Julia Link Roberts, Ed.D., is the Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University. She is the Executive Director of The Center for Gifted Studies and the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky. Dr. Roberts directs summer and Saturday programs for children and young people who are gifted and talented and teaches graduate courses in gifted education. Jennifer L. Jolly, Ph.

D., received her doctorate in educational psychology with a concentration in gifted education from Baylor University. Currently she is an assistant professor in elementary and gifted education at Louisiana State University. Her research interests include the history of gifted education and parents of gifted children.