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LeoNora M. Cohen
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2921 N.W. Ashwood Dr., Corvallis, OR 97330
Tel: (541) 737-4567 (office) 753-8765 (home)
or 747-8849 (summer)
FAX: (541) 737-2040
E-mail: [email protected]
Born East Stroudsburg, PA 1/11/44
Married, 2 children;
Health: excellent
Ed.D.: Temple University, Philadelphia: Elementary Education - Gifted Education, 1985
M.Ed.: University of Oregon, Eugene: Elementary Education, 1967
BA: U. Oregon, Eugene; General Social Science - Latin American Studies, 1966 (Honors College)
Interests: Creativity; optimizing development; theories of intelligence, giftedness and creativity; educational reform;
teaching and learning; educational policy; school-university partnerships; interests of infants and young children;
metacognition; mode-switching strategies; imagery; trends and issues in education; practical applications in gifted
education; identification of underserved gifted; coping strategies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-2008 Sabbatical leave, Oregon State University
2005-2007 Program Lead, Two-Year MAT; Program Lead, Ph.D. in Education; Acting Program Lead, ESOL.
2004-2005 Program Lead, Double Degree, Oregon State University
2003-2004 Coordinator, Post Baccalaureate Transitional Elementary Program, Oregon State University
2002-2003- Coordinator, Elementary Education, Oregon State University
1997-present -Associate Professor, School of Education, Oregon State University
1996-1997-Professor and Chair, Curricular and Instructional Studies, The University of Akron
1994-1996 Associate Professor, School of Education, C.H.E.E., Oregon State University
1992-1994 (March): Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator, C.H.I.P. Unit, Department of Educational Psychology
and Special Education, Institute of Education, University of Melbourne
1991-1992: Associate Professor and Co-Director, C-TAG Institute, Teacher Education, University of Oregon (position
terminated by closure of Division of Teacher Ed.)
1985-1991: Assistant Prof. Teacher Education, Talented and Gifted Institute, U. of Oregon
1982-1985: Demonstration Teacher, School District of Philadelphia
1973-1982: Coordinator, Mentally Gifted Program, School District of Philadelphia (position terminated by District
budgetary constraints)
1971-1973: Network Resource Teacher, School District of Philadelphia, Comprehensive Early Childhood Education
Network
1967-1973: Demonstration Teacher, School District of Philadelphia
1966-1967: Intern Teacher, District 4-J, Eugene, Oregon
1961-1967: Summer employment in children's camps
University Courses
Teacher Education Coursework: Purpose, Structure, Function of Education in a Democracy, Foundational
Perspectives in Education, Teaching Thinking Strategies, Theories of Creativity, The Creative Individual, Teaching
Writing, Educational Reform, Integrating the Disciplines, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Management and
Discipline, Language Arts Instruction, Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Foundations
of Education, Doctoral Leadership I and II, Doctoral Research Seminar, Internship, Student Teaching, Strategies for
Teaching Wellness/Fine Arts, Teacher as Reflective Practitioner, Work Sample Development, Life Science for
Educators, Issues in Education.
Gifted Education: Gifted in the Regular Classroom/Providing for the Gifted in the Mainstream Classroom; Curriculum
for the Gifted/Educational Programs for the gifted; Methods for Teaching the Gifted; The Needs of Gifted Children,
Their Teachers and Parents; Social, Emotional and Moral Development of Gifted; Trends and Issues in Gifted
Education; Identification of the Gifted; Preschool/ Primary Gifted; Developing/ Administering/Evaluating Gifted
Programs; Interests, Creativity and Thinking Skills for Gifted; Practicum.
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Graduate Students
Doctoral: Chair, 6 completed dissertations Oregon State University: David Hatch, Yu-Hui Lin, Kimberly Matier, Gloria
Muniz, Richard O’Dell, Maria Dantas-Whitney; current chair, 7PhD students: Jan Abramovitz, Javier Ayala, Laurie
Kash, Jan Mills, Haze Pope, Donna Shaw; Diane Turner; service on 7 active doctoral committees; served on 8
completed PhD committees.
