Building strength since 1971: Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth
Fabulous writeup of the work of ISIR leaders Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski, building on pioneer (and distinguished interviewee) Julian Stanley. So, "How can we set up highly intelligent kids to become highly successful adults?" Read much more here on the Huffington Post.
ISIR talks!
This is a growing list of the awesome talks we had in Graz, which authors have kindly made available via figshare. Please cite them if you use this reference!
Kazi, Smaragda (2015): Embedding Cognizance in Intellectual Development. 10.6084/m9.figshare.1299354
Latvala, Antti (2015): Paternal antisocial behavior and sons’ cognitive ability: A population-based quasi-experimental study. figshare.
Madison, Guy; Mosing, Miriam; Verweij, Karin; Ullén, Fredrik (2015): Common genetic influences on intelligence and simple reaction time. figshare
Rosman, Tom (2015): Intelligence ...
2014 Best Student Poster Prize
Margherita Malanchini
Biosketch: Margherita is a PhD student funded by the Economic and Social Research Council- ESRC, based at Goldsmiths University of London. Margherita’s PhD research focuses on investigating the aetiology and brain correlates of those non-cognitive factors (such as motivation, self-perceived ability and anxiety) implicated in mathematical learning. The project involves large samples of twins cross-culturally (UK, Russia and USA). In addition to her PhD research, Margherita is involved in numerous other projects investigating the origins of cognitive ...
2014 ISIR Prize for Best Student Presentation
Kaili Rimfield
Biosketch: Kaili gained her BSc in Psychology and MSc in Developmental Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London. In 2013, she received a MRC studentship and began her PhD at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King’s College London. She is currently working under the supervision of Professor Robert Plomin and Professor Yulia Kovas, using the Twin Early Development Study (TEDS) sample. The primary aim of her research is to explore the role of gene-environment interplay in educational achievement. She is also interested ...
2014 Best Student Methodology Presentation: Paulette Flore
Paulette Flore
Biosketch: Paulette grew up in Heerjansdam, the Netherlands. In 2013 she completed her Research Master in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Tilburg University, with a minor in methodology and statistics. Currently she works as a PhD candidate at Tilburg University at the Department of Methodology and Statistics on a project funded by the The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Her main research interest is the influence of stereotype threat on mathematical test performance of girls and women. She particularly focuses on the psychometric ...
