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Frank C. Worrell
Professor
Cognition and Development
Office: 4427 Tolman Hall (Mailbox - 4511)
Phone: (510) 643-4891
Email: frankc at berkeley.edu
URL: atdp.berkeley.edu/Frank.html
Staff Contact: Caron D. Williams
Office: 4511 Tolman Hall
Phone: (510) 642-4202
Email: caronw at berkeley.edu

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rank C. Worrell directs the School Psychology program, and he also serves as Faculty Director of the Academic Talent Development Program, and Faculty Director for the California College Preparatory Academy (CAL Prep). In his research, he examines psychosocial variables that are related to academic achievement and promote resilience, especially in adolescent, African American, Caribbean, and gifted and talented populations. He also studies the psychometric properties of scores on instruments used to measure psychosocial constructs.

Degrees
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; Educational Psychology
B.A. (Hons.), M.A., University of Western Ontario, Psychology

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Professional Experience
CERTIFICATIONS
California Pupil Personnel Services Credential, 1991- present
California School Psychology Credential, 1993 - present
Pennsylvania School Psychology Certificate, 1995 - 2003
Licensed Psychologist, 1996 to present, PA Lic #PS-008390-L

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Courses and Professional Programs
Graduate
Consultation in School Settings, Penn State
Introduction to School Psychology, UC Berkeley
Prevention of School Failure, Penn State
Psychosocial Development: Identity, Culture, and Education, UC Berkeley
School-based Consultation, UC Berkeley
Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents, UC Berkeley
Supervision of Pupil Service Personnel, Penn State
Undergraduate
Educational Psychology, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad
Families and Professionals in Special Education, Penn State
Learning and Development, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
Theories of Personality, University of Western Ontario
Middle and High School
Advanced Placement Psychology, Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP), UC Berkeley
Caribbean Cultures, ATDP, UC Berkeley
Choral Styles in History, ATDP, UC Berkeley
English Language, St. Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad
English Literature, St. Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad
European History, St. Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Introductory Psychology, ATDP, UC Berkeley
Introductory Psychology Laboratory, University of Western Ontario
West Indian History, St. Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad

