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Qualifications and Experience
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ph.D., 1998.
Psychological Foundations of Education. Major emphases in Measurement and
Evaluation, Learning and Cognition. Research specialties in high giftedness
and levels of intelligence, and the social, emotional and educational aspects
of intellectual levels. |
| University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, M.Ed., 1975.
Elementary Administration/Supervision. Minor in special education. |
| Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, B.A., 1971. Elementary
Education. |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
| American Psychological Association (APA) |
| Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA) |
| National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) |
| Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
| Minnesota Teachers of Gifted & Talented (MEGT) |
| Minnesota Council for Gifted & Talented (MCGT) |
| Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted |
| Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) |
CERTIFICATIONS
| Certified by Riverside Publishing Company as trained and qualified to
administer and interpret their highest level "restricted tests" and others
which include the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (LM and the new 5), the
Woodcock-McGrew-Werder Mini-Battery of Achievement, and the Scales of
Independent Behavior - Revised (SIB-R). |
| Certified in 2003 by Riverside Publishing Company as a trainer for
professionals who will administer the new Stanford-Binet Fifth Edition
Intelligence Test (SB-5). |
| Certified by the Psychological Corporation at their highest level, Level
C, to administer and interpret the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children -
IV (WISC-IV), the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III
(WPPSI-III), and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-II (WIAT-II). |
| Certified as qualified to administer and interpret the Susan Harter Scales
(University of Denver) for the Self-Perception Profile for Children,
Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents, Adult Self-Perception Profile, Social
Support Scale for Children, Scale of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Orientation in
the Classroom, Self-Perception Profile for Children with Learning
Disabilities, and the Dimensions of Depression Profile for Children and
Adolescents. |
| Certified by Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., as qualified and
experienced in the administration and interpretation of the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator and the Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children. |
PREVIOUS LICENSURES
| Minnesota Teacher's License, #353332, grades 1-6, granted November 1996.
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| North Dakota State Teacher's License, granted 1981, grades 1-8. |
| Virginia State Principal's License, granted June 1975, Elementary
Principal. |
| Virginia State Teacher's License, granted 1971, grades 1-8. Ohio State
Teacher's License, granted 1971, grades K-8. |
BOARD, PROFESSIONAL, and VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
|  Guest editor,
special edition on Homeschooling Gifted Children for the Mensa Research
Journal, to be published in late 2007. |
| Co-chair of Parents
Day on Saturday, November 10, 2007, during the National Association of
Gifted Children’s annual convention November 7-11. |
| NAGC (National
Association for Gifted Children) Parent Trust, appointment January 2007.
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| Deacon,
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, 2005-2008. |
| Young Scholar
Specialist for the
Davidson Institute
for Talent Development. |
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Recommended Testing & Counseling Resource for
The Institute for Educational
Advancement. |
| American Mensa's National Gifted Children's Program Coordinator July
2003-July 2006. |
| Twin Cities Area Site Coordinator for Riverside Publishing Company's
standardization of the Stanford-Binet 5 Intelligence Test; Coordinator of
Gifted Subsample standardization. |
| Selection Committee Member, High Intelligence Support Group for Youth,
2001. |
| Facilitator, On-line Seminar, High Intelligence Support Group for Youth,
topic "School Advocacy for the Profoundly Gifted," Summer, 2000.
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| Board Member, Hennepin County Children's Mental Health Advisory Council,
February 2000 to present. |
| Homework Tutor, friend, 3-hours weekly, Jerry Gamble Boys and Girls Club,
Minneapolis, 2000 |
| Chairman, Senior Class Party Committee, Breck School, 1995. |
| Board Member, MN Council for Exceptional Children, 1994. |
| Board Member, MN Council for Gifted & Talented, June, 1990-August, 1994.
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| Chairman, Political Action Committee, Fargo-Moorhead Junior League,
1980-81. |
| Board Member, Fargo Community Health, 1981-83. |
| Chairman, Fargo-Moorhead Government Booklet, League of Women Voters,
1979-81. |
| Grievance Representative for Alexandria (VA) Teachers Association, School
Level and State Committee, 1973-76. |
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
| Author,
Losing Our Minds:
Gifted Children Left Behind, published by
Great Potential
Press |
| Author
Assessment Service Bulletin on High Ability Assessment for the
Stanford-Binet Five Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (2003), Riverside
Publishing. |
| Independent Consultant on the Social, Emotional and Academic Needs of the
Gifted, in private practice since 1991. Founded Educational Options in 1999 to
address the needs of adults and children who are highly intelligent. |
| Regional coordinator for Riverside Publishing Company in the
standardization sampling for gifted for the Stanford-Binet 5 Intelligence
Scale that will be published in February, 2003. One of several national
experts advising the test authors on high levels of intelligence and its
assessment. |
| Conducted 5-year research project on social and emotional aspects of
highly and profoundly gifted adults. Blind study employing written, by-mail
surveys. Basic question was this: In a group of highly intelligent people,
what role did factors of home and school life play in their adult outcome?