Chair, 7 dissertations, University of Oregon (Donald Ambrose, Judith Gelbrich, Melanie Marchant, Mary McKibbon,
Vicki Morgan, Elizabeth Shepard, Anne Sterling); Committee member for 11 others. Supervisor, 1 dissertation (Janet
Smith), University of Melbourne. Chair, 1 dissertation (Sharon Hall), University of Akron
Masters: Major Professor, 113 Masters, 7 MAIS, on committee for over 100 others, Oregon State University;
Supervisor, 16 completed Master's Students, University of Melbourne; Reader, 6 additional theses; advisor, 23
completed Masters students, University of Oregon.
Double Degree: Advisor for 13 Double Degree students.
Other College and University Teaching
1978- Monmouth College, NJ - Instructor, Department of Education
1978- College of New Rochelle - Adjunct faculty, Graduate School
1974-76- Beaver College - Instructor, Graduate School of Education
GRANTS
1996-7 Ohio Department of Education: $45,000 Teacher Recruitment in Underrepresented Groups
1990 and 1991- Wessinger Foundation: $23,000/yr. for a Theory Summit Conference at Timberline for 25 major
theorists in gifted education, intelligence, and creativity.
1990 - Oregon Department of Education Training Grant: $66,370 for training graduate students in TAG education as
part of a consortium grant with the state for U. S. Office of Education funding
1988 - Oregon Department of Education Grant: $5,000 to fund speakers for the Northwest Regional TAG Conference,
October, 13-15, 1988.
1987 - Education Economic Security Act, Title II Grant: $5,680 for pilot project in estuarine ecology for secondary
science teachers (with Ray Hull).
1978 - U.S. Office of Education Special Projects Act Grant: $19,500 to identify low income gifted using Piagetian
techniques
1976 - U.S. Office of Education Special Projects Act Grant: $15,564 to identify Spanish-speaking (Puerto Rican) gifted
1974 - William Penn Foundation: $52,000 for research on identification of disadvantaged gifted and for development of
diagnostic tests in research and thinking skills
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
1981-1983 Temple University - Russell Conwell Fellowship plus tuition
1979-1980 Temple University - Partial Tuition Scholarship and Fellowship
1963-1966 University of Oregon - Remission of Fees Scholarship
1966-1967 University of Oregon - Internship in Teaching
1965 University of Oregon - Ford Foundation Research Training Fellowship to Cali, Colombia - Study of the
urbanization process of the rural-urban migrant (First undergraduate to ever receive this grant).
AWARDS
2003 Caring Award, The New School of Education, Oregon State University
1990 Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching - University of Oregon
1989 Phi Delta Kappa U.O. Chapter Recognition Award - Educational Leadership
1988 OATAG Service Award - Conference Leadership
1985 Phi Delta Gamma - Sarah Leeds Miller Award - Dissertation of the Year
1985 Phi Delta Kappa - Ralph D. Own Award - Dissertation of the Year
1985 Phi Delta Kappa - Charles E. Walk Award - Distinguished Scholarship
1984 Phi Delta Kappa
1983 Teacher of the Year - Honorable Mention - National Association for Gifted Children
1966 Phi Beta Kappa
1963 Alpha Lambda Delta - Freshman Honor Society
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PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Refereed Journal Articles
Cohen, L. M. (in review). Walter Burle Marx: Brazilian pianist, conductor, promoter, and composer. Latin American
Music Review.
Cohen, L. M. (in review). Linear and network trajectories of creative lives: A case study of two Brazilian Brothers.
Journal of Creative Behavior.
Cohen, L. M., Dixon, J., Gruener, G.S., Mils, J., & Shaw, D. (2008). Teacher perceptions of the funding crisis in Oregon
Public Schools: Policy Issues. Northwest Passages, 6 (1), pp. 34-52.
Cohen, L. M. (2006). Conceptual foundations in gifted education: Stock-taking. Roeper Review, 28 (2), 91-110.
Cohen, L. M., Higgins, K. A., & Ambrose, D. (1999). Educators under siege: The killing of the teaching profession. The
Educational Forum, 63 (2), 127-137.