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Publications

Articles (Refereed Journals, Proceedings)
Worrell, F. C. (1997). Academically talented students and resilient at-risk students: Differences on self-reported risk and protective factors. The Journal of At-Risk Issues, 4 (1), 10-18.
Worrell, F. C. (1997). An exploratory factor analysis of Harter?s Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents in academically talented students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 57, 1016-1024. doi:10.1177/0013164497057006010
Worrell, F. C. (1997). Predicting successful or non-successful at-risk status using demographic risk factors. The High School Journal, 81 (1), 46-53.
Gardner, D. L., & Worrell, F. C. (1998). The relationship between parent reports of homework problems and academic achievement. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 18 (1), 37-40.
Samuels, L. K., & Worrell, F. C. (1998). The effect of an after-school program on homework completion behaviors. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 18 (1), 41-45.
Worrell, F. C., Roth, D. A., & Gabelko, N. H. (1998). Age and gender differences in the self-concepts of academically talented students. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 9, 157-162.
Worrell, F. C., Gabelko, N. H., Roth, D. A, & Samuels, L. K. (1999). Parents' reports on homework amount and problems in academically talented elementary students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 43, 86-94. doi:10.1177/001698629904300205
Worrell, F. C., Latto, I. K., & Perlinski, M. A. (1999). The relationship of risk status to self-esteem and perceived life chances. The Journal of At-Risk Issues, 5 (2), 33-38.
Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2000). Diagnostic utility of the number of WISC-III subtests deviating from mean performance among students with learning disabilities. Psychology in the Schools, 37, 303-309. doi:10.1002/1520-6807(20002)37:4<311::AID-PITS1>3.0.CO;2-X
Watson, M. J, Worrell, F. C., & Milrod, R. J. (2000). A comparison of mathematics and language arts grades and attitudes toward school in activity-based and traditional classrooms. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 19 (2), 53-60.
Worrell, F. C. (2000). The reliability and utility of self-concept instruments with at-risk populations. The Journal of At-Risk Issues, 7 (1), 31-41.
Worrell, F. C. (2000). The reliability and validity of the Instructional Climate Inventory-Student Form. Psychology in the Schools, 37, 291-298. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(200005)37:3<291::AID-PITS9>3.0.CO;2-X
Worrell, F. C. (2000). A validity study of scores on the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure based on a sample of academically talented adolescents. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60, 439-447. doi:10.1177/00131640021970646
Kush, J. C., Watkins, M. W., Ward, T. J., Ward, S. B., Canivez, G. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2001). Construct validity of the WISC-III for White and Black students from the WISC-III standardization sample and for Black students referred for psychological evaluation. School Psychology Review, 30, 70-88.
Pedersen, J. A., Worrell, F. C., & French, J. L. (2001). Reliability of The Social Skills Rating System with rural Appalachian children from families with low incomes. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 19, 45-53. doi:10.1177/073428290101900103
Schweigardt, W. J., Worrell, F. C., & Hale, R. L. (2001). Gender differences in the motivation for and selection of courses in a summer program for academically talented students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 45, 283-293. doi:10.1177/001698620104500406
Vandiver, B. J. Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Cokley, K. O., Cross, W. E., Jr., & Worrell, F. C. (2001). Cross' nigrescence model: From theory to scale to theory. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 174-200.
Vandiver, B. J., & Worrell, F. C. (Eds.). (2001). Psychological nigrescence revisited. [Special issue]. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29 (3).
Worrell, F. C., Cross, W. E., Jr., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory: Current status and challenges for the future. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 201-213.
Worrell, F. C., & Hale, R. L. (2001). The relationship of hope in the future and perceived school climate to school completion. School Psychology Quarterly, 16, 370-388. doi:10.1521/scpq.16.4.370.19896
Worrell. F. C., & Kuterbach, L. D. (2001). The use of student ratings of teacher behaviors with academically talented high school students. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 14, 236-247.
Worrell, F. C., Szarko, J. E., & Gabelko, N. H. (2001). Multi-year persistence of nontraditional students in an academic talent development program. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 12, 80-89.
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., & Watkins, M. W. (2001). Construct validity of the Learning Behavior Scale with an independent sample of students. Psychology in the Schools, 38, 207-215. doi:10.1002/pits.1011
Vandiver, B. J., Cross, W. E., Jr., Worrell, F. C., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2002). Validating the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49, 71-85. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.49.1.71
Vandiver, B. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2002). The reliability and validity of scores on the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised with academically talented middle school students. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 13, 108-119.
Worrell, F. C. (2002). Global and domain-specific self-concepts in academically talented Asian American and White adolescents. Gifted Child Quarterly, 46, 90-97.
Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., Runge, T. J., & Hall, T. E. (2002). Pre-reading skills in Trinidad and Tobago students in the first three years of school. Caribbean Curriculum, 9, 1-19.
Worrell, F. C., Gibbons, T. A., Starks, M. T., & Nicosia, M. W. (2003). Self-reported differences on risk and protective factors in rural honor students, at-risk dropouts, and at-risk graduates. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 9 (1), 5-13.
Pierre, P., & Worrell, F. C. (2003). Differences between elementary and secondary school teachers in Trinidad and Tobago on teacher self-efficacy. Caribbean Curriculum, 10, 109-128.
Schaefer, B. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2003). Learning behaviors in a college setting: A psychometric examination of scores on the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI). Journal of Research in Education, 13, 110-119.
Arthur, A. G., FitzGerald, J. L., Kuterbach, J. M., Morgan, R. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2004). Examining the reliability and validity of school climate measures in a sample of Pennsylvania middle school students. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 23 (2), 42-49.
Worrell, F. C., & Bucknavage, L. B. (2004). Participation in extracurricular activities by students attending assisted and prestige schools in Trinidad. Caribbean Curriculum, 11, 129-147.
Worrell, F. C., & Cross, W. E., Jr. (2004). The reliability and validity of Big Five Inventory scores with African American college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 32, 7-31.
Worrell, F. C., & Schaefer, B. A. (2004). Reliability and validity of Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS) scores with academically talented students: A comparative perspective. Gifted Child Quarterly, 48, 287-308. doi:10.1177/001698620404800404
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., Cross, W. E., Jr., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2004). The reliability and validity of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) scores in a sample of African American adults. The Journal of Black Psychology, 30, 489-505. doi:10.1177/0095798404268281
Bucknavage, L. B., & Worrell, F. C. (2005). Academically talented students' participation in extracurricular activities. The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 16, 74-86.
Soto, C. M., Schaefer, B. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2005). Conductas de aprendizaje en el aula: La siguiente generacion de evaluacion en intervencion [Learning behaviors in the classroom: The next generation of intervention assessment]. Psicopedagogia, 22(68), 148-153.
Bryington Fisher, A., Schaefer, B. A., Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F.C., & Hall, T. E. (2006). The factor structure of the Fear Survey Schedule for Children - II in Trinidadian children and adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 740-759. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2005.11.003
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2006). The relationship of time perspective to age, gender, and academic achievement among academically talented adolescents. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29, 271-289.
Worrell, F. C. (2006). Ethnic and gender differences in self-reported achievement and achievement-related attitudes in secondary school students in Trinidad. Caribbean Curriculum, 13, 1-22.
Worrell, F. C., Conyers, L. M., Mpofu, E., & Vandiver, B. J. (2006). Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) scores in a sample of adolescents from Zimbabwe. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 6, 35-59.
Worrell, F. C., & Gardner-Kitt, D. L. (2006). The relationship between racial and ethnic identity in Black adolescents: The Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM). Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 6, 293-315. doi:10.1207/s1532706xid0604_1
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., Schaefer, B. A., Cross, W. E., Jr., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2006). Generalizing nigrescence profiles: A cluster analysis of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) scores in three independent samples. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 519-547. doi:10.1177/0011000005278281
Gardner-Kitt, D. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2007). Measuring nigrescence attitudes in school-aged adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 30, 187-202. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.01.001
Worrell, F. C. (2007). Consultation in the gifted education arena: Old wine in a new skin. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 17, 375-386.
Worrell, F. C. (2007). The relationship of ethnic identity to academic achievement and global self-concept in four groups of academically talented students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 51, 23-38. doi:10.1177/0016986206296655
Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2007). The reliability and validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZPTI) scores in academically talented adolescents. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67, 487-504. doi:10.1177/0013164406296985
Worrell, F. C., Roth, D. A., & Gabelko, N. H. (2007). Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS) scores in academically talented students. Roeper Review, 29, 119-124. doi:10.1080/02783190709554395
Matthews, M. S., Gentry, M., McCoach, D. B., Worrell, F. C., Matthews, D., & Dixon, F. (2008). Evaluating the state of a field: Effect size reporting in gifted education. The Journal of Experimental Education, 77, 55-65. doi:10.3200/JEXE.77.1.55-68
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2008). Gender variation in extracurricular activity participation and perceived life chances in Trinidad and Tobago adolescents [Variación por sexo de la participación en actividades extracurriculares y la percepción de oportunidades de vida en adolescentes de Trinidad y Tobago]. Psykhe, 2, 91-02.
Simmons, C., Worrell, F. C., & Berry, J. M. (2008). Psychometric properties of scores on three Black racial identity scales. Assessment, 15, 259-276. doi:10.1177/1073191108314788
Webster, N. S., & Worrell, F. C. (2008). Academically talented students' attitudes towards service in the community. Gifted Child Quarterly, 52, 170-179. doi:10.1177/0016986208316038
Worrell, F. C. (2008). Nigrescence attitudes in adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood. Journal of Black Psychology, 34, 156-178. doi:10.1177/0095798408315118
Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (2008). Reliability and validity of self-concept scores in secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago. School Psychology International, 29, 466-480. doi:10.1177/0143034308096435
Worrell, F. C., & Watson, S. (2008). A confirmatory factor analysis of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) scores: Testing the expanded nigrescence model. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68, 1041-1058. doi:10.1177/0013164408318771
Hahn, K. R., Schaefer, B. A., Merino Soto, C., & Worrell, F. C. (2009). The factor structure of Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale scores in Peruvian children. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 24, 318-331. doi:10.1177/0829573509349015
Mello, Z. R., Bhadare, D. K., Fearn, E. J., Galaviz, M., Hartmann, E. S., & Worrell, F. C. (2009). The window, the river, and the novel: Examining adolescents' conceptualizations of the past, the present, and the future. Adolescence, 44, 539-556.
Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., & Andretta, J. R. (2009). Variation in how frequently adolescents think about the past, the present, and the future in relation to academic achievement. Research on Child and Adolescent Development [Diskurs Kindheits und Jugendforschung], 2, 173-183.
Vandiver, B. J., Worrell, F. C., & Delgado-Romero, E. A. (2009). A psychometric examination of Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) scores. Assessment, 16, 337-351. doi:10.1177/1073191109341958
Woodland, M. H., Martin, J. F., Hill, R. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2009). The most blessed room in the city: The influence of a youth development program on three young Black males. Journal of Negro Education, 78, 233-245.
Worrell, F. C. (2009). Myth 4: A single test score or indicator tells us all we need to know about giftedness. Gifted Child Quarterly, 53, 242-244. doi:10.1177/0016986209346828
Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2009). Convergent and discriminant validity of time attitude scores on the Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory. Research on Child and Adolescent Development [Diskurs Kindheits und Jugendforschung], 2, 185-196.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Vandiver, B. J., Worrell, F. C., & Cross, W. E., Jr. (2010). (Re) Examining racial identity differences across socioeconomic status, community of origin, and gender among African American college students. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Practice, 10, 164-180. doi:10.1080/15283488.2010.495907
Hull, D. M., Beaujean, A. A., Worrell, F. C., & Verdisco, A. E. (2010). An item-level examination of the factorial validity of the NEO-Five Factor Inventory scores. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 1021-1041. doi:10.1177/0013164410378091
Kover, D. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2010). The influence of instrumentality beliefs on intrinsic motivation: A study of high achieving adolescents. Journal of Advanced Academics, 21, 470-498.
Eby, M., Chin, J. L, Rollock, D., Schwartz, J. S., & Worrell, F. C. (2011). Professional psychology training in an era of a thousand flowers: Dilemmas and challenges for the future. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 5, 57-68. doi:10.1037/a0023462
Mallett, R. K., Mello, Z. R., Wagner, D. E., Worrell, F. C., Nelson Burrow, R., & Andretta, J. R. (2011). Do I belong? It depends on when you ask. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 432-436. doi:10.1037/a0025455
Meyer, E. L., Schaefer, B. A., Merino Soto, C., Simmons, C., Anguiano, R., Brett, J., Holman, A., Martin, J. F., Hata, H. K., Roberts, K. J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2011). Factor structure of Child Behavior Scale scores in Peruvian preschoolers. Psychology in the Schools, 48, 931-942. doi:10.1002/pits.20596
Subotnik, R. F., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., & Worrell, F. C. (2011). Rethinking giftedness and gifted education: A proposed direction forward based on psychological science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 12, 3-54. doi:10.1177/1529100611418056
Worrell, F. C., & Erwin, J. O. (2011). Best practices in identifying students for gifted and talented education (GATE) programs. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 27, 319-340. doi:10.1080/15377903.2011.615817
Worrell, F. C., Mendoza-Denton, R., Telesford, J. Simmons, C., & Martin, J. F. (2011). Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) scores: Stability and relationships with psychological adjustment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 93, 637-648. doi:10.1080/00223891.2011.608762
Worrell, F. C., & Noguera, P. A. (2011). Educational attainment of Black males: Views of male secondary school students in Trinidad. The Caribbean Journal of Teacher Education and Pedagogy, 2, 7-23,
Young, A., Worrell, F. C., & Gabelko, N. H. (2011). Predictors of success in accelerated and enrichment summer mathematics courses for academically talented students. Journal of Advanced Academics, 22, 558-577. doi:10.1177/1932202X11413886
Erwin, J. O., & Worrell, F. C. (2012). Assessment practices and the underrepresentation of minority students in gifted and talented education. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30, 74-87. doi:10.1177/0734282911428197
George, S. M., McDermott, P. A., Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F. C., & Hall, T. E. (2012). The assessment of youth psychopathology in Trinidad and Tobago: A cross-cultural construct validity study of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 12, 159-178.
Mello, Z. R., Mallett, R. K., Andretta, J. R., & Worrell, F. C. (in press). Stereotype threat and school belonging in adolescents from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Journal of At-Risk Issues.
Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., & Buhl, M. (in press). Introducing English and German versions of the Adolescent Time Attitude Scale (ATAS). Assessment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1073191110396202

