Jonathan A. Plucker

Who is Jonathan A. Plucker?

Jonathan Plucker is a professor of educational psychology and cognitive science at Indiana University. A well-known expert on creativity, intelligence, and education policy, he is the author of over 100 papers and editor of two books: Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education, with Carolyn Callahan, and Essentials of Creativity Assessment, with James Kaufman and John Baer. Prof. Plucker has also led the development of a popular web site on human intelligence. He was the 2007-2008 president of the American Psychological Association's Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Dr. Plucker received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from The University of Connecticut in 1991, where he also received a master's degree in educational psychology in 1992. After briefly serving as an elementary school teacher, he attended the University of Virginia, where he received his doctorate in educational psychology in 1995. After briefly teaching for two years at the University of Maine, he arrived at Indiana University in 1997 as a visiting assistant professor.