Abstract

DD2e has four main objectives; to identify/discover twice-exceptional students using nontraditional methods and deliver talent development services and opportunities designed for twice-exceptional students; to train educators and mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills to implement nontraditional screening and identification models and provide education interventions that prepare twice-exceptional students for high school, college, career, and civic life; to increase the number of educators from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who are certified to identify and teach all gifted and talented students, including the twice exceptional; and to broadly disseminate information of a new model that directly addresses challenges of discovering and developing twice-exceptional students nationwide.

Publications

  • LeBeau, B., Assouline, S. G., Foley-Nicpon, M., Lupkowski-Shoplik, A., & Schabilion, K. (2025). Likelihood of whole grade or subject acceleration for twice-exceptional students. Gifted Child Quarterly. Published online first. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862241302813
  • Watson, K., Mahatmya, D., Ali, S., Foley-Nicpon, M., & Assouline, S. (2024). Understanding factors that influence students’ sense of belonging and engagement in a career exploration program: A mixed methods study. Career Development Quarterly, p. 1 – 16. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12368
  • Mahatmya, D., Assouline, S. G., Foley-Nicpon, M., Ali, S. R., McGinnis, D., & Teriba, A. (2023). Patterns of high ability and underrepresented students’ subject-specific psychosocial strengths: A latent profile analysis. High Ability Studies. Published online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2023.2176293

Presentations

  • Wang, T., Popek, R., Ali, S. R., Foley-Nicpon, M., Mahatmya, D., Watson, K., & Assouline, S. (2025, July). Investigating the role of strengths knowledge in career development for high-ability students [Poster presentation]. Society for Vocational Psychology 2025 Biennial Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Foley-Nicpon, M. (2025, June). Career interventions with academically advanced students. Webinar presented to the Society for Vocational Psychology, American Psychological Association.
  • Zou, Y., Watson, K., Olson, E., Mahatmya, D., Ali, S. R., Foley Nicpon, M., & Assouline, S. (2025, April). Longitudinal patterns of psychosocial strengths among high ability students: Findings from a career development program [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Conference, Denver, CO. United States.
  • Foley-Nicpon, M. (2025, March). Musings about our Javits grant [Invited presentation]. Talent Development Summit, Berkeley, CA.
  • Castillo, A. R., Foley-Nicpon, M., Mahatmya, D., Ali, S. R., Assouline, S., & Zou, Y. (2024, November). Equity considerations in talent development [Paper presentation]. National Association for Gifted Children Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
  • Foley-Nicpon, M., Assouline, S. G., Ali, S., Mahatmya, D., Ladendorf, E., Shabilion, K. (October, 2024). Javits Grants at the Belin-Blank Center: Linking Talents with Career Options [Invited presentation]. Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Conference, Des Moines, IA.
  • Sommers, T., Ali, S., Mahatmya, D., Foley-Nicpon, M., & Assouline, S. (2024, August). High achieving rural youth and science talent development: Applying social cognitive career theory [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA, United States.
  • Sommers, T., Ali, S. R., Mahatmya, D., & Foley-Nicpon, M. (2024, August). Impact of community support on math/science academic aspirations of high achieving rural youth [Virtual poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
  • Ali, S., Mahatmya, D., & Foley-Nicpon, M. (2024, May). Talent and career development among students underrepresented in gifted education [Paper presentation]. Wallace Research Symposium, Storrs, CT, United States.
  • Hesbol, K., Robinson, A., Foley-Nicpon, M., Pereira, N., Lawson Davis, J., & Hafenstein, N. (2024, May). Spread the word: Javits’ project directors present applications and advocacy across other disciplines. Webinar presented for the National Association for Gifted Children University Special Interest Group.