Valerie Margrain is a professor of educational work at Karlstad University in Sweden and an adjunct professor at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Valerie's research includes the topics of young gifted children, gifted education, inclusion, early literacy, intercultural practice, and strength-based assessment. Her research work aims to share the lived experiences of diverse children and to support teacher practice. She also studies internationalization in higher education. In 2021, Valerie led a successful application for 39.5 million SEK in funding from the Swedish Research Council to establish a doctoral program in gifted education. This is a partnership between Karlstad, Stockholm, and Mälardalen universities. She also coordinates a Nordic research network funded by the Swedish Research Council. Valerie is an experienced research supervisor for 15 doctoral students. Her research work primarily supports UBB and Karlstad University's Center for Child and Childhood Studies. Valerie is also affiliated with Karlstad University's CBU, the Center for Research on the Mental Health and Life Circumstances of Children and Youth.