Applied theories of Maslow, Dabrowski, and Kohlberg in the analysis. Initial
results reported as 41 case studies and their analysis in Ph.D. dissertation,
1998. Excerpts: Environmental, Familial, and Personal Factors That Affect the
Self-Actualization of Highly Gifted Adults: Case Studies |
| Raised three children, beginning in 1976, who are all at exceptionally and
profoundly gifted intelligence level. They are doing well. |
| Wide experience at local, state, national, and international level as
public speaker since 1984, including numerous original research presentations
at selective symposia. |
| Extensive background (not certification or licensure) in family and
individual psychotherapy, including drug and alcohol addiction, sexual,
physical, and emotional abuse issues, divorce and blended families, and
affects on learning and achievement. |
| Public school classroom teacher, 1971-1977, outside Washington, DC, in
Alexandria, Virginia, grades 4-6, as the district was implementing racial and
socio-economic integration. |
| One year, 1984-85, home schooling two profoundly gifted first grade
children (one with an IQ in the 200+ range). |
| One year, 1994-95, K-5 gifted education teacher in District 196, MN.
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| Adjunct professor of undergraduate and graduate teacher education for
Moorhead State U., North Dakota State, St. Mary's College, the University of
St. Thomas, and MN State University, 1977 to present. Teach courses in
classroom management, school law, gifted education, child development,
theories of cognition, and social and emotional needs of gifted. |
| 340 hours as a Principal Intern in Hopkins Public Schools at the
elementary, middle, and high school levels, 1999. Directly involved in
evaluating teachers, handling student behavior issues, teaching lessons at the
K-6 level, meeting with parents, committees, and the normal meetings and
events that are part of the principal's daily life. |
| Fifteen (15) months, 1981-1982, experience in educational administration
as Cass County North Dakota Superintendent of Schools. Totally revamped
central office, worked with the school boards and administrations of 11 school
districts, and coordinated local initiatives with state level department of
education. |
| One year, 1977-1978, supervising student teachers in the Red River Valley
for Moorhead State University in Minnesota and North Dakota. |
| Author. Written and published numerous articles on educational topics,
particularly school and family flexibility for the highly gifted student, and
emotional and moral reasoning growth in children and adults. |
| Public speaker since 1987 at local, state-level, and national parent and
educational organizations primarily in the area of gifted education. Includes
Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa; Annemarie Roeper Conference of Gifted in Chicago, IL; MN
Educators of Gifted/Talented State Convention; Minnesota Council for
Gifted/Talented annual conference in St. Paul, MN; Hollingworth Center for
Highly Gifted Children, Annual Conference, Boston; and many local and regional
parent and school groups. |
| Administrative and managerial responsibilities as my children's personal
manager in the field of entertainment, 1986-1992, in TV and radio advertising
and motion pictures. Included securing and coordinating financial, contract,
legal, investment, tutorial, public relations, and travel and accommodations
both personally and by lining up a professional team to work for my clients. I
was the primary person to speak and work with agents, publicists, casting,
producers, and directors. |
HONORS
| Mensa
National Chair Award, July 2005 |
| American Mensa, July 2003 - Best Newsletter Author nomination. |
| American Mensa, July, 2002 - Volunteer Award for Educational Speaking and
Advocacy. |
| December 1995, Beijing, China- Selected as Delegate to the Sino-American
Joint Conference on Exceptionality, Beijing, China. Under the auspices of the
Citizen Ambassador Program and the Council for Exceptional Children, 6 day
cultural and educational exchange between American and Chinese educators.
Invited to present paper: “Viewpoints of Adult Gifted on Their Education and
Family Experiences,” based on Ph.D. dissertation research. Attended seminars
and visited sites concerned with gifted and other early childhood
exceptionalities and interventions. |
| June-July, 1982, Hamburg, West Germany, and Berlin (East and West)- One of
28 Americans invited to be the guests of the Government of West Germany, and
to participate in Young American Opinion Leaders seminars and tours prepared
by leading government officials and professors to inform us about the plans
and goals, as well as the current political and economic climate, of West and
East Germany. |
Deborah L. Ruf, Ph. D.
Educational Options
4500 Heathbrooke Circle
Golden Valley, MN 55422
phone/fax: 763-521-4565
inquiry@educationaloptions.com
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