Dr. L. Dennis Higgins serves as a classroom teacher for the Twice-Exceptional Child Project within the Albuquerque Public School System in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In that capacity, he works directly with students who are served by one of the twice-exceptional school sites associated with the Albuquerque Public School system.
   Dr. Higgins has been an Adjunct Professor for the University of New Mexico since 1985. He continues to teach courses related to gifted and talented children. He is the former coordinator for the Albuquerque Public Schools Summer Programs for the Gifted and Talented. He served as the Chairperson of the Futures Studies Division for the National Association for Gifted Children and is past president of the Albuquerque Association for Gifted Children. He was a classroom teacher of first-order gifted children in the Albuquerque Public School system for 12 years and Coordinator of the Twice-Exceptional Child Project for six years.
   Dr. Higgins has produced numerous articles, book chapters, and educational video and audio tapes/CDs which retain national distribution. His classroom has been showcased for school districts and universities including those from North Carolina, Montana, Arizona, New York, Colorado, Kentucky and Oregon.
   Dr. Higgins received his Doctorate of Education with an emphasis in Gifted Education and Education Technology/Instructional Design from the University of Northern Colorado under the direction of Dr. George Betts.