emily mofield 

• curriculum, planning, and instruction for gifted learners
• theory and practice in gifted education
• quantitative research methods
• applied research seminar
• quantitative research advisor

• achievement motivation
• curriculum and differentiation for gifted/advanced learners
• social and emotional learning
• collaborative teaching practices/coaching in gifted education
• metacognition

books

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (2024). coaching in gifted education: building capacity to catalyze change. routledge press.

weber, c., & mofield, e. (2023). leap guidebook: curriculum design for gifted students. national association for gifted children.

mofield, e. (2023). vertical differentiation for gifted, advanced, and high-potential students: 25 strategies to stretch student thinking. routledge press.

stambaugh, t., & mofield, e. (2022). a teacher’s guide to curriculum design for gifted and advanced learners: advanced content models for differentiating curriculum. routledge press. nominated for book of the year- practitioner category (2023).

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (2020).  collaboration, coteaching, and coaching in gifted education: sharing strategies to support gifted learners. prufrock press, waco, tx. nagc book of the year (2021)

curriculum

stambaugh, t., mofield, e., knauss, k., & fecht, e. (2019).  archetypes and their real-life counterparts: advanced ela lessons for gifted and advanced learners for grades 4-6. prufrock press, waco, tx.

mofield, e., & stambaugh, t. (2018).space, structure, and story:  integrated ela and science lessons for grades 4-6.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

stambaugh, t., fecht, e., & mofield, e. (2018).  interactions in ecology and literature:  integrated ela and science lessons for grades 2-4.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

mofield, e., & stambaugh, t. (2016).  conformity vs. individuality:  ela lessons for gifted and advanced learners.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

mofield, e., & stambaugh, t. (2016). perspectives of power: ela lessons for gifted and advanced learners.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

mofield, e., & stambaugh, t. (2016).  finding freedom:  ela lessons for gifted and advanced learners.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

mofield, e.  & stambaugh, t. (2016).  in the mind’s eye, truth vs. perception:  ela lessons for gifted and advanced learners.  prufrock press, waco, tx.

peer-reviewed publications

parker peters, m., & mofield, e. (2024). examining students’ perceptions of giftedness, need for cognition, and goal orientations. journal of advanced academics.

weber, c., & mofield, e. (2023). considerations for professional learning on content-based curriculum in gifted education. gifted child today, 46(2), 128-141. 

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2022). understanding the interplay of psychosocial competencies in talent development. roeper review, 44(3), 144-156.

mofield, e., & mofield w. e. a. (2022). applying a christian perspective to educating gifted students through talent development. international journal of christianity and education, 26(1), 79-91. 

lund, m.k., hillis, a., green, j., & mofield, e. (2021). mindsets matter for equitable discipline: aligning beliefs to practice among middle grade educators. middle school journal, 52(3), 15-24.

mofield, e. (2020). collaboration: benefits and barriers in gifted education. gifted child today, 32(3), 52-57.

mofield, e., & parker peters (2019).  understanding underachievement: mindset, perfectionism, and achievement attitudes among gifted students. journal for the education of the gifted, 42, 107-134.

mofield, e.  & parker peters, m.  (2018) mindset misconception? a comparison of gifted, advanced, and typical students on mindsets, perfectionism, and attitudes towards achievement. gifted child quarterly, 62(4).

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2018).  changing a perfectionist’s mindset.  gifted child today, 41(4), 177-185.  

mofield, e., parker peters, m., & chakraborti-ghosh, s. (2016) perfectionism, coping, and underachievement in gifted adolescents:  avoidance vs. approach orientations.  education sciences, 6(3), 21.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2015).  the relationship between overexcitabilities and multidimensional perfectionism among gifted adolescents.  journal for the education of the gifted, 38(4), 405-427.   