Cohen, L. M. & Kim, Y. (1999). Piaget’s equilibration theory and the young gifted child: A balancing act. Roeper
Review, 21 (3), 201-206.
Cohen, L. M. (1996). Mapping the domains of ignorance and knowledge in gifted education. Roeper Review,18, 183189.
Cohen, L. M. (1989a). A continuum of adaptive creative behaviors. Creativity Research Journal, 2, 169-183.
Cohen, L. M. (1988c). "To get ahead, get a theory": Criteria for evaluating theories of giftedness and creativity applied
to education. Roeper Review, 11, 95-100.
Cohen, L. M. (1987e). 13 tips for teaching gifted children. Teaching Exceptional Children, 20 (1), 34-38.
Ambrose, D. & Cohen, L. M. (1997). The post-industrial era: Finding the giftedness in all children. Focus in
Education, 41, 20-23.
Russell, A. & Cohen, L. M. (1997). The reflective colleague in e-mail cyberspace: A means for improving university
instruction. Computers and Education, 29 (4),137-145.
8.3.2 Non-Refereed Journal Articles
Kim, Y. & Cohen, L. M (1999). The balance uneasy: Asynchronous development in gifted children. Understanding our
Gifted 11 (3), 3-7.
Cohen, L. M. (1999). Learning to teach preservice classroom teachers. Conceptual Foundations Newsletter, 7(1), 2-4.
Cohen, L. M. (1998). Paradigm change in gifted education: Developing the talent – Is this the optimal set of
possibilities? Conceptual Foundations Newsletter, 6(2), 3-5.
Cohen, L. M. (1996). Dealing with perfectionism: Piaget's dynamic equilibrium. Understanding our Gifted, 9 (1), 1,
12-17 (guest editor).
Cohen, L. M. (1995). The Paradoxes of Creativity. Understanding Our Gifted, 7, (6), 1, 11-15). (Guest editor).
Cohen, L. M. (1993). Providing for the gifted in your classroom, school, region, or out of school: National
administrative options p-12 for the gifted. Our Gifted Children, 12, 3-6.
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Cohen, L. M. (1992). Differentiating the curriculum for gifted students. Our Gifted Children, 8, pp. 2-18. Also, (1995)
IAGC Journal Portfolio , Article 12.
Cohen, L. M. (1990). A gifted education for all children. A Different Drummer, 7 (3) 12-16. Also(1991/1992). Our
Gifted Children, 6, pp. 22-30.
Cohen, L. M. (1990b). Suggestions for selecting or constructing a theory for gifted education. Illinois Journal for the
Gifted, 9, 27-33.
Cohen, L. M. (1989b). Understanding the interests and themes of the very young gifted child. Gifted Child Today, 12,
(4), 6-9.
Cohen, L. M. (1988a). Infant interests: Seeds of creative development. Illinois Journal for the Gifted, 7, 32-36.
Cohen, L. M. (1988b). A review of textbooks on gifted education. A Different Drummer, 5, (1) 5-6. Also in Illinois
Journal for the Gifted, 8, 43-44.
Cohen, L. M. (1988d). National elementary options for the gifted. Illinois Journal for the Gifted, 8, 41.
Cohen, L. M. (1988e). National secondary options for the gifted. Illinois Journal for the Gifted, 8, 42.
Cohen, L. M. (1987a). Maestro Ben. Gifted Child Today, 10, (1), 55-57.
Cohen, L. M. (1987b). Indian summer. Gifted Child Today, 10, (3), 9-11.
Cohen, L. M. (1987c).
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Techniques for studying the interests of infants and young children. Gifted International,
Cohen, L. M. (1987d). Supporting Creativity and Interest Development in the District and the School. OSSC Report,
27,(3), 1-9.
Cohen, L. M. (1987f). Look Out World. Gifted Child Today, 10, (4), 51- 53.
Cohen, L. M. (1984). The arrow theory of gifted education. Illinois Journal for the Gifted, 3, pp. 4-6.
