Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Noble is the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Professor, Professor of Women Studies, and the Director of the Robinson Center for Young Scholars at the University of Washington, as well as a licensed psychologist. She first joined the Robinson Center in 1989 as the Assistant Director and Psychologist for the Early Entrance Program, and has been on the UW faculty since 1990. She received a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the UW in 1984, and maintained an independent psychology practice in Seattle from 1986-2000.

Professor Noble's research centers on the psychological development of highly capable women and adolescents, the ways in which talents and gifts shape female lives in ways that are distinct from males, and the efficacy of early entrance to college and university. She is also a pioneer in the study of spirituality, resilience, and psychological health. Professor Noble is the author of several books and research articles, and has lectured throughout the US and abroad about the psychosocial needs of gifted individuals and an aspect of consciousness known as "spiritual intelligence."

• Writer-in-Residence, Hedgebrook Women Writers' Colony, Whidbey Island, Washington (1991, 1995)
• Member, Content Area Consultant Bank. The National Research Center on the Gifted and
  Talented, University of Connecticut (1991 to present)
• International Biographical Centre: 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century
• International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women (2001)
• Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence (2003)
• Invited Participant, Oxford University International Roundtable on Gender Equity and Education (2003)

• Noble, K.D., and Childers, S. (in press). Swimming in deep waters: Twenty years of research about early university entrance at the University of Washington. In L. Shavinina (Ed.), The Handbook on Giftedness. NY: Springer Science.
• Noble, K.D., Vaughan,R., Chan, C., Childers, S., Chow, B., Hughes, S., and Federow, A.. (in press) Love and Work: The Legacy of Early University Entrance. Gifted Child Quarterly.
• Noble, K.D., Childers, S., and Vaughan, R.C. (under review). "A passion for learning: A comparative study of students in the Early Entrance Program and UW Academy for Young Scholars at the University of Washington."
• Noble, K.D., Childers, S., and Vaughan, R.C. (under review). "A place to be celebrated and understood: The impact of early university entrance from parents' points of view."
• Noble, K.D. (2001). Riding the Windhorse: Spiritual Intelligence and the Growth of the Self. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
• Arnold, K.D., Noble, K.D., and Subotnik, R.F., Eds. (1996). Remarkable Women: Perspectives on Female Talent Development. NJ: Hampton Press.
• Noble, K.D. (1994). The Sound of a Silver Horn: Reclaiming the Heroism in Contemporary Women's Lives. New York: Fawcett Columbine.
• Robinson, N.M., and Noble, K.D. (1992). A Radical Leap From Middle School to College: Can It Work? In N. Colangelo, S.G. Assouline, and D.L. Ambroson (Eds.), Talent Development: Proceedings from the 1991 Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development (pp. 267-277). Toronto: Trillium Press.
• More Publications