Jeb Puryear holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Gifted Education. He currently serves as the Suzanne and Dave Peterson Endowed Professor of Gifted Education at the University of Montana. He is a former research associate at the National Center for Research on Gifted Education. Jeb has also spent 15 years in the classroom as a secondary science, math, and philosophy teacher while leading advanced programs such as International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement in schools. His work has been published in leading journals in gifted education (e.g. Gifted Child Quarterly) and creativity (e.g. Creativity Research Journal) and he has presented nationally and internationally in these research areas. His primary areas of study are in creativity and the psycho-social aspects of talent development.