Board of Directors
President
Micah Bruce-Davis
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Micah N. Bruce-Davis is an assistant professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She currently teaches graduate students in the gifted education program, supports residents completing their final year in the teacher preparation program, and teaches K-5 math methods courses. She has been a classroom teacher in Louisiana and Georgia. From 2010-2013, she was a research assistant at The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. Her research interests include talent development, specialized schools, and gifted students' affective development/needs. She also seeks ways to support in-service and pre-service teachers to implement classroom practices aimed at developing and supporting gifted behaviors.
Past President
Debbie Troxclair
Lamar University
Dr. Debbie Troxclair, an Associate Professor at Lamar University, is a life-long advocate for gifted children's education. She has served on the board of directors for the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented and the Council for Exceptional Children-The Association for the Gifted. She co-chaired the 16th Biennial Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (New Orleans-2005). And she has been an active member of The National Association for Gifted Children, the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, The Association for the Gifted-Council for Exceptional Children, The World Council for the Gifted and the European Council for Highly Able. Additionally, she has 20 years’ experience as a K-12 general education teacher/teacher of the gifted in St. Tammany Parish Publication schools and K-12 schools in the Houston area. Dr. Troxclair played a pivotal role in developing Lamar University's online master's degree program in special education and a gifted education concentration within the Teacher Leadership online master's program. She currently teaches courses in both programs. Her contributions also include conference presentations and publications in gifted education journals. She has authored/co-authored chapters in books published in the US and the Netherlands. Beyond her academic pursuits, Dr. Troxclair has embarked on a creative journey, taking art classes to rekindle her passion for watercolor painting.