Book Chapters
Worrell, F. C. (2003). Why are there so few African Americans in gifted programs? In C. C Yeakey & R. D. Henderson (Eds.), Surmounting the odds: Education, opportunity, and society in the new millennium (pp. 423-454). Greenwich, CT: Information Age, Inc.
Worrell, F. C. (2005). Cultural variation within American families of African descent. In C. Frisby & C. Reynolds (Eds.), The comprehensive handbook of multicultural school psychology (pp. 137-172). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Worrell, F. C. (2006). Children and youth in poverty in Trinidad and Tobago: Lack of commitment in the midst of plenty. In C. C. Yeakey (Series Ed.) & C. C. Yeakey, J. W. Richardson, & J. B. Buck ( Vol. Eds.), Advances in education in diverse communities: Research, policy and praxis: Vol. 4. 'Suffer the little children': National and international dimensions of child poverty and public policy (pp. 145-175). San Diego, CA: Elsevier, Inc.
Worrell. F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (2006). Primary school teachers in Trinidad and Tobago: Demographic patterns, educational qualifications, and self-efficacy. In Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East: Crosscurrents and crosscutting themes (pp. 129-146). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Worrell, F. C. (2009). Psychological health in school-aged populations. In H. A. Neville, B. M. Tynes, & S. O. Utsey (Eds.), Handbook of African American psychology (pp. 351-362). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Worrell, F. C. (2009). What does gifted mean? Personal and social identity perspectives on giftedness in adolescence. In F. D. Horowitz, R. F. Subotnik, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.), The development of giftedness and talent across the lifespan (pp. 131-152). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Worrell, F. C. (2009). Providing gifted and talented education to underrepresented minority youth: One legacy of Joyce VanTassel-Baska. In B. MacFarlane & T. Stambaugh (Eds.), Leading change in gifted education: The festschrift of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska (pp. 149-160). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
Worrell, F. C. (2010). Psychosocial stressors in the development of gifted learners with atypical profiles. In J. VanTassel-Baska (Ed.), Patterns and profiles of low-income learners (pp. 33-58). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
Worrell, F. C., Casad, B. J., Daniel, D. B., McDaniel, M., Messer, W. S., Miller, H. L., Jr., Prohaska, V., & Zlokovich, M. S. (2010). Promising principles for translating psychological science into teaching and learning. In D. F. Halpern (Ed.), Undergraduate education in psychology: A blueprint for the future of the discipline (pp. 129-144). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Worrell, F. C. (2011). From graduate student to full professor: Navigating the waters of two research one institutions. In S. Jackson & R. G. Johnson, III (Eds.), The Black professorat: Negotiating a habitable space in the academy (pp. 166-184). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Worrell, F. C., & Young, A. E. (2011). Gifted children in urban settings. In T. L. Cross & J. R. Cross (Eds.), Handbook for school counselors serving gifted students (pp. 137-151). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
Worrell, F. C. (in press). Forty years of Cross' nigrescence theory: From stages to profiles, from African Americans to all Americans. In J. Sullivan (Ed.), African American racial identity: An interdisciplinary exploration of the racial and cultural dimensions of the Black experience. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Worrell, F. C. (in press). Gifted African Americans. In C. M. Callahan & H. Hertberg-Davis (Eds.), Fundamentals of gifted education.
Worrell, F. C. (in press). Identifying gifted learners: Nonverbal assessment. In C. M. Callahan & H. Hertberg-Davis (Eds.), Fundamentals of gifted education.
Worrell, F. C. (in press). Mindsets and giftedness: Assumptions and implications. In R. F. Subotnik, A. Robinson, C. M. Callahan, & P. Johnson (Eds.) Malleable minds: Translating insights from psychology and neuroscience to gifted education. Storrs, CT: National Center for Research on Giftedness and Talent.

Monographs/Technical & Research Reports
Vandiver, B. J., Cross, W. E., Jr., Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Worrell, F. C., Swim, J. K., & Caldwell, L. D. (2000). The Cross Racial Identity Scale. State College, PA: Authors.
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., & Cross, W. E., Jr. (2000). The Cross Racial Identity Scale: Technical manual. State College, PA: Authors.
Hall, T. E., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell. F. C. (2002). Reading assessments for elementary schools. State College, PA: CEDAR School Psychology Clinic, The Pennsylvania State University.
Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F. C., & Hall, T. E. (2002). Secondary assessment tools. State College, PA: CEDAR School Psychology Clinic, The Pennsylvania State University.
Worrell. F. C., Hall, T. E., & Watkins, M. W. (2002). Behavioural rating scales for elementary schools: Interim manual. State College, PA: CEDAR School Psychology Clinic, The Pennsylvania State University.
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., & Cross, W. E., Jr. (2004). The Cross Racial Identity Scale: Technical manual - 2nd. edition. Berkeley, CA: Author.
Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (2006). Behavioural rating scales for elementary schools. Berkeley, CA: Authors. Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2007). The Adolescent Time Inventory. Berkeley, CA: Authors.
Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., & Buhl, M. (2008). The Adolescent Time Inventory - German. Frankfurt, Germany: Authors.

Other Papers/Reports/Op-Eds/Computer Programs
Noguera, P. A., & Worrell, F. C. (1998). The crisis of the Black male in the English-speaking Caribbean. Caribbean Perspectives, 25-31.
Waithe, D., & Worrell, F. C. (2003). The development of the steel band in Trinidad and Tobago. Juniata Voices, 41-47.
Worrell, F. C. (2003). (Ed.). Boys to men: The challenges of engaging boys academically and emotionally in the primary and secondary school system. 2nd Annual Summer Institute, August 6 - 8, 2002, Edited proceedings. Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2003). What do we know about our male students and how can we use data for decision making and intervening with school problems? In F. C. Worrell (Ed.), Boys to men: The challenges of engaging boys academically and emotionally in the primary and secondary school system. 2nd Annual Summer Institute, August 6 - 8, 2002, Edited proceedings (pp. 23-33). Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2004). Getting past the masks that students wear: Learning to work with everyone in the classroom. In F. C. Worrell (Ed.), No excuses! - Every child can learn - Teacher teach me how I learn best! 3rd Annual Summer Institute, August 20 - 22, 2003, Final report (pp. 1-6). Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2004). (Ed.). No excuses! - Every child can learn - Teacher teach me how I learn best! 3rd Annual Summer Institute, August 20 - 22, 2003, Final report. Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2005). Leadership for at-risk students. In F. C. Worrell & D. J. Kover, (Eds.), "Take me to your leader!" 4th Annual Summer Institute, August 18 - 20, 2004, Proceedings and report (pp. 21-34). Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C., & Kover, D. J. (2005). (Eds.). "Take me to you leader!" 4th Annual Summer Institute, August 18 - 20, 2004, Proceedings and report. Port of Spain, Trinidad: The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, Fall). A study in contrasts: Nadine Lambert remembered. The School Psychologist, 60, 158-159.
Worrell, F. C. (2007). Gifted education: Traditional and emerging approaches. In A. Burstyn (Ed.), The Praeger handbook of special education (pp. 122-125). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Worrell, F. C. (2007). Identifying and including low-income learners in programs for the gifted and talented: Multiple complexities. In J. VanTassel-Baska & T. Stambaugh (Eds.), Overlooked gems: A national perspective on low-income promising learners. Conference proceedings from the National Leadership Conference on Low-Income Learners (pp. 47-51). Washington, DC: National Association for Gifted Children and the Center for Gifted Education, College of William and Mary.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, Spring). Talented students and resilient at-risk students: Similarities and differences [Electronic version]. Gifted Children, 1(2), 2-5.
Worrell, F. C. (2008). African Americans. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology (pp. 15-21). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Worrell, F. C. (2008). Cross, William E., Jr. In F. T. L. Leong (Series Ed.) & M. G. Constantine & R. L. Worthington (Vol. Eds.), Encyclopedia of counseling. Volume 3: Cross-cultural counseling (pp. 1078-1080). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Strein, W., & Worrell, F. C. (2010). Issues in accreditation, certification, and licensure. Trainers Forum, 29(2), 11-15.
Worrell, F. C. (2011). Promising practices in serving academically talented youth in urban settings. Gifted Child Today, 34(1), 44-49.

