Fangfang Mo

• M.S. Ed. in Educational Psychology & Research Methodology, Purdue University
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Quantitative Research Assessment and Evaluation, Purdue University
• B.A. in German Linguistics & Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University

• Graduate Research Assistant: Jacob K. Javits Gifted & Talented Students Education Program – Project of Positive Psychology Identification and Service for Underrepresented Students in Gifted & Talented Education (2023 Fall – Present)
• Graduate Instructor: EDPS 49001- Individual Study, Research, and Teaching Experience (Fall 2024 & Fall 2025)
• Graduate Instructor: EDPS 20001 – Special Populations Seminar (2025 Spring)
• Teaching Assistant: EDPS 20001 – Special Populations Seminar (2024 Fall)
• Teaching Assistant: EDPS 20001 – Special Populations Seminar (2024 Spring)
• Teaching Assistant: EDPS 20001 – Special Populations Seminar (2023 Fall)
• Teaching Assistant: EDPS 24800 – Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction (2023 Spring)
• Teaching Assistant: EDPS 24800 – Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction (2022 Fall)

National Awards

• Outstanding Publication Competition Award [Category 4: Program Evaluation] (4/2026), Division H, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Graduate Student Travel Award (4/2026), SIG Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (AERA)
• Path Breaker Award (4/2025), Special Interest Group (SIG) of Research on Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies (RoGCT), American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Graduate Student Research Grant, Division H, AERA (2023-2024), Division H, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

College of Education Awards & Research Grants

• Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (4/2026), College of Education, Purdue University
• Dean’s Dissertation Scholarship (4/2026), College of Education, Purdue University
• Feldhusen Doctoral Student Fellowship Award (2025 – 2026), College of Education, Purdue University
• Small Research Grant ($4,494), Olenchak, F. R. & Mo, F. (2023-2024). Project: The Impact of The Pandemic on Gifted Students’ Educational Experience.
• Small Research Grant ($3,383), Jiang , Y., Xie, L., & Mo, F. (2023-2024). Project: Advancing Educational Transformation: How Are College Faculty Embracing AI?
• Small Research Grant ($600), Dong, Y., Mo, F., & Olenchak, F. R. (2024-2025). Project: Exploring the Reason behind Asian American’s Well-Representation in Gifted Education: GER2I Summer Camp.
• Dean’s Graduate Student Support Program ($500), Mo, F., & Yang, Y. (Spring 2025) Project: Artificial Intelligence and the future of creativity: Insights from college faculty across disciplines.
• Dean’s Graduate Student Support Program ($475), Alashouri, G.M., & Mo, F. (Spring 2025) Project: The Impact of Art Programs on Muslim Middle-School Aged Girls’ Creativity in the USA.

Purdue University Service Awards

• Distinguished Service Award (5/2026), Purdue Graduate Student Senate, Purdue University
• Top Grant Reviewer (2023-2024), Grant Review and Allocation Committee, Purdue Graduate Student Government

Travel Grants

• GCT Graduate Assistant Travel Award. ($3,750 total, 2022-2026), Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I), Purdue University
• AERA SIG RoGCT Graduate Student Travel Award ($750, 4/2026), SIG Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
• AERA Division H Graduate Student Complimentary Registration Award ($130, 4/2026), Division H, American Educational Research Associate
• AERA Division D Graduate Student Complimentary Registration Award ($380 total, 2024-2026), Division D, American Educational Research Associate
• Graduate Student Travel Award ($750, 9/2025), College of Education, Purdue University
• EDST Graduate Student Travel Award ($2250 total, 2024-2026), College of Education, Purdue University
• Graduate Student Hackney Travel Award ($2500 total, 2022-2026), College of Education, Purdue University
• Purdue Graduate Student Government Travel Grant ($1,300 total, 2023, 2025 & 2026), Purdue Graduate Student Government & Graduate School

• American Educational Research Association (2022 – Present)
• National Association for Gifted Children (2022 – Present)
• World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (2025 – Present)
• Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (2025 – Present)

• Mo, F., Huang, J., Yang, Y., Ozen, Z., & Maeda, Y., & Olenchak, F.R. (2026). Undergraduate Students’ Learning Outcomes with ChatGPT: A Meta-Analytic Study. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100536
• Desmet, O. A., Pineda Medina, A., & Mo, F. (2025) Thuis op Weg naar Succes: Wat Vertellen Ouders over Onderpresteren. [At Home on the Road to Success: What Parents Say About Underachievement.] Talent.
• Pineda Medina, A., Mo, F., & Desmet, O. A. (2025). Seeing the signs: Parental insights into the trajectory of underachievement. Teaching for High Potential.
• Xie L., Jiang Y., Chang C.-N., Zeng X.-Y., Hong J. & Mo F. (2025). How are Faculty and College Students Embracing AI? — A Multi-Informant Mixed Method Study, Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2025.100506
• Desmet, O. A., Mo, F., Medina, A. N. P. (2025) Parental Narratives of Academic Underachievement Among Gifted and Talented Children: Onset, Factors, and Perceived Resolutions. Gifted Child Quarterly. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00169862251362841
• Mo, F., Desmet, O. A., Olenchak, F. R. (2024). Identifying gifted potential through positive psychology content. Education Sciences, 14 (10), 1137. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/10/1137
• Jiang, Y., Xie, L., Lin, G., & Mo, F. (2024). Widen the debate: What is the academic community’s perception on ChatGPT? Education and Information Technologies, 1-20. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-024-12677-0

College of Education Small Research Grant
Olenchak, F. R. & Mo, F. (2023-2024). Project: The Impact of The Pandemic on Gifted Students’ Educational Experience.

College of Education Small Research Grant
Jiang, Y., Xie, L., & Mo, F. (2023-2024). Project: Advancing Educational Transformation: How Are College Faculty Embracing AI?

College of Education Small Research Grant
Dong, Y., Mo, F., & Olenchak, F. R. (2024-2025). Project: Exploring the Reason behind Asian American’s Well-Representation in Gifted Education: GER2I Summer Camp.

College of Education Dean’s Graduate Student Support Program
Mo, F., & Yang, Y. (Spring 2025) Project: Artificial Intelligence and the future of creativity: Insights from college faculty across disciplines.

College of Education Dean’s Graduate Student Support Program
Alashouri, G.M., & Mo, F. (Spring 2025) Project: The Impact of Art Programs on Muslim Middle-School Aged Girls’ Creativity in the USA.

AERA Division H Graduate Student Research Award
Mo, F (2023-2024). Project: Underachievement of Gifted Female Students from Low Income Families