Dr. Barbara Hunt

Associate Professor, Coordinator of Field Experiences

Educational Background

Bachelor of Science:
Indiana-Purdue University, Elementary Education

Master of Education:
University of Houston, Curriculum & Instruction Major Gifted Education

Ed.D.:
University of Houston, Curriculum & Instruction Major Gifted Education and Mid-Management Administrator

Recent Academic Publications

• “Methods, Materials, and Resources for Teachers of the Gifted and Talented," Prufrock Press, Fall 2004.
  
• "The Effects of Mathematics and Achievement and Attitude of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Grouping of Gifted Sixth-Grade Students," Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Winter 1997.

Recent Academic Presentations

• 2007 “Understanding by Design - The Mississippi Connection,” Teachers of the Gifted Information Forum (TGIF) at MUW, Columbus, MS.
  
• 2006 “Through the Eyes of the Gifted Child,” Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Conference, Austin, TX.
  
• 2006 “Acceleration: Facts vs. Opinions," Mississippi Association for Gifted Children, Southaven, MS.

Research Interests

• Gifted Education.
  
• Differentiated Curiculum
  
• Interships in Education

Contact Information

(479)788-7259

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