Peter Merrotsy

After eighteen years experience as a teacher of mathematics in rural New South Wales, Dr Peter Merrotsy was appointed as a Lecturer in Gifted and Talented Education at the University of New England in 2004. His research is focused on the education of gifted students from backgrounds of disadvantage (low SES, cultural minority status, rural and isolated contexts). He is the editor of the journal TalentEd and co-editor of Gifted and Talented International. Recent projects include Workshops for Parents of Gifted Children in Regional and Remote Areas of Australia, and the Wii Gaay Project, which identified gifted Aboriginal children followed by an intervention to support them to achieve their potential at school.