For more information on the gifted and talented offerings visit the FAQ or contact:

Office of Gifted Studies
Matthews Hall, Rooms 204M and 204K
College of Education
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 311335
Denton, Texas 76203-1335

phone (940) 565-4699
fax (940) 565-2964
email gifted@coe.unt.edu

Maps of Matthews Hall, campus, and how to get to Denton

Faculty

	Dr. Michael F. Sayler Head, Gifted Department Office : Matthews Hall 214 J Voice : (940) 565-4699 Fax : (940) 565-4415	email : gifted@coe.unt.edu  More information
	Dr. Tandra T. Wood Lecturer, Gifted Department Office : Matthews Hall 316 Voice : (940) 565-2959 Fax : (940) 565-2185	email : wood@coe.unt.edu More information

Staff

Janette Boazman Office of Gifted Studies Matthews Hall 204K Voice : (940) 565-4699 Fax : (940) 565-2964

email : Janette.Boazman@unt.edu

Dr. Michael F. Sayler

Michael Sayler, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Technology and Cognition and is an Associate Dean for the College of Education.He serves on the placement committee for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS)at UNT. Dr. Sayler has served in leadership positions for many national and state gifted education groups.

Dr. Sayler's professional and research interests include :

• Parenting for talent development and personal flourishing of gifted children and youth
• Life-span development of flourishing in the gifted and talented
• Academic acceleration with a special interest in early college entrance and taking into account personal flourishing
• The differential nature, needs, and interventions for levels and kinds of giftedness, talent, and flourishing
• Longitudinal (life span) assessment of talent development and personal flourishing in the gifted

For vita, please click here.

Dr. Tandra T. Wood

Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood is an associate professor in the Department of Technology and Cognition at the University of North Texas. Dr. Tyler-Wood has a BA in Special Education and a BS in Psychology from Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Her research interests include assessing and determining appropriate curriculum for special needs populations. Dr. Tyler-Wood is currently the principal investigator for Bringing Up Girls in Science, a research project funded by the National Science Foundation.

For more information, please refer to Dr Wood's homepage