Book Reviews, Comments, etc.
Duncan B. & Worrell, F. C. (1990, June). SUPER consultation project serves at-risk students. SUPER News, 6 (6), The Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Worrell, F. C. (1993, Fall). Are we doing enough for at-risk students? Educator, 7 (2), 7-13, The Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Schaefer, B. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2000). [Review of the book The clinical use and interpretation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® - Third Edition]. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 18, 49-52.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, January-February). Diversity: Much more than ethnicity or race. Mosaic 1 (3), Multicultural Student Services, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, Fall). Minority perspectives in psychology: The disconnect between science and practice. The General Psychologist, 41(2), 13-14.
Worrell, F. C. (2007). The center cannot hold: School psychology across the globe. [Review of the book The handbook of international school psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES-Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 52 (No. 16).
Worrell, F. C. (2007, Winter). Beyond Division 16: Inside APA. The School Psychologist, 61, 4-6.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, Spring). Is it the worst of times or the best of times? The School Psychologist, 61, 32-33.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, Summer). Looking inward. The School Psychologist, 61, 64-66.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, Fall). Professional psychology, school psychology, and psychological science: Distinctiveness, deindividuation, or separation? The School Psychologist, 61, 96-101.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Road to college Q & A. Oakland Tribune [online].
Worrell, F. C., & White, L. H. (2009). Bringing evidence to bear on gifted education. [Review of the book Critical issues and practices in gifted education: What the research says]. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 3, 259-261.

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Presentations

Invited
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Worrell, F. C. (1994, May). Beyond subject matter: The other curriculum. Invited Address at the 131st Commencement of the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Worrell, F. C. (1998, February). Professional and racial issues confronting Black psychologists in research and practice. Presentation to the Black Graduate Students in Mental Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Worrell, F. C. (1999, March). Intelligence testing: Where have we been and where are we going? Invited address given at the Annual State Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Pupil Services Administrators, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Worrell, F. C. (2001, March). Constructivism: The problem of teacher-student interface. Invited address to the faculty of the 2001 PA Governor's Institute for Arts Educators. The Penn Stater Conference Center, University Park, PA.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, March). The role of a music festival in a society. Invited address given at the annual general meeting of the Patrons of Queen's Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, August). Collecting data for decision making about and intervening with school problems. In Boys to men: The challenges of engaging boys academically and emotionally in the primary and secondary school system. Keynote address at the 2nd Annual Summer Institute School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2003, March). What is the greatest challenge for educators and parents or the gifted, and what can be done to improve gifted education? Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the California Association for the Gifted, Santa Clara, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2003, August). Getting past the masks that students wear: Strategies for working with all the students in the classroom. Keynote address at the 3rd Annual Summer Institute School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2004, August). Leadership for at-risk students. Keynote address at the 4th Annual Summer Institute School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2005, April). Personal identity, social identity, and academic achievement. What do we know? What should we do? Invited Address given to the UC Berkeley chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Berkeley, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2005, December). What does gifted mean? Personal and social identity perspectives on giftedness in adolescence. Paper presented at the conference, entitled "Incorporating Conceptions of Giftedness into Theories and Research on Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development," New York.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, February). Belonging and rejection in the lives of Black immigrants. In O. Espin (Chair), Immigrant lesbian and gay psychologists: Personal and professional perspectives. Presentation at the APA Expert Summit on Immigration (Global realities: Intersections and transitions), San Antonio, Texas.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, August). The assessment-instruction cycle: A necessary orientation for teachers in the primary grades. Keynote address at the annual education conference of the Northeastern Education District of the Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). Increasing economic and ethnic diversity in gifted and talented programs: The role of the school superintendent. Keynote address in The role of visionary leadership in gifted education: The superintendents' forum. Forum for North Carolina Superintendents at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). The complexities of identifying low-income learners for gifted and talented programs. Invited address at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). Effective academic communities: The role of a positive school climate. Keynote address at the annual institute of the School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). Measuring racial identity attitudes: Developing the Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS). Paper presented at the 4th annual Quantitative Training for Underrepresented Groups Student Conference sponsored by the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Berkeley, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). Theories school psychologists should know: Social identities and academic achievement. Division 16 presidential address at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, October). Giftedness and underachievement. Presentation at the Gifted Learning Conference for Educators and Parents of High-Ability Children. The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, November). Myths and realities about giftedness and gifted education. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Minneapolis, MN.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, February). Social identities and academic resilience: What do we know? Invited address at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., & Buhl, M. (2008, May). The Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory: Development and preliminary validity evidence for the English and German scores. Invited address at German Institute for International Educational Research, Frankfurt, Germany.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, May). Social identities and academic talent development: Implications for gifted education. Invited address at the Wallace National Symposium on Talent Development, Iowa City, Iowa.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, August). Evaluating and intervening with at-risk youth in schools. Keynote address at the annual institute of the School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, September). Making valid inferences with minority populations in forensic settings: The case for nigrescence theory. Invited address given at the Child Guidance Clinic of the Superior Court of Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, November). Black racial identity: From theory to measurement and, perhaps, to application. Colloquium presented at the Institute for Personality and Social Psychology Research, University of California, Berkeley.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, February). Beyond the old three R's: Identifying and motivating gifted and talented students. Presentation to Title I and Transfer Students GATE parent group in Palo Alto Unified School District.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, February). Black racial identity: Theory, measurement, and clinical applications. Colloquium presented at the Center for Social Disparities in Health, University of California, San Francisco.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, March). Racism. In Inhibitors to giftedness (Moderated by Virginia McLaughlin). Symposium presented at Leading change in gifted education: The festschrift of Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska. The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Worrell, F, C. (2009, June). Increasing diversity in programs for gifted and talented youth: Identification matters. Keynote address at the Louisiana L'Agniappe Summer Institute for Teachers, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). What role does culture play in talent development? In L. J. Lanzerotti (Moderator), Identifying and nurturing under-developed STEM talent. Presentation at the Expert Panel Discussion on Preparing the Next Generation of STEM innovators. National Science Board of the National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Worrell, F. C. (2009, October). Giftedness as a single IQ score: Confronting the myth. Presentation at the Gifted Learning Conference for Educators and Parents of High-Ability Children. The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, October). Motivation and underachievement in talented students: Two sides of the same coin. Presentation at the Gifted Learning Conference for Educators and Parents of High-Ability Children. The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, February). Assessing Black racial identity: The interplay of theory and empirical research. Invited presentation to the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, February). Between the candle and the flame: School psychology's ongoing struggle for a voice within American professional psychology. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs, Orlando, FL.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, February). Debate five: Credentialing of the Masters degrees and the outpost of school psychology. In Thoughts on the future of professional psychology training. Presentation at the 2010 meeting of the Joint Councils in Professional Psychology, Orlando, FL.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, February). Giftedness as a single IQ score: The myths and realities of gifted children. Invited address at the 25th International Conference on Learning and the Brain (Smarter Brains: Using Brain Research to Increase Student IQ and Achievement), San Francisco, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). Centripetal and centrifugal forces in psychology: Maintaining a disciplinary balance. Invited address to the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). Giftedness: Endowment, context, timing, or performance? Does it matter? American Psychological Foundation?s Esther Katz Rosen Lecture on Gifted Children and Adolescents presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). Using theory and factor analyses in scale development: Three examples. Paper presented at the 7th annual Quantitative Training for Underrepresented Groups Student Conference sponsored by the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (October, 2010). Things school psychologists should know: The political, the pragmatic, and the theoretical. Keynote address at the joint conference of the Oregon-Washington Bi-State School Psychology Conference, Vancouver, WA.
Worrell, F. C., & Erwin, J. (2010, October). Teaching adolescents: Theoretical considerations. Presentation at the Improving Evaluation and Financial Metrics in Youth Financial Education convention, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, November). Another look at the relationship between culture and academic achievement. Presentation at Georgia State University?s College of Education Research Wednesday Forum, Atlanta, GA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, November). Forty years of nigrescence theory. Where have we been? Where are we going? Presentation to the School Psychology Program at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, November). Invited panelist. Unanswered questions in gifted education: A panel discussion with senior scholars. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Atlanta, GA.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, April). Panel discussion on publishing and funding strategies. AERA Career Development Workshop at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, August). Cultivating academic talent: Lessons from gifted and at-risk students. In S. M. Quintana (Chair), Educational disparities: Old challenges, new solutions. Presidential symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, September). Poverty: A critical barrier to outstanding performance. Presentation at the 2nd annual Aspen Brain Forum, Cognitive neuroscience of learning: Implications for education, cosponsored with The New York Academy of Sciences, Aspen, CO.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, October). The intractable achievement gap: Is there a way forward? Presentation at the School of Teaching, Learning, and Development, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Worrell, F C. (2011, November). In support of duality: Multiple identities in educational and psychological functioning. Presentation at Te Puna Wananga, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, December). Revisiting the relationship between culture and academic achievement. Presentation to the School Psychology Program, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.