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2015). multidimensional perfectionism within gifted suburban adolescents: an exploration of typology and comparison of samples. roeper review, 37(2), 97-109.

mofield, e., & chakraborti-ghosh, s. (2010).  addressing multidimensional perfectionism in gifted adolescents with affective curriculum.  journal for the education of the gifted, 33(4), 479-513.

chakraborti-ghosh, s., mofield, e., & orellana, k. (2010).  cross-cultural comparisons and implications for students with ebd:  a decade of understanding.  international journal of special education, 25(2), 162-170.

lane, k., wehby, j., mofield e., & roberston, j. (2009).  preparing students for college entrance exams: findings of a secondary intervention conducted within a three-tiered model of support. remedial and special education, 31(1), 3-18. 

other publications

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (november 2022). psychosocial skills to support the push and sustain in the arts. teaching for high potential.

cochran, l., mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (september 14, 2022). checking in on educator’s well-being. ascd blog

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (october 22, 2022). thinking models, strategies, and extension ideas for differentiation and deeper inquiry. tempo magazine. texas association for gifted and talented. 

mofield, e. (2021). what makes honors classes more than a name? american middle level education.

mofield, e. (march 31, 2021). cultivating curiosity, competence, and control in quarantine: reflections as a parent-professor. parenting for high potential.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (september, 2019).  checking in on your child’s emotional intelligence.  parenting for high potential.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2019).  giftedness and growth mindset:  in context of talent development.  teaching for high potential.

parker peters, m., & mofield, e. (september 2017). mindsets matter for gifted children.  parenting for high potential, 6(4), 4-9. eric ej182222

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (in press, release july 2022). understanding the interplay of psychosocial competencies in talent development. roeper review

• national board certified teacher- language arts
• gifted education- sumner county schools (2004-2018)
• supervisor of the year- sumner county schools and tennessee department of education mid-cumberland finalist (2018)
• reviewer for routledge press, roeper review, gifted child today, educational psychology review, gifted and talented international, learning and individual differences, and others

consultation services locally and nationally

• wilson county schools (tennessee)
• robertson county schools (tennessee)
• williamson county schools (tennessee)
• metro nashville public schools (tennessee)
• sumner county schools (tennessee)
• paris special school district (tennessee)
• franklin special school district (tennessee)
• lebanon special school district (tennessee)
• trenton independent school district (tennessee)
• middle tennessee christian (tennessee)
• hardeman county (tennessee)
• rutherford county schools (tennessee)
• murfreesboro city schools (tennessee)
• community christian school (tennessee)
• grace christian academy (tennessee)
• columbia academy (tennessee)
• lancaster (iu13) (pennsylvania)
• woodford county schools (kentucky)
• charlotte-mecklenburg schools (north carolina)
• alabaster school district (alabama)
• fairfax county school district (virginia)
• charleston/berkshire (south carolina)
• dorchester schools (south carolina)
• grand prairie isd (texas)
• northwest isd (texas)
• ysleta isd (texas)
• round rock isd (texas)
• chatham county schools (north carolina)
• omaha public schools (nebraska)
• mascoutah school district (illinois)
• tucson arizona school district (arizona)
• highlands school district (ohio)
• olentangy schools (ohio)
• sycamore school (indiana)
• university of alabama/university of west alabama- regional inservice education center

invited webinars and online services

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (october 15, 2020.) collaboration, coteaching, and coaching in gifted education. tagt (online book talk). texas association for gifted and talented. 

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (september 15, 2020). collaboration, coteaching, and coaching in gifted education in school and online/blended learning (webinar). prufrock press. 

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (january 30, 2020). teaching tenacity and other social-emotional skills (webinar). prufrock press.

parker peters, m., & mofield, e. (november 8, 2016). perfectionism and giftedness: what we know and what we can do. senginar for supporting emotional needs of gifted. 

• curriculum award, national association for gifted children (2023) with emily graves
• book of the year, national association for gifted children (collaboration, coteaching, and coaching in gifted education- with vicki phelps), 2021
• dean's award, college of education, 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 , 2021
• legacy award book award for educator’s resource (from tagt)- teaching tenacity and a drive for excellence: lessons for social-emotional learning, 2019
• gifted education curriculum studies award (with tamra stambaugh)- national association for gifted children, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015
• tennessee association for the gifted, jo patterson service award, 2019
• hollingworth award (with megan parker peters)-national association for gifted children, award for excellence in research, 2016
• 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 summer grant: collaborative coaching in gifted education

selected invited presentations

mofield, e., (july 18, 2024). invited keynote speaker. confratute. university of connecticut.

