David Lubinski Explained

Birth Place:United States
Citizenship:United States
Nationality:American
Field:Psychology
Work Institutions:Vanderbilt University
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota (BA, PhD)
Known For:Research on intelligence, Giftedness
Prizes:Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (Applied Research/Psychometrics), Association for Gifted Children Distinguished Scholar Award

David J. Lubinski is an American psychology professor known for his work in applied research, psychometrics, and individual differences. His work (with Camilla Benbow) has focussed on exceptionally able children: the nature of exceptional ability,[1] the development of people with exceptional ability[2] (in particular meeting the educational needs of gifted children[3] to maximise their talent). He has published widely on the impact of extremely high ability on outputs such as publications, creative writing and art, patents etc.[4]

Lubinski has argued against the "threshold hypothesis" which suggests that a certain minimum of IQ might be needed, but higher IQ did not translate into greater productivity or creativity. Instead, he has argued that higher intelligence leads to higher outcomes with no apparent threshold or dropping off of its impact.[5]

Education

He earned his B.A. and PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1981 and 1987 respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1987 to 1990 with Lloyd G. Humphreys. He taught at Iowa State University from 1990 to 1998 and took a position at Vanderbilt University in 1998, where he currently co-directs the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), a longitudinal study of intellectual talent, with Camilla Benbow.[6] [7]

In 1994, he was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence",[8] an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson and published in The Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to intelligence research following the publication of the book The Bell Curve.

In 1996, he won the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (Applied Research/Psychometrics). In 2006, he received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). In addition to this, his work has earned several Mensa Awards for Research Excellence and the organisations Lifetime Achievement Award.[9] He is an APA Division 1 Fellow. He has edited a book with Camilla Benbow, and another with Rene V. Dawis, and has published over 50 refereed journal articles.

International Society for Intelligence Research

Lubinski is a longtime member of the International Society for Intelligence Research along with his wife Camilla Benbow. Both received the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.[10]

Published works

Selected articles

Books (edited)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Lubinski. David. Exceptional Cognitive Ability: The Phenotype. Behavior Genetics. 39. 4. 2009. 350–358. 0001-8244. 10.1007/s10519-009-9273-0. 19424784. 7900602 .
  2. Lubinski. D.. Benbow. C. P.. Webb. R. M.. Bleske-Rechek. A.. Tracking Exceptional Human Capital Over Two Decades. Psychological Science. 17. 3. 2006. 194–199. 0956-7976. 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01685.x. 16507058. 1314771 .
  3. Bleske-Rechek. A.. Lubinski. D.. Benbow. C. P.. Meeting the Educational Needs of Special Populations: Advanced Placement's Role in Developing Exceptional Human Capital. Psychological Science. 15. 4. 2004. 217–224. 0956-7976. 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00655.x. 15043637. 29834105 .
  4. Park. Gregory. Lubinski. David. Benbow. Camilla P.. Ability Differences Among People Who Have Commensurate Degrees Matter for Scientific Creativity. Psychological Science. 19. 10. 2008. 957–961. 0956-7976. 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02182.x. 19000201. 6443429 .
  5. Robertson. K. F.. Smeets. S.. Lubinski. D.. Benbow. C. P.. Beyond the Threshold Hypothesis: Even Among the Gifted and Top Math/Science Graduate Students, Cognitive Abilities, Vocational Interests, and Lifestyle Preferences Matter for Career Choice, Performance, and Persistence. September 8, 2015. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 19. 6. 2010. 346–351. 0963-7214. 10.1177/0963721410391442. 46218795 .
  6. Web site: Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth . my.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt University. October 17, 2015.
  7. Web site: Hambrick . David Z. . Meinz . Elizabeth J. . Sorry, Strivers: Talent Matters . The New York Times . November 19, 2011 . October 17, 2015.
  8. Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). Mainstream Science on Intelligence. The Wall Street Journal, p A18.
  9. Web site: Lubinski honored with Mensa Lifetime Achievement Award . news.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt University. July 17, 2015. Brasher, Joan. October 17, 2015.
  10. Web site: Lubinski . David . 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award for Professors Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski . ISIR Online . 1 August 2024.

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