Papers
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Worrell, F. C. (1996, December). Special education in Trinidad and Tobago. In F. C. Worrell & T. E. Hall (Co-Chairs), Informal Comparisons of Special Education: The US, Asia, the Caribbean & the Middle East. Symposium conducted at the Northeast Regional Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Gabelko, N. H., Roth, D. A., & Worrell, F. C. (1997, March). Age and gender differences in global, academic, social, and athletic self-concepts in academically talented students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Schweigardt, W. J., Worrell, F. C., & Hale. R. L. (1999, April). Gender differences in motivation for and selection of courses in a summer enrichment program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Watson, M. J, Worrell, F. C., & Milrod, R. J. (1999, August). A comparison of mathematics and language arts grades and attitudes toward school in activity-based and traditional classrooms. Poster session presented at the 107th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Samuels, L. K., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2000, March). An investigation of parent-reported homework behaviors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.
Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2000, March). National standardization of the Learning Behaviors Scale in Trinidad and Tobago. In P. A. McDermott (Chair), The study of students' differential learning patterns. Symposium conducted at the 71st annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
Roth, D. A., Gabelko, N. H., Asher, H., & Worrell, F. C. (2000, April). Self-understanding and academic achievement: The Damon and Hart model with high achieving urban school students. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Worrell, F. C. (2000, April). Global and domain-specific self-concepts in academically talented Asian American and White adolescents. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
Worrell, F. C. (2000, August). Challenges in the development of the Cross Racial Identity Scale and future goals. In B. J. Vandiver (Chair), The development of the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Symposium conducted at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Murphy, C. P., & Worrell, F. C. (2001, April). Motivation, goal orientation, and acceptability of cheating in gifted students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.
Worrell, F. C., & Cross, W. E. Jr. (2001, August). Psychometric properties of Big Five Inventory scores with African Americans. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Worrell, F. C., & Schaefer, B. A. (2001, August). Psychometric properties of Learning Behavior Scale scores with talented students. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Roth, D. A., Worrell, F. C., & Gabelko, N. H. (2002, April). Elementary Reading Attitude Survey scores in academically talented students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2002, June). Reliability and validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory Scores in academically talented adolescents. Paper presented at the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu.
Worrell, F. C., & Schaefer, B. A. (2002, August). Psychometric properties of Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) scores. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, November). Panelist. In P. Olszewski-Kubilius & T. L. Cross (Co-Chairs), What price equity? Programming for gifted minority students. Panel Discussion at the 49th Annual Convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Denver, CO.
Worrell, F. C. (2003, April). Ethnic and gender differences in self-reported achievement and achievement related attitudes in Trinidadian secondary school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Worrell, F. C., & Cammack, A. S. (2003, June). The reliability and validity of scores on the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised with adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago. Paper presented at the 2003 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu.
Schaefer, B. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2003, October). Profiles in racial identity: Empirically derived CRIS clusters. In B. J. Vandiver (Chair), The Cross Racial Identity Scale: Examining multiple lines of evidence. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Diversity Challenge, Boston, MA.
Worrell, F. C. (2003, October). The structure of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) scores in an adult sample. In B. J. Vandiver (Chair), The Cross Racial Identity Scale: Examining multiple lines of evidence. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Diversity Challenge, Boston, MA.
Worrell, F. C., & Schaefer, B. A. (2003, October). Using the Learning Behaviors Scale in gifted assessments. Paper presented at the 34th Pennsylvania School Psychologists' Conference. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Hall, T. E., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2004, January). Promoting educational success in Trinidad and Tobago. Poster presented at the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Bucknavage, L. B., & Worrell, F. C. (2004, April). Academically talented students' participation in extracurricular activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
Worrell, F. C., & Bucknavage, L. B. (2004, April). Participation in extracurricular activities by students attending prestige schools in Trinidad. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
Worrell, F. C. (2004, July). Representing Division 16 (School Psychology) In R. Subnotnik (Chair), Perspectives on giftedness: Voices from the divisions. Esther Katz Rosen Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.
Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F. C., & Hall. T. E. (2004, July). Depression amongst adolescents in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Exeter, England.
Worrell, F. C., Kover, D., Roberts, K. J., Scott, A., & Steinberg, S. B. (2004, July). Amount and importance of sleep in academically talented adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.
Worrell, F. C. (2004, August). Training issues in the context of multicultural school psychology. In C. Frisby (Chair), Training and research in multicultural school psychology: 21st century challenges. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu.
Worrell, F. C. (2004, September). Children and youth in poverty in Trinidad and Tobago. In C. C. Yeakey & J. W. Richardson (Chairs), Suffer the little children: National and international dimensions of child poverty and policy. Symposium at the 2004 Patterson Research Conference: Still not equal: Expanding opportunity in global societies, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2004, October). Knowledge generation in academic talent development programs. Paper presented at the 2004 Roeper Review Conference (Encountering Giftedness with Imagination, Empathy, and Vision), Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Worrell, F. C. (2005, April). Ethnic identity, global self-concept, and academic achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Worrell, F. C., & Gabelko, N. H. (2005, April). Differences in self-reported performance of GATE-identified and non-identified students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Corigliano, K. M., Steinberg, S. B., Arthur, A. J., Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (2005, August). Exploratory factor analysis of the DBDRS in a Caribbean sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Gardner-Kitt, D. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2005, August). Racial identity, ethnic identity, and academic achievement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Roberts, K. J., Hata, H. K., Kover, D. J., Scott, A. L., & Worrell, F. C. (2005, August). Validity of Big Five Inventory scores in Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2005, August). Attitudes toward cheating and perfectionism in academically talented students. In J. Gorgia (Chair), Unwanted gifts: Roadblocks to success in developing academic/artistic giftedness. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C., & Gardner-Kitt, D. L. (2005, August). The relationship between racial identity and ethnic identity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
MacEachron, D., Zibulsky, J., Middlebrook, K., & Worrell, F. C. (2005, November). Personality among academically talented adolescents. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Louisville, KY.
Worrell, F. C. (2005, November). Racial identity, ethnic identity, and academic achievement. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Louisville, KY.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, February). Collective identities and academic achievement. Paper presented at the annual convention of the California Association of School Psychologists, Monterey, CA.
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2006, March). Developmental trajectories of occupational expectations from adolescence to adulthood by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. In Z. R. Mello (Chair), International perspectives on occupational future orientations from adolescence to adulthood in familial and social contexts. Symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, April). Effect size reporting in Roeper Review. In M. Matthews (Chair) Size does matter: To what extent and in what manner do researchers in gifted education report effect sizes? Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Worrell, F. C., & Webster, N. S. (2006, April). Academically talented students' attitudes toward service learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2006, May). Variation in time perspective scores by age, gender, and academic achievement among adolescents in the U.S.A. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of European Adolescent Research Association, Antalya, Turkey.
Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2006, May). Self-concept scores in Trinidadian adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of European Adolescent Research Association, Antalya, Turkey.
Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2006, July). The Measure of Perceived Life Chances: Establishing construct validity. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.
Simmons, C., Worrell, F. C., & Berry, J. M. (2006, August). Psychometric properties of scores on three Black racial identity scales. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, August). Analysis of giftedness in older adult and adolescent development. In R. F. Subotnik (Chair), Development of giftedness and talent-A life span perspective. Symposium at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, August). Minority perspectives in psychology: The disconnect between science and practice. In P. Salovey (Chair), Transforming APA-A time for revolution. Symposium at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). Giftedness in adolescence: The role of personal and social identities in diverse populations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). Type and frequency of effect sizes reported in Roeper Review from 1996 to 2005. In M. Matthews (Chair) Size does matter: To what extent and in what manner do researchers in gifted education report effect sizes? Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mello, Z. R., Roberts, K. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2007, March). The relationship between African American adolescent males educational expectations and educational attainment twelve years later. In D. Wood (Chair), Future orientation and the gender gap in African American achievement. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Boston.
