Alumni of ERM are employed in a wide range of organizations. Below is a list of recent ERM alumni, along with a description of their current position.

Kinge Mbella
Educational Research Analyst
North Carolina Community College System
Degree: PhD, 2012
Dissertation: Equivalent Groups Equating: Using a Matrix Stratification Framework for Mixed-Format Assessment

Korinne Chiu
Director, Program Evaluation
Physicians for Peace
Degree: PhD, 2012
Dissertation: Concept Mapping for Planning and Evaluation of a Community-Based Initiative

Matt Burke
Psychometrician
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Degree: PhD, 2011
Dissertation: The Development of a Convergence Diagnostic for Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation

Rob Springer
Director of Institutional Research
Elon University
Degree: PhD, 2011
Dissertation: Applying the Use, Methods, and Values Branches of Evaluations’ Theory Tree to Institutional Research

Devdass Sunnassee
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Research Methodology
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree: PhD, 2011
Dissertation: Conditions Affecting The Accuracy of Classical Equating Methods For Small Samples Under The Neat Design: A Simulation Study

Fang Chen
Assistant Professor
East China Normal University, School of Foreign Languages
Degree: PhD, 2010
Dissertation: Differential Language Influence on Math Achievement

Tiese Roxbury
Associate Director of Research for Academic Performance
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Degree: PhD, 2010
Dissertation: A Psychometric Evaluation of a State Testing Program: Accommodated Versus Non-accommodated Students

Zhan Shu
Associate Psychometrician
Educational Testing Service
Degree: PhD, 2010
Dissertation: Using the Deterministic, Gated Item Response Theory Model for Detecting Test Cheating

Deborah Driscoll
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Lynchburg College
Degree: PhD, 2010
Dissertation: Higher Education Planning for a Strategic Goal with a Concept Mapping Process

Yingchen Yang
Senior Institutional Researcher
New Mexico State University, Carlsbad
Degree: PhD, 2009
Dissertation: Factor Analytic Models and Cognitive Diagnostic Models: How Comparable Are They?–A Comparison of R-RUM and Compensatory MIRT Model with Respect to Cognitive Feedback

Joshua Goodman
Senior Psychometrician
Pacific Metric
Degree: PhD, 2008
Dissertation: An Examination of the Residual Covariance Structures of Complex Performance Assessments Under Various Scaling and Scoring Methods

Kelly Godfrey
Associate Psychometrician
The College Board
Degree: PhD, 2007
Dissertation: A Comparison of Kernel Equating and IRT True Score Equating Methods

Coming soon!