Cohen, L. M. (in press). 6 simple rules: A gifted education for all children. Our Gifted Children. Also, (in press)
Queensland Journal of Gifted Education.
Cohen, L. M. & McCabe, M. (1993). Conceptual models in gifted education. Our Gifted Children, 12, 14-35.
Cohen, L. M., Shepard, E., and Parnell, A. (1990). Future directions for education of the gifted. A Different Drummer,
7 (2), 28-33.
Cohen, L. M., Morgan, V., Parnell, A., & Shepard, E. (1990). Continuing issues in gifted education. A Different
Drummer, 6,(4), 14-20.
Cohen, L. M., Jeffcott, G. & Swartz, E. (1989). Recent trends in gifted education. A Different Drummer, 6 (2), 26-31.
Books and Monographs
Cohen, L. M. (with others) (2004). Writing a work sample: A step-by-step guide for pre-service and in-service teachers
K-12 (2nd Ed). Cincinnati, OH: Thompson Learning.
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Ambrose, D., Cohen, L. M., & Tannenbaum, A. (eds.), (2003). Creative intelligence: Toward theoretic integration.
Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Cohen, L. M. & Foshay, A. A. (2001). Writing a work sample: A step-by-step guide. Cincinnati, OH: Thompson
Learning.
Cohen, L. M. & Frydenberg, E. (1996). Coping for capable kids (revised American ed.). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press
(pp. 1-362).
Cohen, L. M., Cawthan, L., Jones, J., & Blume, K. (1994). Great expectations: A professional development package
introducing educators to gifted education. Melbourne: Hawker-Brownlow.
Cohen, L. M. & Frydenberg, E. (1993). Coping for capable kids. Melbourne: Hawker-Brownlow (pp. 1-311).
Cohen, L. M., Burgess, A., & Busick, T. (1990). Teaching the gifted kindergarten-primary child in Oregon: Meeting
the mandate. OSSC Bulletin Monograph, 33, (7 & 8), 1-103 (special issue).
Cohen, L. M. (1988). Developing children's creativity, thinking and interests: Strategies for the district, school, and
classroom. OSSC Bulletin Monograph, 31,(6), 1-70.
Book Chapters
Cohen, L. M. (2003). A conceptual lens for looking at theories of giftedness and creativity. In D. Ambrose, L. M.
Cohen, & A. Tannenbaum (Eds.), Creative intelligence: Toward theoretic integration (pp. 33-77). Cresskill, NJ:
Hampton Press.
Ambrose, D., Cohen, L. M., & Tannenbaum, A. J. (2003) Introduction: Mapping the terrain. In D. Ambrose, L. M.
Cohen, & A. Tannenbaum (Eds.), Creative intelligence: Toward theoretic integration (pp. 3-10). Cresskill, NJ:
Hampton Press.
Cohen, L. M., Ambrose, D., & Powell, W. (2000). Conceptual foundations and theoretical lenses for the diversity of
giftedness. In K. Heller, F. Monks, R. Sternberg, & R. Subotnik (Eds) International Handbook of Giftedness and
Talent.(second edition) (pp. 331-344). New York: Elsevier Science.
Cohen, L. M. (1998). Facilitating the interest themes of young bright children. In J. F. Smutny (Ed.), The young gifted
child: Potential and promise, an anthology (pp. 317-339). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Cohen, L. M. (1994). Introduction to L. Kelly Challenging minds: Enrichment for able adolescents. Melbourne:
Hawker-Brownlow.
Cohen, L. M. (1994). Mode-switching strategies. In J. Edwards (Ed.), Thinking: International interdisciplinary
perspectives (pp. 230-240). Melbourne: Hawker-Brownlow.
Cohen, L. M. (1992). Ownership to allship: Building a conceptual framework for educating of the gifted and creative.
In N. Colangelo, S. G. Assouline, and D. L. Ambroson (Eds.), Developing talent: Proceedings from the 1991
Henry B. and Jocelym Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development (pp. 204-222). Unionville,
NY: Trillium Press.
