Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D.
Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., is professor emerita and former director of school counselor preparation at Purdue University. She conducts workshops on academic underachievement, prevention- and development-oriented small-group work with children and adolescents, bullying, and more.
Dr. Peterson has authored more than 130 books (including Get Gifted Students Talking, How (and Why) to Get Students Talking, and Bright, Complex Kids), journal articles, and invited chapters, and her articles have appeared in all major gifted-education journals as well as the Journal of Counseling & Development, Professional School Counseling, and International Journal of Educational Reform. She has received ten national awards for scholarship, as well as numerous awards at Purdue for teaching, research, or service, and was a state teacher of the year in her first career as a classroom teacher.
She lives in Indiana.
Books by this Author
Bright, Complex Kids
A field guide for understanding the complex characteristics and social and emotional needs of gifted kids.
Item Number:899078
ISBN:9781631985867
Get Gifted Students Talking
Item:899227
Get Gifted Students Talking
Updated, practical resource helps teachers, counselors, and youth leaders bring gifted students together to talk face-to-face about important issues in their lives.
Item Number:899227
ISBN:9781631984099
How (and Why) to Get Students Talking
Item:899255
How (and Why) to Get Students Talking
Unique, practical resource helps teachers, counselors, and youth leaders bring students together to talk openly about important issues in their lives.
Item Number:899255
ISBN:9781631984068