Kadir Bahar
- Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
Biography
Dr. Bahar is an Assistant Professor of Gifted and Creative Education (GCE) in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. After graduating from Bilkent University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, he completed his Ph.D. in Special Education with a focus on Gifted Education and minor in Mathematics Education at the University of Arizona. His research interests include excellence gaps, mathematical creativity, and problem solving .
Before his position at UGA, Dr. Bahar was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, served as the coordinator of graduate programs in Gifted Education and directed youth programs including Youth in College and STEM for Young Scholars. His research has appeared in journals including Gifted Child Quarterly and Journal of Advanced Academics. Currently Dr. Bahar serves as the associate editor of the Gifted and Talented International, and he is in the editorial board of the Gifted Child Quarterly and Gifted Education International.
Interests
- Excellence Gaps
- Mathematical Creativity
- Talent Development
- Problem Solving
Education
- Ph.D in Special Education / Psychoeducational Studies
University of Arizona - B.S. in Industrial Engineering
Bilkent University