Worrell, F. C. (2007, May). Improving educational practices in Trinidad and Tobago: Consultation in action. In Extending opportunity to the less fortunate through formal education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Caribbean Studies Association, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Mello, Z. R., Andretta, J., Bhadare, D., Fearn, E. J., Galaviz, M., Hartmann, L., Young A., & Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). Adolescent time perspective: Temporal dimensions and implications for psychological development. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Simmons, C. S., Merino Soto, Cesar, Worrell, F. C., Anguiano, R., Brett, J., Holman, A., Marin, J. F., Hata, H. K., Roberts, K. J., & Mello, Z. R. (2007, August). Validity of Child Behavior Scale scores in a Peruvian sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Watson, S., & Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). Structural validity evidence for Cross Racial Identity Scale scores. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Woodland, M., & Worrell, F. C. (2007, August). What's the structure of ethnic identity items on the MEIM? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
Buhl, M., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2008, March). Examining validity and reliability evidence for Adolescent Time Perspective Measure (APTM) scores in a German sample. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago.
Roberts, K. J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2008, March). Predicting Hispanic adolescents' high school dropout status with educational expectations. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago.
Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., & Bhadare, D. (2008, May). Using circle figures indicating the past, the present, and the future to predict academic achievement in adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Turin, Italy.
Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., Mallet, R. K., & Andretta, J. R. (2008, May). Using stereotype threat and ethnic identity to predict academic achievement in diverse adolescents in the U.S. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Turin, Italy.
Mello, Z. R., Mallet, R. K., Worrell, F. C., & Andretta, J. R. (2008, July). Testing stereotype threat in a diverse U.S. adolescent population. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Würzburg, Germany.
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2008, July). Racial/ethnic and gender variation in adolescents' perceptions of barriers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., & Buhl, M. (2008, July). Examining the English and German versions of the Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Würzburg, Germany.
Worrell. F. C. (2009, February). Internalizing school Psychology: Imperialism or partnership? In G. Stoner (Chair), Internationalizing School Psychology. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Trainers of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2009, April). Variation in how frequently adolescents think about the past, the present, and the future in relation to academic achievement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.
Andretta, J. R., Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., Baik, S. H., Coté, J. S., Dixson, D. D., & Ramarajan, D. (2009, May). How do adolescents' attitudes toward the past, the present, and the future predict academic achievement? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Hull, D. M., Beaujean, A., Worrell, F. C., & Verdisco, A. E. (2009, May). Examining the NEO-Five Factor Inventory in Jamaican young adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Mello, Z. R., Ramarajan, D., Coté, J. S., Andretta, J. R., Baik, S. H., Dixson, D. D., & Worrell, F. C. (2009, May). African American and Latino adolescents' perceptions of barriers and academic outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Andretta, J. R., Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., Baik, S. H., Coté, J. S., Dixson, D. D., & Ramarajan, D. (2009, August). Gender and racial/ethnic differences in adolescents' attitudes toward the past, the present, and the future. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Ling, S., & Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). The relationship between self-efficacy and academic achievement in a Singapore sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Simmons, C. & Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Why reliability and validity matter in studying cultural identities. In F. C. Worrell (Chair), Opening up quantitative psychology: Encouraging diversity in focus, participation, and application. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Access for all examinee populations. In W. Camara (Chair), Revising the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). (Chair). Opening up quantitative psychology: Encouraging diversity in focus, participation, and application. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Translating psychological science into teaching and learning. In M. E. Kite (Chair), Advancing the teaching of psychology: Blueprint for the future. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C., & White, L. H. (2009, August). Ethnic identity and academic orientation: A complicated relationship. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, October). Giftedness as a single IQ score: Confronting the myth. Presentation at the Gifted Learning Conference for Educators and Parents of High-Ability Children. The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, October). Motivation and underachievement in talented students: Two sides of the same coin. Presentation at the Gifted Learning Conference for Educators and Parents of High-Ability Children. The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA.
Mello, Z. R., Roberts, K. J., Worrell, F. C., & Monaghan, P. L. (2010, March). African American developmental trajectories of educational expectations: Connecting adolescent expectations to adult attainment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, Philadelphia, PA.
Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, March). Validity of adolescents' scores on a measure of time orientation and time relation. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, Philadelphia, PA.
Erwin, J., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, May). Examining a new self-efficacy scale for gifted and talented students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
Grim, S. M., McDermott, P. A., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, May). The assessment of youth psychopathology in Trinidad and Tobago: A cross-cultural construct validity study of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Caribbean Studies Association, Speightstown, Barbados.
Hull, D. M., Worrell, F. C., Beaujean, A. A., Sheng, Y. S., & Verdisco, A. E. (May, 2010). Psychometric properties of the Shipley Block Patterns Subtest in Jamaican young adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, May). Assuring accessibility for specific groups: Uses and consequences of test results. In S. Lane (Chair), Revising the Joint Standards: Fair and accessible assessments for all individuals. Invited session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
Worrell, F. C., Pearson. P. D., & Weinstein, R. S. (2010, May). Engaged scholarship: Case study of a university partnership with an urban secondary charter school. In E. E. Garcia (Chair), Choice of service: Research-focused universities and their affiliated charter schools. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
Moore, J., White, L. H., Bennett, A., Woodland, M. H., Barnes, M., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, June). The MACI and African American males: What are we really measuring? Poster presented at the first annual meeting of American Psychological Association's Division 45, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Anton-Stang, H., Mello, Z. R., Monaghan, P., Gutíerrez, C. M., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, July). Using circle figures indicating the past, the present, and the future to predict risky behavior in adolescents from the United States. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Buhl, M., Höhler, J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, July). Time perspective during adolescence: Measure, profiles, and correlations with personality and school experiences. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Mello, Z. R., Anton-Stang, H., Monaghan, P., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, July). An investigation of the relationship between time frequency and time attitudes in American adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Mello, Z. R., Anton-Stang, H., Monaghan, P., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, July). Time meaning and academic achievement in American adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, July). Predictors of academic achievement in urban African American high school students. In C. Hudley (Chair), Motivation and achievement: Challenges and opportunities for American ethnic minority students. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
Andretta, J. R., Baik, S., Coté, J. S., Dixson, D. D., Ramarajan, D., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). Themes in adolescents' descriptions of the past, the present, and the future. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). Prevention in school psychology practice. In J. P. Schwartz & S. M. Hage (Co-Chairs), Integration of a prevention perspective into psychology training programs. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, August). (Chair). Update on the revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, November). Perceived barriers and academic achievement in academically talented adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Atlanta, GA.
Erwin, J., & Worrell, F. C. (2011, February). Ethnic differences in self-efficacy of gifted students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, February). Are cultural identities developmental? Perspectives on racial and ethnic identity. Paper presented at the Institute for Human Development, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Gutíerrez, C. M., Mello, Z. R., Anton-Stang, H. M., & Worrell, F. C. (2011, March). Latino adolescents? attitudes toward the past, the present, and the future in relation to academic achievement. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Research on Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, April). How we think and what we think affects how we learn. In A. Robinson (Chair), Translating insights from psychology and neuroscience to gifted education. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Dixson, D. D., & Worrell, F. C. (2011, May). The relationship of ethnic identity to academic achievement and expectations for the future in African American high school students. Poster presented at the second annual Berkeley Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Berkeley, CA.
Worrell, F. C., & Vandiver, B. J. (2011, May). Intense Black involvement: Expanding the operationalization of the expanded nigrescence model (NT-E). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Hull, D. M., Beaujean, A. A., Worrell, F. C., & Verdisco, A. E. (2011, July). Personality in Jamaican youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, London, United Kingdom.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, July). Students? attitudes toward students in their own and other learning communities in the same urban high school. In C. Hudley (Chair), Intergroup relationships and student adjustment. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Vellore, India.
Andretta, J. R., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2011, August). An examination of risk behavior and educational outcomes across adolescent time attitude profiles. Poster presented at the annual meeting of American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Barry C. Y., Vandiver, B. J., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2011, August). Effects of time perspective and ethnic identity on Asian and Caucasian American students? academic achievement at the secondary level. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, August). Comments on Operations chapters. In F. C. Worrell (Chair), Revising the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing: Summary of comments on the initial draft. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Worrell, F. C. (2011, August). On navigating academia as a minority faculty member. In D. R. Kille & R. Becker (Chairs), A cultural mosaic in psychological science--Examining diversity in psychological research within organizations. Student Science Council symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Workshops

