Meet the Minds Behind the Naglieri General Ability Tests
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD
Kimberly Lansdowne, PhD
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. He started out as a school psychologist in 1975, earned a PhD in 1979, and held university positions at Northern Arizona University, The Ohio State University, and George Mason University. Throughout these years he focused on applied educat
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. He started out as a school psychologist in 1975, earned a PhD in 1979, and held university positions at Northern Arizona University, The Ohio State University, and George Mason University. Throughout these years he focused on applied educational and psychological research and the development of psychological and educational measurement tools. Dr. Naglieri is the author of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test and the Naglieri General Ability Tests: Verbal, Nonverbal, and Quantitative. He is also well known for his PASS neurocognitive theory as measured with the Cognitive Assessment System-2nd Edition and the instructional handouts book Helping Children Learn-2nd Edition. Dr. Naglieri has consistently emphasized the role tests play in accurate diagnosis, relevance to classroom intervention, and especially fair assessment based on sound theory.
Dina Brulles, PhD
Kimberly Lansdowne, PhD
Jack A. Naglieri, PhD
Dina Brulles, Ph.D., is the Gifted Masters Program Coordinator at Arizona State University and
the former Director of Gifted Education at Paradise Valley USD in Arizona. Dr. Brulles served
as NAGC’s Governance Secretary and the board’s School District Representative. Dina received
the 2022 NAGC Anne Isaacs Award for Distinguished Service, th
Dina Brulles, Ph.D., is the Gifted Masters Program Coordinator at Arizona State University and
the former Director of Gifted Education at Paradise Valley USD in Arizona. Dr. Brulles served
as NAGC’s Governance Secretary and the board’s School District Representative. Dina received
the 2022 NAGC Anne Isaacs Award for Distinguished Service, the 2019 and the 2020 NAGC
Book of the Year Award (practitioners), NAGC’s inaugural 2014 Gifted Coordinator Award, the
Professional Development Network Award in 2013, and has worked with the Javits Frasier
Scholarship Program since 2010. Dina’s books include A Teacher’s Guide to Flexible Grouping
and Collaborative Learning; Designing Gifted Education Programs; Differentiated Lessons for
All Learners; The Cluster Grouping Handbook; Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classrooms;
Helping All Gifted Children Learn; Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability
Tests: A Call for Equity in Gifted Education and the Naglieri Ability Test – Verbal.
Kimberly Lansdowne, PhD
Kimberly Lansdowne, PhD
Kimberly Lansdowne, PhD
In June of 2022, Kimberly retired as the founding Executive Director of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a secondary school for highly gifted students at Arizona State University.
Kim's professional contributions have been recognized by her colleagues in education as evidenced by being selected as the 2014 Arizona Association for Gift
In June of 2022, Kimberly retired as the founding Executive Director of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a secondary school for highly gifted students at Arizona State University.
Kim's professional contributions have been recognized by her colleagues in education as evidenced by being selected as the 2014 Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented Administrator of the Year. Additionally, she was elected to serve locally, nationally, and internationally in organizations that advocate for gifted students: Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented (2000-2008), National Association for Gifted Children (2003-2015) Diversity and Equity Committee, and Center for Talented Youth, Ireland Advisory Board (2014-present).
She received her doctorate at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2008 and has a lengthy career in teaching and administration at universities, colleges, and public and private schools. At ASU (2004-present), she develops and teaches undergraduate and graduate level education classes for Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. She typically teaches education courses on curriculum, instruction, testing, measurement, and special needs.
Along with being featured in multiple media events focusing on her work at the Herberger Academy, Kim has authored articles, books, and book chapters. She co-authored Helping All Gifted Children Learn and the Naglieri Tests of General Ability- Quantitative with coauthors Jack Naglieri and Dina Brulles.