited by F. A. Karnes and K.R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education Prufrock Press, 2009. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]
13. Neihart, M. & Poon, K.. Gifted children with autism spectrum disorders. Edited by F. A. Karnes and K. R. Stephens. Practical Strategies Series in Gifted Education. Prufrock Press, 2009. [productdetails.cfm]  [abs]