Michael S. Matthews, Ph.D., is associate professor of gifted education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Matthews is the author of "Encouraging Your Child's Science Talent," "Working With Gifted English Language Learners," more than 15 research articles in gifted education, and numerous other publications. He is co-editor of the Journal of Advanced Academics and was the 2010 recipient of the Early Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children.