Tracy Riley | |
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![]() Riley in 1996 | |
Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
Awards | Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Educator |
Institutions | Massey University |
Main interests | Gifted education |
Tracy L. Riley (born 1966) is an academic dean and professor of education at Massey University. She specialises in gifted education.
Riley was born in 1966. [1] She was educated at the University of Southern Mississippi,graduating with a MEd in 1990 and PhD in 1995. [2] She took up an academic position at Massey University in New Zealand 1996,rising to full professor effective 1 January 2020. [3]
In 2007 Riley received a New Zealand Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching,in recognition of her pioneering work in eLearning and teaching research. [4] She was presented with the giftEDnz Te Manu Kōtuku Award in April 2017. [5]
Riley was the first chair of giftEDnz and as of 2020 continues as an elected board member. [6] She has been New Zealand representative on the executive committee of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children since 2017. [7]