Faculty
Contact Info
105 College Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617-627-3355
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David Henry Feldman
Professor, Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development

Education
Ph.D., Stanford University
M.A., Stanford University
Ed.M., Harvard University
A.B., University of Rochester

Expertise
Cognitive Development; Developmental Theory; Creativity
Intellectual development; developmental transitions; expertise; extreme giftedness and creativity; educational and developmental theory

Major Awards
Fulbright Fellow, Distinguished Scholar of the Year, National Association of Gifted Children, Participant in national media activities including appearances on NOVA, the Today Show, 48 Hours, In Search of Mind (PBS), Future Watch (CNN). Member, Office of Education Panel on National Policy for Gifted Education [See National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent (1993)]

Publications
Feldman, D.H. & Benjamin, A. (2004). Piaget's stages: The unfinished symphony of cognitive development. New Ideas in Psychology, 22, 3, 175-231.

Feldman, D.H. & Benjamin, A. (2004). Going backward to go forward: The critical role of regressive movement in cognitive development. Journal of Cognition and Development, 5, 97-102.

Feldman, D.H. (2003). Cognitive development in early childhood. In R. Lerner, A. Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry (Eds.), Developmental Psychology (pp. 195-210). New York: John Wiley.

Feldman, D.H.(2000). Figurative and operative processes in the development of artistic talent. Human Development, 43, 60-64.

Feldman, D.H. (2003). The creation of multiple intelligences theory: A study in high level thinking. In V. John-Steiner & K. Sawyer (Eds.), Development and creativity (pp. 139-185. New York: Oxford University Press.