Cohen, L. M. (1989d). What the children taught me: Comments on the purpose of education for gifted black students.
In J. Maker & S. Schiever (Eds.), Critical issues in gifted education: Defensible programs for cultural and ethnic
minorities (Vol. 2) (pp. 246-254). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
Cohen, L. M. & Gelbrich, J. (1999). Young children's interests: Seeds of adult creativity. In A. S. Fishkin, B. Cramond
& P. Olszewski-Kubilius (Eds.), Investigating creativity in youth: Research and methods (pp. 147-177). Cresskill,
NJ: Hampton Press.
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Cohen, L. M. & Jipson, J. (1998). Conceptual Models: Their role in early education for the gifted and talented. In J. F.
Smutny (Ed.), The young gifted child: Potential and promise, an anthology (pp. 390-419). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton
Press.
Cohen, L. M. & Ambrose, D. (1993) Theories and practices for differentiated education for the gifted and talented. In
K. A. Heller, F. J. Monks, and A. H. Passow (Eds.), International handbook for research on giftedness and talent
(pp. 339-363). Oxford, GB: Pergamon.
Cohen, L. M. & Frydenberg, E. (1996). Coping for capable kids (revised American ed.). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press
(pp. 1-362).
Cohen, L. M., Cawthan, L., Jones, J., & Blume, K. (1994). Great expectations: A professional development package
introducing educators to gifted education. Melbourne: Hawker-Brownlow.
Cohen, L. M. & Frydenberg, E. (1993). Coping for capable kids. Melbourne: Hawker-Brownlow (pp. 1-311).
Cohen, L. M., Burgess, A., & Busick, T. (1990). Teaching the gifted kindergarten-primary child in Oregon: Meeting
the mandate. OSSC Bulletin Monograph, 33, (7 & 8), 1-103 (special issue).
Cohen, L. M. (1988). Developing children's creativity, thinking and interests: Strategies for the district, school, and
classroom. OSSC Bulletin Monograph, 31,(6), 1-70.
Encyclopedia Articles
Cohen, L. M. (2006). Equilibration. In N. J. Salkind (ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development, Vol. 1 (pp. 469-472).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Cohen, L. M. & Dubkin-Lee, S. (2006). Lawrence Kohlberg. In N. J. Salkind (ed.), Encyclopedia of Human
Development, Vol. 2 (pp. 761-762). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Dubkin-Lee, S. & Cohen, L. M. (2006). Sex education. N. J. Salkind (ed.), Encyclopedia of Human
Development, Vol. 3 (pp. 1154-1156). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Cohen, L. M. & Ambrose, D. A. (1999). Adaptation and creativity. R. Runco & S. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Creativity. (Vol. 1), 9-22. Academic Press.
Cohen, L. M. (1990). Gifted education: Trends, issues, and future directions. International Encyclopedia of
Education: Research & Studies, Supplementary Vol. 2 , 253-260.
Web Course
Cohen L., and Gelbrich J. (1999). Ed 4 16/516: Foundational Perspectives in Education (a two- module course
consisting of 115 pages of text, plus multiple links).
Technical Papers and Reports
Cohen, L. M. (1989). Assessment: Suggested procedures for assessing instructional levels and rates of learning for
identified talented and gifted students. Technical Assistance Paper 2. Salem, OR: Oregon Department of
Education (working draft).
Cohen, L. M., DeBuse, M., Hladky, J., & Wilhelmi, G. (1990). Programs and services: Suggested programs and
services for identified talented and gifted students k-12. Technical Assistance Paper 3. Salem, OR: Oregon
Department of Education.
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Cohen, L. M., DeBuse, M., & Prober, P. (1990). Modifying the instructional program: Suggestions for modifying the
instructional program to meet the requirements of OAR 581-22-403. Technical Assistance Paper 4. Salem, OR:
Oregon Department of Education.
Cohen, L. M., Sheperd, G. & Balzer, C. (1990). Identification: A suggested procedure for the identification of talented
and gifted students k-12. Technical Assistance Paper 1. Salem, OR: Oregon Department of Education.