SELECTED
Worrell, F. C. (1989, March). Dropout prevention ideas. Workshop presented to Tuba City Unified School District middle and high school teachers, Navajo Reservation, Tuba City, Arizona.
Worrell, F. C. (1993, March). Identifying and working with the gifted child: What a parent should and should not do. Workshop presented to GATE parents in Vallejo School District, Vallejo, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (1994, March). Coping with violence in school. Workshop presented at the Tenth Annual Southeast Asia Education Faire, Sacramento, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (1994, May). Patterns of risk and resiliency in academically-talented adolescents and at-risk adolescents. Presentation at the Academic Talent Development Program Annual Staff Inservice Day, Berkeley, CA.
Worrell, F. C. (1995, April). Developing and maintaining an academic resume. Workshop for graduate students in the Department of Educational and School Psychology and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Worrell, F. C. (1995, November). Writing the dissertation. Workshop presented at the annual Committee on Institutional Cooperation Pre-doctoral Fellowship Conference, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Hall, T. E. Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (1998, May). Effective psychoeducational practices: Academic reading assessment. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F. C., & Hall, T. E. (1998, May). Effective psychoeducational practices: Basic management principles. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (1998, May). Effective psychoeducational practices: An introduction to consultation. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Cross, W. E., Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Vandiver, B. J., Cokley, K., & Worrell, F. C. (1999, February). Development of a new nigrescence measure: Theory, development, and application. Workshop presented at the annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable on cross-cultural psychology and education, New York.
Hall, T. E., Watkins, M. W, & Worrell, F. C. (1999, May). Basic measurement issues, and group and individual assessment of reading and behavioral problems. Four-day workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Trinidad, West Indies.
Watkins, M. W, Hall, T. E., & Worrell, F. C. (1999, September). Sampling strategies and the development of national reading and behavioral problems. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C., Watkins, M. W., & Hall, T. E. (1999, October). Assessing psychological constructs in secondary schools: Anxiety, depression, fear, and self-concept. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2000, September). Diagnosis and intervention: Promoting educational success in Trinidad and Tobago. Presentation to the UNICEF representative to Trinidad and Tobago and the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2001, September). Diagnosing academic problems in elementary school. Workshop presented to Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2001, October). An introduction to consultation in schools. Workshop presented to Guidance Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2001, November). ADHD and school refusal: An introduction. Workshop presented to Guidance Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2001, December). A psychological view of teaching and learning: Reconceptualizing a school for students with academic and behavioral difficulties. Workshop presented to the teachers of Ibis Model School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, January). A psychological view of teaching and learning. Workshop presented to the teachers of Diego Martin Junior Secondary School, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, January). How to motivate the adolescent child. Workshop presented to teachers of Diego Martin Government Secondary School, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, January). The do's and don'ts of working with children with special needs: Developing and implementing a school-reform plan. Workshop presented to the teachers of Ibis Secondary School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, March). Changing school culture: The role of the guidance officer. Workshop presented to the Guidance Officers of the Port of Spain and Environs educational district, Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, March). Effective psychoeducational practices: Behavioral principles, reading assessment, and behavioral assessment. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Watkins, M. W., Worrell, F. C., & Hall, T. E. (2002, April). Behavioral strategies for educators and parents: Maximizing learning behaviors and minimizing adjustment behaviors. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, April). A psychological view of teaching and learning. Workshop presented to the teachers of Belmont Junior Secondary School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2002, May). Revisiting learning and teaching principles: Adaptations for classroom and school. Workshop presented to the teachers of Belmont Junior Secondary School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Hall, T. E., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2002, October). Helping students learn to read: From diagnosis and assessment to classroom interventions. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C., Hall, T. E., & Watkins, M. W. (2002, December). Using local norms to assess psychological and educational problems of school-aged students and to develop meaningful interventions. Workshop presented to the Guidance and Special Education Officers of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2006, August). Evaluating student performance: Assessment strategies in Infants I and II. Workshop presented at the annual education conference of the Northeastern Education District of the Ministry of Education, Guaico/Turure, Trinidad and Tobago.
Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). Using the Learning Behaviors Scale, the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents, and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents-Home for diagnosis and intervention. Workshop presented to the Student Support Services Unit of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C., & Watkins, M. W. (2006, November). Assessment and learning principles: Theoretical foundations and practical applications. Workshop presented to the Student Support Services Unit of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2006, November). The Learning Behaviors Scale and the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis in Trinidad and Tobago using local norms. Workshop presented to the Student Support Service Unit personnel of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. & Watkins, M. W. (2006, November). An introduction to learning theory and measurement principles. Workshop presented to the Student Support Service Unit personnel of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Hall, T. E., Watkins, M. W., & Worrell, F. C. (2007, January). Curriculum-based measurement in reading: Individual phonological awareness, oral reading fluency, and the cloze procedure. Workshop presented to the Student Support Service Unit personnel of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F., C. (2007, April). The impact of social identities on academic achievement: Stereotype threat, academic identity, and academic performance. In Actualización en psicología del adolescente: Conextos de desarrollow, desafíos, problemáticas y soluciones. Workshop at an International Seminar sponsored by the Universidad Alberto Hurtado and the Pontificia Unversidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Hall, T. E., Worrell, F. C., & Watkins, M. W. (2007, August). Curriculum-based measures: Evaluation, analysis, and intervention. Workshop presented to the Student Support Services Unit of the Ministry of Education, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Worrell, F. C. (2008, June). Rethinking the role of the school psychologist: From assessment specialist to prevention-oriented practitioner. Workshop presented to school psychologists in Baltimore City schools, Baltimore, Maryland.
Vandiver, B. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2008, August). Assessing Black racial identity using the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, June). Understanding motivation in gifted and talented students. Workshop presented at the Louisiana L'Agniappe Summer Institute for Teachers, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Worrell, F. C. (2009, July). Cultural identities and academic achievement: Critical knowledge for school psychologists working in settings with diverse populations. Workshop presented at the 31st annual meeting of the International School Psychology Association, Malta.
Vandiver, B. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2009, August). Assessing Black racial identity using the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, March). How cultural identities affect academic achievement. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago.
Worrell, F. C. (2010, October). Understanding what giftedness is: Implications for identification and programming. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of School Psychologists, Irving, TX.
Worrell, F. C. (2012, January). How cultural identities affect academic achievement. Workshop presented to Baltimore County Public Schools school psychologists, Baltimore, MD.

