Dr. Ahmed Hassan Hemdan is an associate professor at the Dept. of Special Education, College of Education, United Arabic Emirates University. He received his PhD from the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, in 2006 in Special Education/Gifted. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Research in Education (IJRE), UAEU. His research interests include the assessment and education of gifted and talented students, developing and adapting assessments to the Arabic culture for students with special needs, designing and adapting enrichment programs for gifted and talented students, and the educational psychology of preschool children. He is currently a member of several professional associations such as the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC, UAE Delegate), the American Psychological Association (APA), the European Council for High Ability (ECHA), and the Arabic Council for the Gifted and Talented (ACGT). He participated in several regional and international conferences and chaired several sessions. He published several research articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed international publications in cooperation with different authors around the world. He led several national research grants in the fields of special education and early childhood. He won several national and regional awards for his scholarly achievements. He also led several national projects funded by the MoE and UAE to develop assessments to identify special needs.