Cohen, L. M., Casey, D., Jipson, J., King, L., Reynolds, D., & Van Order, J. (1989). University of Oregon Child-Care
Study Committee, 1987/1988: Final report and recommendations. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon Office of
the Vice President for Administration.
DeBuse, M. & Cohen, L. M. (1989). Answers to Clark's "Beliefs About the Gifted." State technical papers on the
gifted and talented. Salem, OR: Oregon Department of Education.
Refereed Presentations
November, 2007: National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Minneapolis, WI.
“Towards a Theory of Optimal Development: World Views, Spirals, Imbalances, and an Arrow”
“History and Mission of the Conceptual Foundations Division”
November, 2005. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Louisville, KY.
“Conceptual Foundations for Gifted Education: Stock Taking”
“Homage to Howie: Remembering Howard Gruber” Special Session organizer and presenter.
November, 2004. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Salt Lake City, UT.
“Principles for Teaching Talented and Gifted.”
“Student Suggestions for Program Improvement in an Unfunded Mandated State”
November, 2003. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
“The role of Friendship in Creative Lives;”
“Role-Based Education”
November, 2002. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Denver, CO: “Simplicity in Complex Times:
Principles for Teaching TAGs”
November, 2001 National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Cincinnati, OH: “Changing Beliefs: DecisionMaking Nodes and Crystalizing Experiences.”
November, 2000-National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Atlanta GA:"Changing Beliefs about
“Giftedness in the Postmodern Era: Transformational Stories" (panel organizer and presenter)
"Conceptual Blocks in Gifted Education"
"Creativity Research: Interests and Development in Childhood"
April, 2000-American Education Association Convention, New Orleans, LA: "Are We Ready to Abandon the
Classroom? The Dark Side of Web Instruction." (Paper presented at a panel chaired by Mark Merickel, April 25th).
November, 1999-National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Albuquerque, NM: “Conceptual Foundations,
Gifted Education and Preparing Teachers for School Restructuring: Educational Reform and Gifted Education.”
“Outside Influences on Gifted Education: Philosophical World Views.”
“Principles of Teaching Gifted for Beginning Teacher Preparation.”
“The Killing of the Teaching Profession: Implications for Gifted Education.”
April, 1999- American Educational Research Association Convention, Montreal, Canada: “Learning from the “Thorn”
Student: A Means to Improve University Instruction.”
October, 1998- National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Louisville, KY: “Paradigm Change in Gifted
Education.”
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November, 1997-National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Little Rock, AK
“The Balance Uneasy: Constructivism and the Gifted Child”
March, 1997 - American Educational Research Association, Chicago: "Revisiting Novicedom: Learning To Teach
Educational Psychology " (with A. Russell)
"Reflections in a Cyberspace Cemetery: Use of E-mail for Reflection on Instruction" (with A. Russell)
"Building a Community of Learners: A School-University Partnership (with K. Higgins)
October, 1996 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Indianapolis, IN: "The Paradoxes of Creativity
"Taking Stock of Theory Development in Gifted Education II" (Symposium organizer, with D. Ambrose, R.
Rudnitski)
"The Color of Diversity: Dealing with Racism and the Gifted" (with J. Moule)
March, 1996 - Lilly Conference West on University Teaching, Lake Arrowhead, CA: "Student Conceptions of Great
University Teachers" (workshop with Anne Russell).
November, 1995- National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Tampa, FL: "Coping for Capable Kids" (paper
presentation with Erica Frydenberg)
"Taking Stock of Theory Development in Gifted Education" (Symposium organizer; with D. Ambrose, R.
Milgram, R. Rudnitski, A. Tannenbaum)
November, 1994 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Salt Lake City, UT: “A Map of Ignorance for
Gifted Education.” (paper presentation)
“Research on Interests, Seeds of Creativity” (panelist)
November, 1993 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Atlanta, GA: "Is Gifted Education for All
Children?"(with G. Betts)
"Toward a Theoretical Syntheses for Gifted Education" (with D. Ambrose)
“Role-based education: The “ology model”
August, 1993 - A Gifted Globe: 10th World Congress on Gifted and Talented, Toronto
Paper: "Trajectories of Creative Lives"
November, 1992 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Los Angeles:
Special session organizer and presenter: "Gifted Education in the Year 2002" (with D. Ambrose, G. Betts, J. J.
