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 |