Robin Schader, Ph.D., is an assistant research professor in the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, where her research and work focuses on the role of parental involvement in talent development. Dr. Schader also serves as the Parent Resource Advisor for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Her publications include a regular column for NAGC’s magazine Parenting for High Potential, the newsletter Connecting for High Potential, as well as numerous articles such as "Decisions Regarding Music Training: Parental Beliefs and Values" in Gifted Child Quarterly; and "Parents, Kids, and Pianos" in Teachers College Record.