Gallagher, D. Higgins, R. Rudnitski, D. Sisk)
"Mode-Switching Strategies" (paper presented with D. Ambrose)
August, 1992 Australian Association for Education of the Gifted Convention, Melbourne: “Research on the interests of
young, developmentally advanced children.”
July, 1992 - Fifth International Conference on Thinking, Townsville, QLD: "Mode-Switching Strategies."
November, 1991 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Kansas City, MO
"Education in the Year 2000" Special session organizer and presented (with D. Ambrose, G. Betts, D. Higgins,
D. Sisk)
"Paradigms for Progress "panel organizer and presenter (with W. Asher, J. Borland, R. Jenkins-Friedman, A.
Robinson, A. Sterling)
"Is Gifted Education for All Children?" (with George Betts)
"Institutions and Catalytic Individuals in Gifted Education" Special session organizer; with B. Clark, A. H.
Passow, J. Smutny
November, 1990 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Little Rock, AK - Theory Strand organizer Conceptual Foundations Division
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Presentations:
"A Conceptual Lens for Looking at Theories of Giftedness and Creativity"
Symposium organizer and presenter: "Issues in Theory Development for Gifted Education" (with H. Jellen, A. H.
Passow, M. Piechowski, V. Ward)
Symposium organizer: Towards an Optimal Development of Mind" (with B. Clark, H. Jellen, A. H. Passow,V.
Ward)
"Criteria for a Theory"
"Being Differently Abled: Coming out of the Closet" (with Vicki Morgan)
February, 1990 - State Regional TAG Workshop, Eugene, OR. “National administrative options K - 12 for the gifted”
(Keynote)
November, 1989 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Cincinnati, OH - Panel organizer and paper
presenter, "Research on the Interests of Gifted and Talented Children." (with K. Brick &J. Gelbrich)
Paper presentation, "Creativity and Development."
Symposium organizer and presenter, "To Get Ahead, Get a Theory." (with H. Jellen, M. Piechowski, and V.
Ward) (the first step to initiate the Conceptual Foundations Division)
October, 1989 - Fourth National Creativity and Inventive Thinking Skills Convention, Portland, OR - paper: "A
Continuum of Adaptive Creative Behaviors."
November, 1988 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Orlando, FL - presenter and moderator, "Future
Directions in Creativity Research." Also, "Interests and Themes of the Young Gifted Child."
April, 1988 - American Educational Research Association Convention, New Orleans, LA - paper, "Individual Learning,
Organizational Learning: Using Models of Learning to Understand Organizational Metaphors."
“Piaget's theory of equilibration as a metaphor or organizational change processes.” (with D .Dunlap, & E.Gore)
February, 1988. Developmental Psychology Conference: University of Oregon, Eugene: “Interests and Themes of
Young, Developmentally Advanced Children.”
Cohen, L. M. (1987j). Images of wide scope: Aides for metacognition and synthesis. Paper presented at the National
Association for Gifted Children Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 11.
March, 1988 - Council for Exceptional Children National Convention, Washington, DC - presenter, "Maestro Ben - A
Case Study of a Very Young Prodigy."
November, 1987 - National Association for Gifted Children Convention, New Orleans, LA - paper, "Images of Wide
Scope as Synthesizing and Metacognitive Devices."
August, 1987. 7th World Conference on the Gifted and Talented, Salt Lake City, UT, Cohen, L. M. “Patterns of interest
and theme development in very young bright children” (Paper)
April, 1987 - Council for Exceptional Children National Convention, Chicago, IL - paper, "Infant Interests, Seeds of
Creativity."
November, 1986. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Las Vegas: “ Peers and Nurturing of Gifted
Young Writers.”
May, 1986. Cohen, L. M. Sixteenth Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Philadelphia. “Reflections on
reflective abstraction.” In D. Field (Chair) Paper Session #12, Reflective Abstraction.
