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Professor Jae Yup Jared Jung

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Professor Jae Yup Jared Jung

Professional Title Professor, School of Education, The University of New South Wales, Australia Director, Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) Editor

Jae Yup Jung, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education at The University of New South Wales and the Director of GERRIC. His research focuses on gifted adolescents, with particular emphasis on their educational experiences and career-related decision

AffiliationThe University of New South Wales LocationAustralia
Gifted Education Gifted Adolescents Educational Decision-Making Career Development Talent Development Educational Research Gifted Education Leadership Academic Publishing Vocational Psychology
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About

Jae Yup Jung, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education and the Director of the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) at The University of New South Wales, Australia. His research program, which incorporates various topics relating to gifted adolescents (with a particular focus on their education and career-related decisions) has been published or presented on more than 100 occasions.

His research has been recognized with awards from the American Educational Research Association, the U.S. Mensa Education and Research Foundation, the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, and the Society for Vocational Psychology, and research grants from the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New South Wales Department of Education.

He is the current editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Federation on Giftedness, and President of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented.

Mentoring Focus

  • Career development
  • Attitudes
  • Underachievement

Professional Highlights

  • Professor in the School of Education at The University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Director of the Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC)
  • Greater than 100 publications or presentations of research in gifted education
  • Recipient of awards from the American Educational Research Association, the U.S. Mensa Education and Research Foundation, the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, and the Society for Vocational Psychology
  • Recipient of research grants from the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New South Wales Department of Education
  • Editor, Australasian Journal of Gifted Education
  • Vice President, Asia-Pacific Federation on Giftedness (APFG)
  • President, Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT)

Research Publications

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