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Sareh Karami

Full Time Ph. D Student


Gifted Education Resource Institute
Department of Educational Studies
Purdue University
CONTACT INFORMATION
Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education
Room 5113
Purdue University
100 N. University St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906
765-494-7241 Ph
765-496-2706 Fax
skarami@purdue.edu
EDUCATION
2014-Present

Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (years of


stud: ongoing)
Major Area: Gifted Education
Advisor: Dr Kristina Ayers Paul

2013

M. A. in Education, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada


Major Area: Teaching and Learning
Advisor: Dr Lynn Bosetti

2007

M. A. in Psychology, University of Tehran, Iran


Major Area: Psychology
Advisor: Dr Mohammad Ali Besharat

2005

B. A. in Psychology, University of Tehran, Iran


Major Areas: Clinical psychology
Advisor: Dr Mohammad Ali Besharat

2001

Diploma in Science, Farzanegan High School (National Organization


for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET)), Iran

ACADEMIC AWARDS
2012

University Graduate fellowship (University of British Columbia)

2012

International Partial Tuition award (University of British Columbia)

RELATED PROFESSIONAL COURSES


2004

Pre-elementary School Management Program

2003

Lakan Psychoanalyzing and Consultation Strategies Workshop

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2014- Present

Teaching Assistant
Purdue University
EDPS 235: Learning and Motivation

2014 - Present

Graduate Assistant
Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI)
Purdue University
Assistant Coordinator of GERI Summer Camps programs a
summer camp for students from Grade 5 to Grade 12.

K-12 EDUCATIONAL POSIITON APPOINTMENTS


2005-2010

Head of Research and Extra-curricular Programs Department (Iranian


Gifted School for Females)

2002-2010

Headed the Research and Extra-curricular Programs


Department activities; Established and coordinated three groups
under supervision of the department: math and sciences, social
sciences, and art; instituted Thursday school which offered
wide verity of classes (about 40 classes) to expose students to
different areas and helped them to carry out projects; organized
annual exhibition of students projects; Invented long term
joyous project-based competitions in science and social science
which contains different workshops to help students through
their projects; Arranged how to workshops to hone students
research and thinking skills, Coordinated workshops and
competitions designer; Created a note book Diary of My
Project to guide students record their experiences; Originated
school trips which were workshop per se

Teacher of Creative Writing (Iranian Gifted School for Females)


Designed and conducted creative writing courses for Grade 6 to
8 students to enable students to use all five senses to explore
the world around ( and to carry out the project in their interest
area) and Guided students to criticize their peers works;Taught
students to write book review; Facilitate writing creative stories
in students

2005-2010

General Editor of Gifted middle School internal bulletin (Iranian Gifted


School for Females)
Prepared regular reports of schools activities to inform parents
and provided students with a journal to publish their work and
achievements

2006-2010

Interviewer of prospective students for Iranian Gifted school


(National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Iran)
Interviewed prospective students of the Iranian Gifted School
as part of identification process

2006-2010

Chief examiner of student projects in psychology (National


Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Iran)
Assigned examiners for 100 projects; Analyzed the results of
examiners decisions

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
2012-2013

Represents the thesis students on Faculty of Education University of


British Columbia

2012

Arranged fundraising at UBC for recent earthquake in Tabriz-Iran

2005

Instituted a non-profit group in Farzanegan middle school in order to


support students who live and study in conditions of extreme poverty

PUBLICATIONS
Besharat, M. A., Karami, S., Ejei, J. (2010) Investigate and compare the relationship between
different dimensions of perfectionism and different dimensions of locus of control in a
sample student in normal and talented schools. Research on Exceptional Children, 10, 65-80
MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND SCHOLARLY SOCIETIES
2012-Present

American Educational Research Association (AERA)


Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools
SIG: Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
Division D: Measurement and Research Methodology
Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education

2012-Present

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)


SIG: Assessment for Giftedness
Creativity

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