August, 1981 - Fourth World Conference on the Gifted and Talented, Montreal, Canada paper, "Implications of
Piagetian Theory for Gifted Education."
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April, 1980 - Council for Exceptional Children Convention, Philadelphia, PA - presentation, "Thematic Planning for the
Gifted."
Invited Presentations
March, 2008 University Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Musica. Walter Burle Marx: Musico Brasiliero (March 4)
February, 2008 Sitio Roberto Burle Marx. Trajectorias Lineares y Reticuladas: O Caso do Walter e Roberto Burle
Marx. Guaritiba, Brazi (February 17).
November, 2003 – Illinois College two-day training session for faculty – Work Sample Development
February, 2003 - University Federal of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Escola de Musica, Sala Cecelia Mereles. “The role of
friendship in creative lives: Heitor Villa-Lobos and Walter Burle Marx.”
February, 2003 – Villa Lobos Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The role of friendship in creative lives: Heitor VillaLobos and Walter Burle Marx.”
April, 1996 - Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Corvallis, OR: Workshop: What's
Interesting about Young Children's Interests."
September, 1995 - Esther Katz Rosen Symposium on the Psychological Development of Gifted Children, Lawrence, KS:
" Coping Strategies and Gifted Adolescents."
November, 1994 - OATAG Conference, Astoria, OR: “Gifted Education: The Vanguard for Education in the 21st
Century” (Keynote)
“Coping for Capable Kids” (Keynote)
March, 1994 - Gifted Education: Inclusion or Exclusion. The Fourth State Conference of the Queensland Association
for the Education of the Gifted and Talented:
"Coping for Capable Kids" (keynote)
"Gifted Education for All Children?" (keynote)
March, 1994 - South Australia Association for Gifted and Talented, Adelaide, S.A.: "Coping for Capable Kids:
Strategies for Parents and Teachers" (keynote).
October, 1992 - Australian Association for Gifted and Talented
"A Continuum of Creative Behaviors" (lecture)
"Understanding the Interests of Bright Children" (workshop)
October, 1990 - OATAG Conference, Portland, OR: Keynote Address: "A Gifted Education for All Children"
August, 1990 - Education 2000 Conference, Eugene, OR: Understanding your Life Patterns: Exploring your Interests
and Enterprises"
June, 1990 - Pacific Synergy Conference, Forest Grove, OR: Keynote Presentation: "Children's Interests"
May, 1989 - Oregon Dissemination Conference, Salem, OR - Keynote, "Identification of Gifted and Talented."
October, 1988 - Northwest Talented and Gifted Conference, Springfield, OR, Conference organizer and presenter "Facilitating the Interests and Themes of Young Gifted Children."
December, 1984 - Center for Effective Education, Temple University, Philadelphia - Keynote, "Trends and Issues in
Gifted Education."
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August, 1981. Fourth World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children, Montreal, Canada. “Implications of
Piagetian theory for education of the gifted”
Editorial Boards
Gifted Child Quarterly
Journal of Secondary Gifted Education
Roeper Review
Understanding Our Gifted
Guest Editor
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, Vol. 22, No. 4 (summer, 1999) and Vol 23, No. 2 (winter, 2000) (two special
issues on conceptual foundations (with Coleman and Ambrose).
AFFILIATIONS
AERA (American Educational Research Association)
AFAPC (Association for Advancement of People of Color), Oregon State University
ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
CEC-TAG (Council for Exceptional Children - The Association for the Gifted Division)(N.W. Regional Conference
Chair, Fall, 1988)
NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children) (Member, Early Childhood, Creativity, and Research Divisions;
founder, Chair, current Editorial Chair, Conceptual Foundations Division
OATAG (Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted) - President, 1990-91
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Delta Kappa - former Vice President, Membership, Program, UO Chapter
TRAVEL
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Paraguay,
Peru, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela
OTHER INTERESTS
Gardening, travel (fluent in Spanish and Portuguese), painting, crafts, music, modern dance, country living.
Revised May 12, 2008
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