mofield, e. (february 15, 2024). invited speaker. sycamore school. carmel, in.

mofield, e. (december 11, 2023). invited featured speaker. strategies to stretch student thinking. indiana association for gifted. indianapolis, in.

seward, k., mcintosh, j., mofield, e., graves, e., (november 18, 2023). invited presenter. celebrating and creating blue-ribbon curriculum for gifted students. national association for gifted children, orlando, fl.

mofield, e. ( october 16, 2023). invited keynote speaker. gifted all day, every day. iowa association for the gifted. des moines, ia.

mofield, e. (october 12, 2023). invited keynote speaker. re-imagining possibilities. transforming potential into realized talent. alabama association for gifted. birmingham, al.

mofield, e. (october 20, 2023). invited keynote speaker. changing potential by changing what’s possible. washington state association for gifted and talented. seattle, wa.

mofield, e. (october 27, 2023). invited keynote speaker. reach to achieve: strategies to stretch student thinking. maine association for the gifted. bangor, me.

seale, c., plucker, j., & mofield, e. (june 7, 2023). invited keynote speaker. curriculum for talent development. region 5 summer institute. charleston, south carolina.

mofield, e. (april 25, 2023). invited keynote speaker. digging deeper: uncover talent with stretch strategies. national association for gifted children, teacher summit. (virtual).

stambaugh, t., & mofield, e. (april 25, 2023). invited presenter. simplifying complexity: how to differentiate tasks and escalate thinking. national association for gifted children, teacher summit. (virtual).

mofield, e. & phelps, v. (april 11, 2023). invited presenter. coaching in gifted education. national association for gifted children gifted coordinator network. special speaker series (online).

mofield, e. (april 28, 2023). invited presenter. scaffolds and supports to stretch student thinking. talent unleashed (north carolina school districts).

mofield, e. (january 21, 2023). invited presenter. depth, complexity, and abstractness in curriculum for gifted. region 5 professional learning. charleston, south carolina.

mofield, e. (march 22, 2023). invited featured speaker. vertical differentiation: strategies that stretch student thinking. national curriculum networking conference: college of william and mary school of education. williamsburg, virginia.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (march 22, 2023). invited featured speaker. building capacity through co-teaching and coaching in gifted education. national curriculum networking conference: college of william and mary curriculum for gifted conference. national curriculum networking conference: college of william and mary school of education. williamsburg, virginia.

lakin, j., mofield, e., lupowski-shoplik, a., & pereira, n. (november 19, 2022). invited panel: research into practice. national association for gifted children. indianapolis, indiana

mofield, e. (october 25, 2022). invited keynote speaker. rethinking rigor, resilience, and roles in gifted education. tennessee association for gifted. fisk university, nashville, tn.

mofield, e. (august 3, 2022). invited featured speaker. vertical differentiation: strategies that stretch student thinking. national curriculum networking conference: college of william and mary school of education. williamsburg, va.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (august 3, 2022). invited featured speaker. building capacity through co-teaching and coaching in gifted education. college of willliam and mary curriculum for gifted conference. national curriculum networking conference: college of william and mary school of education. williamsburg, va.

mofield, e. (august 8, 2022). invited. preparing for rigor: cultivating habits of achievement in talent development. center for talent development professional learning conference. northwestern university, chicago, il.

mofield, e. (august 9, 2022). invited. reach to achieve: strategies to stretch student thinking. center for talent development professional learning conference. northwestern university, chicago, il.

mofield, e. (march 18, 2022). invited keynote speaker. reframing rigor: strategies to stretch student thinking. montana association for gifted conference. missoula, mt.

mofield, e. (january 21, 2022). invited keynote speaker. transforming potential into realized talents. nebraska association for gifted conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e. (june 17, 2021). invited featured speaker. vertical differentiation: strategies that stretch. utah association for gifted conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e., & phelps. v. (april 20, 2021). invited keynote speaker. the power of collaboration and coaching: building collective capacity for serving gifted students. tagt leadership conference. virtual conference. 

