Associate Professor of Talent Development
Texas State University, Texas
Kristina Henry Collins, Ph.D., is the core faculty for Talent Development at Texas State University, San Marcos. She is also the Associate Director for TxSt Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Institute for STEM Education and Resesrch where she is PI for several NASA related co-ops.
Dr. Collins boasts 30 years of teaching and leadership experience in various educational settings, PK-20. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in educational psychology at The University of Georgia where she also earned an Ed.S. degree, specializing in gifted and creative education (GCE) with an add-on certificate in educational administration and policy leadership; a M.S.Ed. degree in mathematics from Jacksonville State University with an add-on certificate in technology education from the Georgia State University (formerly Georgia Piedmont Technical Institute); a B.S. degree in Engineering from The University of Alabama; and a military diploma in cryptology and electronic surveillance through the United States Navy.
Dr. Collins’ research foci include social, emotional, and cultural (SEC) contexts of gifted and talent development; STEM identity development in underrepresented students; and culturally responsive mentoring across the lifespan. Dr. Collins is the proud recipient of the 2021 NAGC Early Leader Award, 2020 NAGC Special Populations Network “Early Career Award”, 2020 Bridges Academic Press 2021 “Person to Watch” in the field of twice exceptionality, and 2011 Mary Frasier Equity and Excellence Award presented to her by Georgia Association of Gifted Children (GAGC) for her work in advancing educational opportunities for under-represented students in gifted education.
In addition to serving on the NAGC board, Dr. Collins is immediate past president of the Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted, Inc. (SENG), and she serves on the advisory committee for Texas Gifted Education Family Network (GEFN) and several committees for Texas Association for Gifted and Talented.
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Saturday, November 19, 2022
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Sunday, November 20, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM