Jonathan Wai
Department of Psychology
and Human Development
0552 GPC,
Phone: (615) 428-2765
Fax: (615) 343-9494
Education
Thesis:
Creativity and occupational accomplishments among intellectually precocious
youths:
An age
13 to age 33 longitudinal study.
Academic
Honors and Awards
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology
(SMEP) Dissertation Award, 2007.
Mensa Award for Research Excellence, 2006.
International Society for Intelligence Research,
Travel Award, Templeton Foundation, 2005-2007.
Factor Analysis at 100 Student Travel Award,
Uhlmann Scholar, Claremont McKenna College,
1998-2002.
Employment
and Research Experience
Instructor, Department of Psychology and Human
Development, Vanderbilt University, 2007-Present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Study of
Mathematically Precocious Youth, Department of Psychology and Human
Development, Vanderbilt University, 2003-Present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Berger Institute for
Work, Family and Children, Claremont McKenna College, 2002-2003.
Professional
Affiliations
International Society for Intelligence Research
Professional
Service
Ad hoc reviewer: Developmental Psychology, Gifted Child Quarterly, Learning and
Individual Differences.
Graduate Student Council for Psychology and Human
Development, 2003-2004.
Visual Historian, International Society for
Intelligence Research, 2003-Present.
Refereed
Publications
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (under
review). Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over fifty years of
cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance.
Halpern, D. F., & Wai, J. (2007). The world of
competitive Scrabble: Novice and expert differences in visuospatial and verbal
abilities. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Applied, 13, 79-94.
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2005).
Creativity and occupational accomplishments among intellectually precocious
youths: An age 13 to age 33 longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 484-492.
Book
Chapters
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (in
press). Aligning potential and passion for promise: A model for educating
intellectually talented youth. In J. S. Renzulli (Ed.) Systems and models for developing programs for the gifted and talented.
Halpern, D. F., Wai, J., & Saw, A. (2005). A
psychobiosocial model: Why females are sometimes > and sometimes < males
in math achievement. In J. Kaufman and A. Gallagher (Eds.), Gender Differences in Mathematics.
Book
Review
Wai, J. (2008). A review of Arthur Jensen’s book
Clocking the mind: Mental chronometry and individual differences. Gifted Child Quarterly, 52, 99-104.
Encyclopedia
Entry
Wai, J., & Lubinski, D. (2008). Intelligence. Encyclopedia of counseling psychology.
Presentations
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2008,
May). Spatial ability for
STEM domains: Aligning over fifty years of cumulative psychological knowledge
solidifies its importance. Paper presented at the ninth biennial Wallace
National Research Symposium on Talent Development,
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2007,
December). Spatial ability
for STEM domains: Over fifty years of cumulative psychological knowledge
highlights its longstanding neglect. Paper presented at the eighth annual meeting of
the International Society for Intelligence Research,
Wai,
J. & Halpern, D. F. (2007, May). The
world of competitive Scrabble: Expert and novice differences in verbal and
visuospatial abilities. Poster session presented at the 19th annual
convention of the Association for Psychological Science,
Lubinski,
D., Benbow, C. P., Webb, R. M., Bleske-Rechek, A.,
& Wai, J. (2006, August). Tracking
exceptional human capital over two decades. American Psychological
Association,
Wai,
J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2006, May). Creativity: Individual
differences within the top 1% of ability make a difference. Poster
presented at the eighth biennial Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent
Development,
Wai,
J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2005, December). Creative
accomplishments covary with ability even among the
top 1%. Paper presented at the sixth annual meeting of the International
Society for Intelligence Research,
Lubinski,
D., Benbow, C. P., Webb, R. M., Bleske-Rechek, A.,
& Wai, J. (2005, October). Tracking exceptional human capital over two
decades. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Multivariate Experimental Psychology.
Wai,
J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2004, December). Vocational
achievement and creativity among intellectually precocious youth: An age 13 to
age 33 longitudinal study. Paper presented at the fifth annual meeting of
the International Society for Intelligence Research,
Wai,
J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2004, May). Ability intensity and
ability/preference configuration both contribute to the prediction of
educational and vocational outcomes over 20 years. Paper presented at the
seventh biennial Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development,
Wai,
J. & Halpern, D. F. (2003, May). The competitive world of Scrabble:
Cognitive processes of expert players. Poster session presented at the 83rd
annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Teaching
Experience
Psychometric Methods (Tests and Measurement),
undergraduate level, Spring and Fall, 2008;
Spring
2009.
Introduction to Statistical Analysis,
undergraduate level, Spring and Fall, 2007.
References
Dr. Camilla P. Benbow
Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and
Human Development
MSC 329,
Phone: (615) 322-8407; Fax (615) 322-8501
Email: camilla.benbow@vanderbilt.edu
Dr. Diane F. Halpern
Professor of Psychology
President, 2004, American Psychological
Association
Phone and Fax: (626) 798-9456
Email: diane.halpern@cmc.edu
Dr. David Lubinski
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology and Human Development
0552 GPC
Phone: (615) 343-1195; Fax: (615) 343-9494
Email: david.lubinski@vanderbilt.edu
Dr. James H. Steiger
Director, Quantitative Methods Program,
Psychological Sciences
0552 GPC
Phone: (615) 322-7060; Fax: (615) 343-9494
Email: james.h.steiger@vanderbilt.edu