2025

6th Annual Kaufman Family Research Symposium

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2024

5th Annual Kaufman Family Research Symposium

Venue: Conference Hall, Marini Park Hotel Rome, Italy & Online

Wednesday, 24th July, 16:30 -18:00 [10.30AM -12.00 PM in New York]

Theme/Topic: “Innovation in Intelligence Assessment & Methods”

Chair: Larry Keiser, PhD, Program Director for Creativity & Innovation Programs, Drexel University, School of Education & Assistant Clinical Professor

16:30 – 16:35 Larry Keiser, PhD, Program Director for Creativity & Innovation Programs, Drexel University, School of Education & Assistant Clinical Professor

Welcome, Introduction & Opening remarks

16:35 – 17:05

Keynote 1

Sierra M. Trudel, PhD, Marist College, Psychology Department, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

‘The Power of Nature-based Play: Enhancing Early Childhood Development and Creativity’

17:05 – 17:35

Keynote 2

Brittany Dale, PhD, HSPP, Associate Professor of Special Education, Ball State University, Indiana, USA & Emily Winter, PhD, NCSP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Touro University, California, USA

‘Innovative research with infants and toddlers on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development—4th edition’

17:35 – 17:55 Q&A
17:55 – 18:00 Chair’s Concluding Remarks

Larry Keiser, PhD, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

2023

Kaufman Family Research Symposium

Wednesday, 27th July, 17:00 -18:15 [11.00AM -12.12 PM in New York]

Topic: “What are the Current Methodological Issues in Psychometric Assessments and Validity of Results?”

Chair: Larry Keiser, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

17:00 – 17:05 Larry Keiser, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA.

welcome, introduction & opening remarks

17:05 – 17:30

Keynote 1

Roger Beaty, PhD, Assistant Professor, Penn State University, USA 
17:30 – 17:55

Keynote 2

Mariette Fourie, EdD, North-West University, South Africa
17:55 – 18:10 Q&A
18:10 – 18:15 Chair’s concluding remarks

Larry Keiser, PhD, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

2022

Kaufman Family Research Symposium

Wednesday, 27th July, 15:30-17:00 [10.30am -12.00pm]

Topic: “What is the Current State of Affairs of IQ Testing?”

Chair: Larry Keiser, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

15:30 – 15:40 Larry Keiser, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA.

welcome, introduction & opening remarks

15:40 – 16:10

Keynote 1:

(Conversation style)

Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD,  Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University, USA

&

Fredricka Reisman, PhD, Professor Emerita, Director of the Freddie Reisman Center for Translational Research in Creativity and Motivation, Co-Director of the Drexel/Torrance Center for Creativity & Innovation, and Founder of the School of Education, Drexel University, USA  

16:10 – 16:40

Keynote 2

W. Joel Schneider, PhD, Associate Professor, Temple University, USA 
16:40 – 16:55 Q&A
16:55 – 17:00 Chair’s concluding remarks

Larry Keiser, PhD, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

2021

Kaufman Family Research Symposium

Wednesday, 28th July, 17:15-19:00 [5.15-7.00 pm] (BST)

Topic: “Translating Research to the Field: Probe to Practice”

Chair: Larry Keiser, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

17:15 – 17:20 Larry Keiser, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA.

Welcome

17:20 – 18:00 David Turner, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Business & Society, University of South Wales, UK & Professor at the Institute for International and Comparative Education, Beijing Normal University, China

Keynote

18:00 – 18:30 Jennie Kaufman Singer, PhD, Professor, Sacramento State University, California, USA

Contribution

18:30 – 18:50 Q&A
18:50 – 19:00 Chair’s concluding remarks

Larry Keiser, PhD, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

2020

Inaugural Kaufman Family Research Symposium

Wednesday, 22 July, 16:30-18:00 (BST)

Topic: “Research & Awareness: An International Investigation into Neuromyths and Evidence-Based Practice in Higher Education”

Chair: Larry Keiser, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

16:30 – 16:35 Larry Keiser, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Creativity & Innovation Programmes, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

Opening remarks/

16:35 – 17:05 Alan Kaufman, PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychology, Yale University Child Study Center, USA; James Kaufman, PhD,  Professor of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, USA; and Nadene Kaufman, PhD.

Remarks/Goodwill messages

17:05 – 17:35 Kristen Betts, EdD, Clinical Professor & Director of the Higher Education Leadership Programme, School of Education, Drexel University, USA

Keynote Presentation: “An International Investigation into Neuromyths and Evidence-Based Practice in Higher Education”

17:35 – 17:55 Contribution/Comments/Q&A/Discussion
17:55 – 18:00 Chair’s concluding remarks

Larry Keiser, PhD, School of Education, Drexel University, USA