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Bronwyn MacFarlane, PhD

Doctoral Professor
Arkansas State University, Center for Excellence in Education, Missouri

Bronwyn MacFarlane, Ph.D., has experience planning, leading, evaluating programming, inspiring educators, and providing professional learning. Nationally elected to serve on the 7-member Executive Committee, Bronwyn is Secretary of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, and an active volunteer at local to international levels. She enjoys her precocious toddler and family farm life, and has chaired 8 completed dissertations. Dr. MacFarlane is regularly invited to speak about talent development, perseverance around barriers, and improving organizational program design and culture. She was Professor of Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for 13 years prior to being recruited into the doctoral professoriate at Arkansas State University. Named one of the Top 3 Professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2021 by the Board of Visitors, Bronwyn's service has been recognized at university, state, and national levels with the 2018 NAGC Early Leader Award for exemplary work in the professional field of gifted education and with the Arkansas Gifted Educator and Challenger Awards. She received the 2020 College Excellence Award in Research and Creative Endeavors for producing over 13 publications in one year. Dr. MacFarlane published 5 books including "Social and Emotional Learning for Advanced Children in Early Childhood" (2023 with Ellen Honeck); "Specialized Schools for High-Ability Learners" (2018); "Second Language Learning" (2017 with Joyce VanTassel-Baska & Ariel Baska); "STEM Education for High-Ability Learners" (2016); "Leading Change in Gifted Education" (2009 with Tamra Stambaugh); 25 articles, 95 reports, 25 book chapters; delivered over 175 presentations; taught 35 university course topics and grades K-12. Leadership roles included UALR College Associate Dean; Academic Dean of Summer Institute for Gifted at Princeton; service as NAGC Past-Chair of both STEM and Counseling Networks; Guest Editor for RoeperReview;& national columnist of “The Curriculum Corner” for Teaching for High Potential magazine.

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