Sakhavat Mammadov

Sakhavat Mammadov is Associate Professor of Gifted and Creative Education (GCE) in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia (UGA). He serves as the Coordinator of GCE programs. Prior to his appointment at UGA, Dr. Mammadov was an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University (VSU) where he taught research methods, program evaluation, assessment, and gifted education. His doctorate in gifted education was received from William & Mary. Among his primary research interests are social and emotional experiences and well-being of children with gifts and talents, motivation in learning contexts, personality, and creativity. His articles have appeared in Contemporary Educational Psychology, Journal of Personality, Personality and Individual Differences, Learning and Individual Differences, Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal of Creative Behavior, among others. His work has been recognized by numerous awards, including National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Early Scholar Award, Mensa Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, VSU College of Education and Human Services Excellence Award for Excellence in Research, NAGC Doctoral Dissertation Award, and NAGC Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student. Dr. Mammadov currently is an associate editor for Gifted Child Quarterly and serves on NAGC’s Research and Evaluation Network as a program chair.