Keri M. Guilbault, EdD, is a Full Clinical Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, where her work bridges organizational and educational leadership. The School of Education’s first faculty member appointed to the rank of Full Clinical Professor, she teaches in the online Doctor of Education program with a focus on the Entrepreneurial Leadership and Neurodiversity & Neuroeducation areas of interest. She previously served as Interim Director of the EdD program (2024–2025) and as Director of the School’s Graduate Programs in Gifted Education and Twice-Exceptional Education (2018–2025), and holds a joint appointment at the Center for Talented Youth as Principal Investigator of the Study of Exceptional Talent.
Dr. Guilbault’s research examines how high-ability talent is identified, developed, and sustained across the lifespan, with particular attention to leadership development, neurodiversity in organizations, and talent development. Her work spans high-potential professionals and leaders in organizational settings as well as gifted learners and advanced academic programs, and the affective dimensions of exceptional talent. She is a Co-Principal Investigator of the IES-funded National Research Center on Advanced Education (2025–2030), a multi-institutional consortium with the American Institutes for Research, Texas A&M University, the University of Calgary, and three state departments of education, and previously served as Co-PI on the Jacob K. Javits–funded Project PTAL: Professional Transformation for Advanced Learning.
A frequent national and international speaker, Dr. Guilbault is an active member of the Academy of Management, AERA, the European Council for High Ability, and the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity and recently completed a two-year term as Associate Editor of the Journal of Advanced Academics. Her recognitions include the National Association for Gifted Children Early Leader Award (2019), the JHU School of Education Vivian Lee Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence (2024), and appointment as a Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State (2025).
Dr. Guilbault brings twelve years of nonprofit board governance and organizational leadership, including service as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of the NAGC Board of Directors, overseeing a ~$2M annual budget, and as Trustee of the Mensa Foundation, a 501(c)(3) research foundation with ~$6.8M in total assets. Earlier in her career she held nine years of senior administrative and management experience, including six years in district central-office leadership across two large public school systems. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida and holds graduate certificates from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (Team Communication and Conflict Management), Cornell University (Financial Success for Nonprofits), and Florida State University (The Fundamentals of Neurodiversity). Follow her scholarly work at https://linktr.ee/drkerig.
Keywords: talent development, leadership development, neurodiversity, organizational leadership, academic acceleration policy, workplace neurodiversity, Fulbright Specialist
