Tracy L. Riley (born 1966) is an academic dean and professor of education at Massey University. She specialises in gifted education.
Academic career
Riley was born in 1966.[1] She was educated at the University of Southern Mississippi, graduating with a MEd in 1990 and PhD in 1995.[2] She took up an academic position at Massey University in New Zealand 1996, rising to full professor effective 1 January 2020.[3]
In 2007 Riley received a New Zealand Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching, in recognition of her pioneering work in eLearning and teaching research.[4] She was presented with the giftEDnz Te Manu Kōtuku Award in April 2017.[5]
Riley was the first chair of giftEDnz and as of 2020 continues as an elected board member.[6] She has been New Zealand representative on the executive committee of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children since 2017.[7]
Selected works
Books
Riley, Tracy L (2011), Teaching gifted students in the inclusive classroom, Prufrock Press, ISBN978-1-59363-704-0
Karnes, Frances; Riley, Tracy (2013), The best competitions for talented kids: Win scholarships, big prize money, and recognition, Prufrock Press, ISBN978-1-61821-130-9