Jean Sunde Peterson
Professor Emerita
Counseling Psychology,
Educational Studies
Email:
jeanp@purdue.edu
About
Education
- Augustana College, SD, B. A.
- The University of Iowa, M. S., Ph.D.
- Mental Health Counselor licensure: IA, MO
Career Experience
- 14 1/2 yrs. Purdue University, College of Education
- 4 yrs, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
- 24 yrs, English literature and writing teacher: High schools in IA, MN, MO, Berlin, Germany
- Since 2013 retirement: 4+ publications per year
- 2 books will be published in fall, 2025
- Total: 15 books; 50 refereed articles
Awards & Honors
- 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award, National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- 2015 Educator of the Year, Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted (SENG)
- 2008 Outstanding Scholar Award, EDST, Purdue University
- 2005 Early Scholar Award 2005, 2006 (NAGC)1995, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2014
- 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award, EDST, Purdue
- 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education
- 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 Outstanding Service, EDST, College of Education, Purdue
Professional Appointments
- Asst. Dept. Head, Educational Studies, Purdue, 2010-2013
- Director, School Counselor Preparation, Purdue University, 1998-2013
- Director, School Counselor Preparation, Truman State University, MO, 1995-1998
Research & Publications
I conducted 19 qualitative (some follow-up, some longitudinal) research studies, published 48 refereed articles, 50 invited book chapters, and 15 books
Selected Publications
- Peterson, J. S. (2023). A counselor educator situates two seminal studies in the cultural values and underrepresentation literature 30 years later. SENG-J (Exploring the Psychology of Giftedness), 2(1), 38-56 https://doi.org/10.25774/X-at3v142
- Peterson, J. S., & Jen, E. (2023). The D in the Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention (PPDA) Model: A lens for understanding bright underachievers. Gifted & Talented International, 38(1), 62-76. 10.1080/15332276.2023 2245544
- Lin, Y., Servaty-Seib, H. L., & Peterson, J. (2020). Child sexual abuse survivors’ grief experience after the death of the abuser. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1-25. doi.10.1177/0153622228198681757
- Desmet, O. A., Pereira, N., & Peterson, J. S. (2020). Telling a tale: How underachievement develops in gifted girls. Gifted Child Quarterly, 64, 85-99
- Peterson, J. S., Lee, D., Shah, C., Taber Doughty, T., Koomler, N. (2019). School counselors-in-training in international dialogue: A study of cultural immersion. International Journal of Educational Reform. doi: 10.1177/1056787919841498
- Peterson, J. S. (2019). Presenting a qualitative study: A reviewer’s perspective. Gifted Child Quarterly, 63, 147-158.
- Peterson, J. S., & Jen, E. (2018). The Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention (PPDA) model: Nurturing the rest of the whole gifted child. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1-25.
- Peterson, J. S. (2015). Low-achieving gifted youth: Reflections on two decades of Peterson research. Psychologia Wychowawcza (Educational Psychology), 8. (in Polish and English)
- Peterson, J. S. (2015). School counselors and gifted kids: Respecting both cognitive and affective. Journal of Counseling & Development, 93, 153-162.
- Peterson, J. S. (2014). Giftedness, trauma, and development: A longitudinal case study. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 37, 295-318.