kaplan, s., kirsh, l., leppien, j., mofield, e., rodriguez, l. (march 26, 2021). what teachers really do in the classroom and factors that influence their decisions. invited panelist. ncrge’s first five years: results, reflections, and recommendations. ncrge, university of connecticut. virtual conference.

mofield, e. (february 23, 2021). invited featured speaker. the what, why, and how of curriculum design for gifted learners. kentucky association for the gifted. virtual conference.

mofield, e. (february 23, 2021). invited featured speaker. curriculum scaffolds and supports for students for diverse backgrounds. kentucky association for the gifted. virtual conference. 

mofield, e. (march 4, 2021). invited speaker. vertical differentiation. strategies that stretch. north carolina association for the gifted conference. virtual conference. 

mofield e., & phelps, v. (february 12, 2021). invited speaker. gt + sped = success: collaborating to support twice-exceptional students. william and mary 2e conference. virtual conference. 

mofield, e. (december 3, 2020). invited featured speaker. vertical differentiation: 10 strategies to stretch and challenge students with high potential. gifted20 conference. virtual conference. houston, tx.

mofield, e. (july 21-22, 2020).  invited featured speaker. igniting inquiry to differentiate for gifted learners in the regular education classroom. kentucky association for gifted education. virtual professional summer workshop. bowling green, ky.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (june 11, 2020). invited speaker. enhancing motivation and resilience for gifted students from special populations. tagt leadership conference. virtual conference. denver, tx.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (april 29, 2020).  invited featured speaker. do i have to be perfect? helping gifted children manage perfectionism. seng online virtual conference.

mofield, e. (february 6, 2020). invited featured speaker. building academic tenacity and resilience: strategies for teaching psychosocial skills. illinois association for the gifted conference. napierville, il.

mofield, e. (february 7, 2020). invited featured speaker.  collaboration, co-teaching, and coaching in gifted education. illinois association for the gifted conference. napierville, il.

mofield, e. (february 6, 2020). invited featured speaker. bumping it up a notch: differentiating curriculum for gifted learners. illinois association for the gifted conference. napierville, il.

mofield, e. (december 13, 2019). invited featured speaker. tackling underachievement: challenge and choices hear their voices. south carolina gifted state conference. columbia, sc.

mofield, e. (december 13, 2019). invited featured speaker. integrating art with language arts. south carolina gifted state conference. columbia, sc.

mofield, e., parker peters, m., & fonesca, c. (december 6, 2019). invited panelist. let’s talk: social-emotional lives of gifted students. tagt gifted19 conference. san antonio, tx. 

mofield, e. (june 29, 2019).  invited keynote speaker. tackling obstacles so students reach to achieve. cty opportunities for the future conference. northwestern university, chicago, il.

mofield, e. (april 12, 2019). invited keynote speaker.  gamechangers- masterminds- unleashing potential through social-emotional learning. texas association for gifted and talented leadership conference, austin, texas. 

stambaugh, t., & mofield, e. (june 19, 2019). from fluff and stuff to rigor and relevance. south carolina region 5 conference. charleston, sc.

mofield, e. (february 25. 2019). invited keynote speaker. parenting the perfectionist. kentucky association for gifted children conference.  lexington, ky.

mofield, e. (february 25. 2019). invited featured speaker. bumping it up a notch. curriculum differentiation for gifted learners.  kentucky association for gifted children conference.  lexington, ky.

mofield, e. (february 25, 2019).  invited featured speaker. social-emotional needs of gifted learners. what we know and what we can do. kentucky association for gifted children conference.  lexington, ky.

mofield, e. (december 11, 2019). invited featured speaker. infusing social-emotional learning in the classroom. indiana association for gifted, indianapolis, indiana. 

mofield, e. (december 11. 2019). invited featured speaker. integrating art in the language arts: there's more than meets the eye. indiana association for gifted, indianapolis, indiana. 

mofield, e. (december 12, 2019). invited featured speaker. bumping up social studies instruction: going beyond facts. indiana association for gifted, indianapolis, indiana. 

mofield, e. (december 12, 2018). invited featured speaker. beyond plot and theme: bumping up english language arts instruction. indiana association gifted conference. indianapolis, in. 

