Jonathan A. Plucker

Prof. Jonathan Plucker is a Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, where he also serves at the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. He is passionate about studying creativity, talent development, and education policy, all in an effort to help students achieve their full potential.

Previously, he served as the Julian C. Stanley Endowed Professor of Talent Development at Johns Hopkins, Raymond Neag Endowed Professor of Education at the University of Connecticut, and Professor of Educational Psychology and Cognitive Science at Indiana University.

He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Virginia. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award and E. Paul Torrance Creativity Award from the National Association for Gifted Children. He is a past-president of the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts and of the National Association for Gifted Children.