Wormald, Catherine M. Dr.

Catherine Wormald first worked professionally as a secondary maths teacher before developing an interest in gifted education. She has worked across the public, private and Catholic school sectors both as a maths teacher and later as a coordinator of gifted education. Catherine also spent a number of years working in the former Selective Schools Unit of the NSW Department of Education (now the High Achieving Unit). She later consulted with the Department as a gifted education specialist, and was part of the team responsible for the development of the current NSW Department of Education gifted education policy. Catherine has also consulted with the ACT Department of Education, reviewing and updating their policy on gifted education.

Catherine’s PhD studies focused on barriers to the identification of gifted students with learning disabilities (known as Twice Exceptional students). She participated in the first National Research Project to study teachers’ attitudes and knowledge of Twice Exceptional students, and has published a number of scholarly articles and book chapters on this type of student. Her current areas of research interest are Twice Exceptional students, gifted and special education and inclusive education.