Dr. Rena Subotnik
Profile
Profession
Gifted education and talent development researcher
Institution
American Psychological Association
(Washington, D.C., United States)
(Washington, D.C., United States)
Notable Achievement
Recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mensa Foundation

Words of Support
“Global Talent Mentoring is important in at least three ways:
- Mentoring serves to socialize talented young people into the intellectual and aesthetic values of STEM.
- Most particularly, mentoring provides guidance in the transition from school science to “real” science where answers are not already known.
- Finally, it is essential to offer mentoring to young people passionate about STEM who are geographically remote.”
About
Dr. Rena Subotnik is an American researcher and expert in gifted education and talent development. As the director of the Center for Psychology in Schools and Education at the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Subotnik executes the center’s goal of promoting the high-quality application of psychological science to programs and policies for schools and pre-kindergarten through grade 12 education. She is also a former professor of education at Hunter College in New York City. Dr. Subotnik has been awarded several prestigious grants for her research work and has numerous publications credited to her name. In 2013, Dr. Subotnik was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mensa Foundation for her extensive contributions to the needs of high-performing children and adolescents. Her research areas include gifted education, talent development, and psychological strength training for youths.