mofield, e., & mcnair, a., sauceda, c. (november 30, 2018). invited panelist. let's talk: strategies for teaching social-emotional skills. texas association for gifted, gifted18 conference.  fort worth, tx.

mofield, e. (june 7, 2018). invited keynote speaker. why social-emotional learning matters in gifted education. region 5- gt conference. charleston, south carolina.

other most recent refereed presentations

mofield, e. (2021). vertical differentiation: strategies that stretch and challenge gifted, advanced, and high-potential students. learning lab presentation at tagt gifted21 conference. dallas, texas.

mofield, e. (2021). strategies to tackle stress, strengthen self-agency, and build resilience. presentation at tagt gifted21 conference. dallas, texas.

mofield, e. (2021). curriculum supports and scaffolds: bridging access to advanced content. presentation at the national association for gifted children. denver, colorado.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2021). psychosocial supports for students from diverse backgrounds. bridging access to advanced content. presentation at the national association for gifted children. denver, colorado.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (2021). gt instructional coaching: collaborative “co-thinking” to support gifted students. presentation at the national association for gifted children. denver, colorado.

stambaugh, t., & mofield, e. (2021). everything’s connected: teaching problem-solving with real world issues and models. presentation at the national association for gifted children. denver, colorado.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (2021). supporting growth beyond grades: promoting psychosocial skills for gifted students from special populations. presentation at the world council for gifted and talented biennial conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e. & weber, c. (july 2021). engaging teachers in professional learning about content area curriculum. presentation at the world council for gifted and talented biennial conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (july 2021). keys to successful collaboration, co-teaching, and coaching in gifted education. presentation at the world council for gifted and talented biennial conference. virtual conference. 

mofield, e. (january 25, 2021). strategies to promote cognitive rigor for student learning. partners in education virtual conference (tndoe). nashville, tn.

stambaugh, t., & mofield, e. (january 25, 2021). developing problem solving skills using real-world issues and models.  partners in education virtual conference (tndoe). nashville, tn.

mofield, e. & parker peters. m. (november 16, 2020). strategies for supporting psychosocial skills in talent development. national association for gifted children conference (invited live breakout session). virtual conference. washington d.c.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (november 16, 2020). building capacity through co-teaching and coaching in gifted education. national association for gifted children conference. virtual conference. washington d.c.

mofield, e., & stambaugh, t. (november 16, 2020). using content-based thinking models for solving global problems. national association for gifted children conference. virtual conference. washington d.c.

mofield, e. (november 16, 2020). curriculum design for cultivating gifts and talents in students from diverse backgrounds. national association for gifted children conference. virtual conference. washington d.c.

wilson, h., slade, m., chandler, k., macfarlane, b., weber, c., mofield, e., & novak, a. (november 16, 2020). professional development for teachers of the gifted in the content areas. national association for gifted children conference. virtual conference. washington d.c.

mofield, e., missett, t., briggs, c., & williams, c. (november 16, 2020). essentials of high-quality curriculum. essentials of high-quality curriculum. national association for gifted children conference. virtual conference; washington d.c.

mofield, e., & phelps, v. (december 3, 2020). collaboration, co-teaching, and coaching: supports for success. gifted20 conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (december 3, 2020- flipped session). enhancing motivation and resilience for gifted students from diverse populations. gifted20 conference. virtual conference.

mofield, e. (january 29, 2020). bridging access to advanced content for diverse learners. partners in education conference (tndoe), nashville, tn, united states.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (january 30, 2020). igniting a drive to achieve: lessons for social-emotional learning. partners in education conference, nashville, tn, united states.

mofield, e., & parker peters, m. (december 6, 2019).  teaching tenacity through social-emotional learning: linking research to practice. tagt gifted19 conference. san antonio, tx.

mofield, e., (december 5, 2019). benefits and barriers to collaboration and co-teaching in gifted education. tagt gifted conference. san antonio, tx.

mofield, e. (december 5, 2019). what’s so special about gifted curriculum? tagt gifted conference. san antonio, tx.

• first baptist church, white house
• complex educatif de laffito school & haiti ministries in minoterie, haiti.
• advisory board for javits grant- bump-up

• national association for gifted children- program committee/content-advisory committee