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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Frank C. Worrell is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic work spans primarily the fields of psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions in subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, education, clinical psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics including psychological and temporal perspectives research, education, achievement and giftedness, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, bullying, victimization and aggression, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, behavioral health and interventions, and cognitive abilities and testing.

Recent publications by Frank C. Worrell include:

  • "Talent Development in Achievement Domains: A Psychological Framework for Within- and Cross-Domain Research" (2020), published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in School Psychology: Be the Change" (2021), published in School Psychology Review
  • "Violence and aggression against educators and school personnel, retention, stress, and training needs: National survey results." (2024), published in American Psychologist
  • "Achieving Equity in Gifted Education: Ideas and Issues" (2022), published in Gifted Child Quarterly
  • "Positive and negative time attitudes, intrinsic motivation, behavioral engagement and substance use among urban adolescents" (2020), published in Addiction Research & Theory

Frequent co-authors include Dorothy L. Espelage, Susan D. McMahon, Linda A. Reddy, Ron Avi Astor, and Andrew Martinez.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as UNC Libraries, American Psychologist, Behavioral Sciences, School Psychology, and Personality and Individual Differences.

Frank C. Worrell has published books through the American Psychological Association, including "Motivation myth busters: Science-based strategies to boost motivation in yourself and others." in 2024.

Recognitions include being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2007 and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education A Proposed Direction Forward Based on Psychological Science

    Rena F. Subotnik;Paula Olszewski-Kubilius;Frank C. Worrell

  • Validating the Cross Racial Identity Scale

    Beverly J. Vandiver;William E. Cross;Frank C. Worrell;Peony E. Fhagen-Smith

  • Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom

    Dante D. Dixson;Frank C. Worrell

  • Cross's nigrescence model: From theory to scale to theory

    Beverly J. Vandiver;Peony E. Fhagen-Smith;Kevin O. Cokley;William E. Cross

  • Intrinsic Motivation, Learning Goals, Engagement, and Achievement in a Diverse High School.

    John Mark Froiland;Frank C. Worrell

  • Nigrescence theory: Current status and challenges for the future

    Frank C. Worrell;William E. Cross;Beverly J. Vandiver

  • The relationship of hope in the future and perceived school climate to school completion.

    Frank C. Worrell;Robert L. Hale

  • The Relationship of Time Perspective to Age, Gender, and Academic Achievement among Academically Talented Adolescents:

    Zena R. Mello;Frank C. Worrell

  • The Reliability and Validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory Scores in Academically Talented Adolescents

    Frank C. Worrell;Zena R. Mello

  • Ethnic Identity, Academic Achievement, and Global Self-Concept in Four Groups of Academically Talented Adolescents

    Frank C. Worrell

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  • Assessment Practices and the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in Gifted and Talented Education

    Jesse O. Erwin;Frank C. Worrell

  • A Validity Study of Scores on the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure Based on a Sample of Academically Talented Adolescents

    Frank C. Worrell

  • The Past, the Present, and the Future: A Conceptual Model of Time Perspective in Adolescence

    Zena R. Mello;Frank C. Worrell

  • Generalizing Nigrescence Profiles Cluster Analyses of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) Scores in Three Independent Samples

    Frank C. Worrell;Beverly J. Vandiver;Barbara A. Schaefer;William E. Cross

  • Introducing English and German versions of the Adolescent Time Attitude Scale.

    Frank C. Worrell;Zena R. Mello;Monika Buhl

  • The Relationship Between Racial and Ethnic Identity in Black Adolescents: The Cross Racial Identity Scale and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure

    Frank C. Worrell;Donna L. Gardner-Kitt

  • A Proposed Direction Forward for Gifted Education Based on Psychological Science.

    Rena F. Subotnik;Paula Olszewski-Kubilius;Frank C. Worrell

  • Beyond perceived ability: the contribution of psychosocial factors to academic performance.

    Dante D. Dixson;Frank C. Worrell;Paula Olszewski-Kubilius;Rena F. Subotnik

  • Best Practices in Identifying Students for Gifted and Talented Education Programs.

    Frank C. Worrell;Jesse O. Erwin

  • Predicting Educational Outcomes and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents Using Time Attitude Profiles.

    James R. Andretta;Frank C. Worrell;Zena R. Mello

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon C. Cole
Jon C. Cole University of Liverpool
Marley W. Watkins
Marley W. Watkins Baylor University
Rhona S. Weinstein
Rhona S. Weinstein University of California, Berkeley
Paul A. McDermott
Paul A. McDermott University of Pennsylvania
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton University of California, Berkeley
Cixin Wang
Cixin Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Allison G. Harvey
Allison G. Harvey University of California, Berkeley
Ronald T. Brown
Ronald T. Brown University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kevin Cokley
Kevin Cokley The University of Texas at Austin
Gary L. Canivez
Gary L. Canivez Eastern Illinois University

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