Dr. Anies El Hroub is an Associate Professor of Education Psychology and Special Education and the former Chairperson of the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut (AUB) between 2015 and 2018. Currently, he is a Visiting Scholar at Renzulli Center for Creativity, Talented Development and Gifted Education at Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. Al-Hroub completed his Ph.D. and MPhil in Special Education (Giftedness and Learning Disabilities) from the University of Cambridge and his MA (Special Education) and BA (Psychology) from the University of Jordan. He was selected as the British Academy Visiting Scholar to the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge in 2010, and a Visiting Scholar to the School of Advanced Social Studies (SASS) in Slovenia. His publications appeared in leading international gifted and special education journals in addition to three published books entitled, ‘Theories and programs of education for the gifted and talented’ (Shorouk, 1999), “ADHD in Lebanese schools: Diagnosis, assessment and treatment” [Springer, 2016], and “Giftedness in Lebanese Schools” [Springer, 2018]. Al-Hroub research interests focus on gifted and talented education, special education and learning disabilities, twice-exceptionality, creativity, vulnerability, educational assessment, and school counselling. Al-Hroub is an elected member of the executive committee for the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. He led a number of educational projects sponsored by UNICEF, UNRWA, UNESCO, the British Academy, USAID, World Bank, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), and Welfare Association and served as advisor for the Asfari Foundation, the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB, and the professional education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

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