Recent Scholarship
Books
Morfidi, E. & Hughes, C.E. (under contract- in preparation). The Global Handbook of AI for Inclusive Special Education: Ethics, Equity, and Empathy. Taylor and Francis
Hughes, C.E., Troxclair, D.A, & Behrens, W.A. (2025). Twice-Exceptional Education: Connecting Gifted and Special Education. Council for Exceptional Children.
Hughes-Lynch, C.E. (2022) A Parents’ Guide to Bright Children with Autism. Routledge/ Taylor and Francis.
Book Chapters
Hughes, C. E. (2025). Connections between gifted education and special education: An uneasy integration. In C. Hughes, D. Troxclair & W. Behrens (Eds). Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners: Integrating Special Education and Gifted Education Strategies. Council for Exceptional Children.
Hughes, C.E. & Odom-Bartel, R. (2025). Using AI to write Trellis and Blossom lessons. In C. Hughes, D. Troxclair & W. Behrens (Eds). Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners: Integrating Special Education and Gifted Education Strategies. Council for Exceptional Children.
Hughes, C.E. (2024). Inclusive gifted education: Developing a gifted mindset amidst a crowded classroom (translated into Dutch). In E. vanGerven (Ed). De Gids: Over begaafdheid in het po en vo (A Guide: Giftedness in Primary Education. Lueker, NU pp. 45-53.
Hughes, C.E. (2023). Meshing methods: Curriculum Considerations for Twice-Exceptional Children. In J. VanTassel-Baska & C.A. Little (Eds). Content-based curriculum for high ability learners, 4th ed. Routledge.
Hughes, C.E. (2020). Giftedness and Autism Spectrum Disorder. In W. Behrens, M. Fugate, & C. Boswell (Eds). Twice-Exceptional Children, pp. 215-242. Prufrock Press.
Hughes, C. E. (2019). Targeted Professional Development for Twice-Exceptional Learners: Double Targets. In A. M. Novak & C.L. Weber (Eds). Best practices in professional learning and teacher preparation. pp 7-294. Washington, DC: National Association for Gifted Children.
Hughes, C. E. (2019). UDL for Advancement. In WW Murawski & KJ Scott (Eds). What Really Works in Universal Design for Learning. pp 189-201. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Refereed Journal Articles
Troxclair, D. A. & Hughes, C. E. (2026). Hidden in stealth mode: Quantifying the visibility of twice-exceptional education across educational research domains. National Social Science Technology Journal, 64(1), 37-70.
Hughes, C. E. (2025). MTSS and twice-exceptional learners: Problem-solving and possibility-finding. Gifted Child Today, 48(3), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/10762175251330325
Odom-Bartel, R., & Hughes, C.E. (2024). From pixels to practice: Personalizing and partnering with AI. Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE). Spring, 2024, pp 3-4.
Hughes, C. E. (2023, Spring). The 3 key things you need to know about 2e education. Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE), Vol. 14. P. 2.
Howerter, C.A., Hughes, C.E., Little, J., & Sears, J. (2022, September). Two for One: Dual Certification Program Pros and Cons. Journal of Special Education Preparation. https://doi.org/10.33043/JOSEP.2.2.52-59
Murawski, W.W., & Hughes, C.E. (2021). Special educators in inclusive settings: Take STEPS for self-advocacy. Teaching Exceptional Children. 53(3), 184-193.
Hughes, C. E. (2019). Teaching Green for 2e: A Tiered Reflection. Tempo, Texas Association for the Gifted, 6-13.
Goodale, T.A. & Hughes, C.E. (2018, March). Deconstructing the Constructed: Reforming Science Materials to Develop Creativity. School Science Review, 99(368), 45-52.
Keynotes and Invited Presentations- National and International
Hughes, C.E. (2026, April 11). Generations’ views on Ability and Disability. ADAGE Conference (Keynote), University of Central Florida.
Hughes, C.E., Troxclair, D.A., & Behrens, W.A. (2026, March 12). Trellis and Blossom with Roots: Designing for Strengths and Supports in Twice-Exceptional Education. The Association for the Gifted (CEC-TAG) Signature Session. Council for Exceptional Children annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Hughes, C.E. (2026, February 27). Trellis and Blossom: Differentiating Twice for Twice-Exceptional Learners. (Virtual Keynote). William and Mary Annual 2e Conference.
