Camilla Benbow, the Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, is the co-recipient of the Dunnette Prize from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She shares the award with her colleague David Lubinski, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology and Human Development.
The Dunnette Prize, which includes a $50,000 cash award, is presented to “a living individual or team who has made programmatic, significant, and lasting contributions to the understanding of the role of individual differences in assessing, predicting, and explaining human behavior and performance.”
At Vanderbilt, Dr. Benbow and Dr. Lubinski co-direct the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, a longitudinal study of over 5,000 intellectually talented participants, initially identified before age 13. Now in its 54th year, the study examines the unique needs of intellectually precocious children and their developmental trajectories over the lifespan.
Dr. Benbow has led Peabody College since 1998. A leading scholar on talent identification and talent development, she is particularly interested in developing intellectual talent and excellence in STEM fields. Throughout her career, she has published more than 100 articles and 35 book chapters. She is also the co-editor of two books: Intellectual Talent: Psychometric and Social Issues (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997) and Academic Precocity: Aspects of its Development (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983).
Dr. Benbow received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in education, and a doctorate in gifted education all from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.