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Major Projects and Grants
United Nations Children's Fund. (1999). (Fund # BARA/1999/0358). The education of students with special education needs in Trinidad and Tobago. Grant to the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education ($10,000). Frank C. Worrell (Lead Consultant).
Organization of American States (2002). (Fund # TT/AE/138101941). Diagnosis and Intervention: Promoting Educational Success in Trinidad and Tobago. Grant to the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education ($105,000). Frank C. Worrell (Lead Consultant).
University of California, Office of the President (2003). Academic enrichment grant ($25,000). Frank C. Worrell (Principal Investigator).
American Educational Research Association/Institute for Educational Sciences (2005 - 2008). Post-doctoral fellowship grant ($244,000.00). Frank C. Worrell (Principal Investigator), & Zena R. Mello (Postdoctoral Fellow).
American Educational Research Association/Institute for Educational Sciences (2007 - 2008). Post-doctoral fellowship grant ($140,000.00). Frank C. Worrell (Principal Investigator), & Malcolm H. Woodland (Postdoctoral Fellow).
National Institutes of Health. (2010 - 2012). Psychosocial benefits of Ethnic Diversity in Urban Middle Schools ($213,390.00). Frank C. Worrell (Principal Investigator, UC Berkeley site).

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Honors and Awards
'A' Level History Prize, St. Mary's College (High School), Port of Spain, Trinidad, February 1981
General Merit Medal, St. Mary's College (High School), Port of Spain, Trinidad, February, 1981
University of Western Ontario Continuing Scholarship, University of Western Ontario, 1982 - 1985
Don Wright Award, Mustang Marching Band, University of Western Ontario, 1983
Commonwealth Scholarship (Trinidad & Tobago, Canada), University of Western Ontario, 1983 - 1985
R. B. Liddy Gold Medal, Graduating Psychology class, University of Western Ontario, 1985
Foreign Student Visa Bursary, University of Western Ontario, 1985 - 1987
Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1988 - 1989
George C. and Helen N. Pardee Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1989 - 1991
Dr. Ned Flanders Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1991 - 1993
Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1991 - 1994
Provost Dissertation Research Award, University of California, Berkeley, 1993 - 1994
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley, 1995
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1996
Fellow, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2007
Friend of the McNair Program, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
Member, Society for the Study of School Psychology: Elected, 2007
Presidential Award, National Association of School Psychologists, 2009
Fellow, Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics), American Psychological Association, 2010
Esther Katz Rosen Lecture on Gifted Children and Adolescents, American Psychological Association, 2010
Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence, University of California, Berkeley, 2011
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 2011
Fellow, Division 52 (International Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2011
Presidential Citation, American Psychological Association, 2011

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Professional Activities

Professional and Government Committees
Member, Pew Rural Early Education Commission, 2004 - 2007, Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of the United Negro College Fund
Chair, Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2001 - 2003
Member, Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR), American Psychological Association, 2004 - 2006
Chair, Committee of Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR), American Psychological Association, 2006
Member, Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessments (CPTA), American Psychological Association, 2007 - 2009
Chair, Diversity Committee, Division 5 (Measurement, Evaluation, & Statistics), American Psychological Association, 2008 - 2010
APA Representative, Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 2008 - 2010
Member, Postdoctoral Fellows Review Committee, AERA, 2009
Member, Joint Committee for the Revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council for Measurement in Education, 2009 -
Member, Publications Committee, National Association for Gifted Children, 2009 - present
Member, Paul Henkin Student Travel Award Selection Committee, Division 16, American Psychological Association, 2010
Member, APA Presidential Task Force on Educational Disparities, 2010-2011
Member, Board of Educational Affairs, American Psychological Association, 2010-2012
Member, Paul Henkin Student Travel Award Selection Committee, Division 16, American Psychological Association, 2010
Reviewer, Javits Grants Final Reports, Institute for Educational Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Education, 2010
Member, APA Presidential Task Force on Educational Disparities, 2010 ? 2012

Editorial and Review Positions
Action Editor, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2001
Consulting Editor, Assessment, 2006 -
Consulting Editor, Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2006 -
Consulting Reader, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2001 - 2002, 2005, 2008
Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2000 - 2006
Editorial Board Member, Gifted Dialogue, 2002 - 2004
Editorial Board Member, Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003 -
Editorial Board Member, School Psychology Quarterly, 2003 -
Editorial Board Member, Roeper Review, 2004 -
Editorial Board Member, Psychology in the Schools, 2006 - 2011
Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Advanced Academics, 2006 -
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2009 -
Editorial Board Member, Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 2011 -
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, 2012 -
Reviewer, Urban Education, 2000
Reviewer, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2000, 2001, 2002
Reviewer, Applied Developmental Science, 2001, 2002
Reviewer, Gifted Child Quarterly, 2002 - 2003
Reviewer, Journal of School Psychology, 2002, 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Adolescence, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Adolescent Research, 2003, 2008
Reviewer, Review of Educational Research, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011
Reviewer, Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2004, 2005, 2010
Reviewer, Child Development, 2005
Reviewer, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2005, 2006, 2007
Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005, 2006, 2007
Reviewer, Journal of Personality Assessment, 2006
Reviewer, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2006, 2008, 2010
Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal, 2007, 2008
Reviewer, Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 2007
Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence, 2007, 2008
Reviewer, Self & Identity, 2007
Reviewer, British Journal of Psychology, 2008
Reviewer, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
Reviewer, 2008, 2010
Reviewer, Human Development, 2008, 2009
Reviewer, The Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2008
Reviewer, Caribbean Curriculum, 2009
Reviewer, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Reviewer, Journal of Black Psychology, 2009
Reviewer, Berkeley Review of Education, 2010
Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 2010
Reviewer, European Journal of Psychology in Education, 2010
Reviewer, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2010
Reviewer, Time and Society, 2011
Reviewer, Health, Risk, and Society, 2011, 2012
Co-Editor, Review of Educational Research, 2012-2014

Consultancies
Central Guidance Unit, The Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago, 1998 - 2002
Student Support Services Unit, Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago, 2006 - 2008
The School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago, 2002 - 2009

Professional Service
Chair, Pennsylvania Intercollege Council of School Psychology Professors, 1997 - 1998
Editor, Directory of Internships for Doctoral Students in School Psychology,Joint Committee on Internships for CDSPP, APA Division 16, & NASP, 1998 - 2003
Chair, SIG: Research Focus on the Caribbean and Africa, American Educational Research Association, 1999 - 2001
Executive Board Member, SIG: Research on Giftedness and Talent, American Educational Research Association, 2001 - 2004
Vice President, Education, Training, and Scientific Affairs, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2002 - 2004
Member, Interdivisional Coalition on Giftedness and Gifted Education, Center for Psychology in the Schools and Education, American Psychological Association, 2004 - present
Program Chair, SIG: Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development, American Education Research Association, 2004 - 2006
President-Elect, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2006
President, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2007
Past-President, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2008 - 2009
Council Representative, Division 16 (School Psychology), American Psychological Association, 2010 - 2012

University and GSE Service
Member, Academic Review Committee, 2003 - 2004, Graduate School of Education
Member, Early College Initiative Committee, 2003 - present
Member, Teacher Education Committee, 2003 - 2004, Graduate School of Education
Faculty Director, Academic Talent Development Program, 2004 - present, Graduate School of Education
Member, Fellowship Committee, 2004 - 2005, Graduate School of Education
Member, Editorial Review Board, 2004 - 2008, UC Berkeley McNair Journal
Member, Research and Development Subcommittee, Early College Initiative Committee, 2005 - 2007
Co-Director of Research and Development, California College Preparatory Academy, 2005 - 2007
Faculty Director, California College Preparatory Academy, 2007 - 2011
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Education, 2008 - 2011
Member, Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education, Academic Senate, 2008 - 2011

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Professional Affiliations and Memberships
American Educational Research Association
American Psychological Association (Divisions 5, 15, 16, 45, 52)
Association for Psychological Science
Association of Black Psychologists
California Association of Gifted Children
California Association of School Psychologists
Caribbean Studies Association
Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs
International School Psychology Association
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
National Association of Gifted Children
National Association of School Psychologists
National Dropout Prevention Network
Society for Research on Adolescence
Society for the Study of School Psychology
Trainers of School Psychologists

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Other Affiliations
Member, Board of Directors, The AIDS Project, State College, Pennsylvania, September 1996 - 2001
Member, Board of Directors, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, 2005 - 2011
Member, Board of Directors, California Foundation for Gifted Education, 2006 - present

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Areas of Specialization / Interests
Achievement Issues
Adolescence
Assessment and Educational Measurement
At-Risk Youth
Diversity
Ethnic Issues
Gifted and Talented Education
Minorities
Poverty and Children
Psychometrics
School Culture
School Psychology
School-University Collaboration
Testing
Urban Schooling

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