Hughes, C.E. & Clark, T. (2026, February 9). AI and Gifted Education: At a Crossroads. (virtual invited talk). Dutch Knowledge Center for Gifted Education.
Hughes, C. E. (2025, September 10). Teaching twice-exceptional learners: Connecting paradigms (virtual invited talk). World Gifted Center Special Topic, United Arab Emirates
Clark, T., Hughes, C.E. & Dunne, O. (2025, July 30). Swerve ahead: Empowering gifted learners for an AI-connected world. Invited Panel Discussion: World Council for Gifted Children biannual conference, Braga, Portugal.
Hughes, C.E. (2025, June 10-12). Educational AI 2.0: Inverting Bloom’s Taxonomy. Hormel Institute, Austin, MN.
Ronksley-Pavia, M., Hughes, C. & Clark. T. (2025, April 23). AI and gifted education: Global perspectives. World Council on Gifted and Talented Education. Invited webinar.
Hughes, C.E., Clark, T., & Calvert, E., (2025, March 19). Developing strengths, removing barriers: Using AI to build talent-based lessons and data systems. Council for Exceptional Children invited webinar.
Hughes, C.E. (2024, October 7). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Keynote conference at the University of Abu Dhabi International Conference on Education. Al Ain, UAE.
Hughes, C.E. (2023, September 30, October 4, October 11). Trellis and Dirt Model: Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners. What Really Works Conference Series: Los Angeles, CA; Augusta, Maine; Williamsburg, Virginia.
Hughes, C. E. (2022, October 20). The Flight of the Bumblebee- How Creativity Holds the Key to Twice-Exceptional Education. Criatividade & Superdotação Annual Conference, Brazil (Virtual).
Hughes, C. E. (2022. July, canceled due to Covid). Twice the Differentiation for Twice the Needs. Arab Gifted Association, Cairo Egypt.
Hughes, C.E. (2022, June 16). Talking about Generations: Talent Development Implications. Hormel Gifted Institute, Austin, MN.
Hughes, C.E. (2022, February). Differentiating Twice for Twice-Exceptional. Virtual Masterclass Steunpunt Onderpresteren- Belgium.
Juried- National and International
Hughes, C., Clark, T., Andrei, E., & Odom-Bartel, R. (2026, May 19). Beyond the average learner: AI-generated lesson plans for gifted education and learners with additional needs. Wallace Symposium on Talent Development, Iowa City, IA.
Hughes, C.E. Troxclair, D., & Behrens, W. (2026, May 10). Integrating the Literature for Gifted and Special Education to Determine Effective Instruction. Poster session, Wallace Symposium on Talent Development, Iowa City, IA.
Smith, S. & Hughes, C.E. (2026, March 13). Left out of the Narrative: Including Gifted and 2e Readers in the Literacy Reform Conversation. Council for Exceptional Children annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Hughes, C.E. (2026, March 11). Beyond the Algorithm: Reimagining the Special Educator’s Role in the Age of AI. Poster session, Council for Exceptional Children annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Cornelius, K.E. & Hughes, C.E. (2026, February 27). Finding Common Ground through Common Language. Ohio Dean’s Compact Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.
Hughes, C.E (2026, February 27). Starting with Spark: AI for 2e. (Virtual session). William and Mary’s Annual 2e Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
Hughes, C.E., Andrei, E. & Odom-Bartel, R. (2026, February 21). From Code to Classroom: AI-Driven collaboration for inclusive and future-ready educator prep. American Association for College of Teacher Education (AACTE), New Orleans.
Hughes, C.E. & Clark, T. (2025, November 19). Flipping the triangle: Preparing gifted students for AI by inverting Bloom’s taxonomy. National Association for Gifted Children annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Troxclair, D. A., Hughes, C. E., & Behrens, W. A. (2025, November 19). Twice-exceptional education 2.0. National Association for Gifted Children annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hughes, C.E. & Smith, S.S. (2025, November 18). MTSS, IEPs & AI- Oh My! National Association for Gifted Children annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hughes, C. E. (2025, November 17). Trellis and Blossom model in action: Using AI to design inclusive strengths-based lessons. CEC-TED annual conference, Kansas City.