Dr. PJ Sedillo
Dr. PJ “Paul James” Sedillo, Associate Professor for the Special/Gifted Education Department at New Mexico Highlands University, teaches the Gifted Endorsement coursework. Published in Gifted Child Today, Journal of Education & Social Policy, PHP, and ABQ Press, his book Solidarity through Pride won best book in Arizona/NM (2018) and in 2024 his children’s book Embraced or Excluded? Fact & Fiction of Famous LGBTQ+ Persons was published by Pieces of Learning. His book chapter Identifying and Serving Diverse Gifted Learners (Prufrock Press) introduces Stages of Identity for GLBT-Gifted persons. As a suicidologist he created an assessment for suicide/suicidal ideation for the gifted in the International Journal of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (2025). He was President of the NM Association for the Gifted, Chair of the NAGC-GLBTQ Network, State Affiliate Leadership and Advocacy member, Co-Chair for the 2019 NAGC Conference in Albuquerque, and an At-Large Board Member for NAGC.
