Bandalos, D.L., Finney, S.J., Geisinger, K., Matos, H., Sireci, S. & Zenisky, A. (2021, July). Demystifying peer review processes: A how-to conversation for proposals and manuscripts. Invited panel for Northeastern Educational Research Association, Virtual.

Coleman, C., Prendergast, C.P, & Fulcher, K.H. (2020, December). More than results: Reframing assessment as learning improvement. Virtual pre-conference workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Deng, N., Finney, S.J., Hamilton, L. & Pierre-Louis, M. (2021, May). Mentoring and mentorship of women in measurement. Invited panel for the organization Women in Measurement (WIM), Virtual.

Finney, S.J., Alahmadi, S., Buchanan, H., & Patterson, C. (2021, Oct). Curated resources for high-quality assessment practice. Invited panel at the annual meeting of the Assessment Institute, Virtual.

Finney, S.J., Wise, V. & Davenport, Z. (2021, April). Using data for continuous improvement so that all may learn. Invited panel for the Western Michigan University Assessment in Action Conference, Virtual.

Finney, S.J. (2020, Oct). Using program theory and implementation fidelity to aid in interpreting outcomes assessment data. Keynote address for the New England Student Affairs Assessment Institute, Virtual.

Fulcher, K.H. (2021, June). Professional Development Opportunities in Assessment. Invited sponsor presentation at the virtual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE).

Fulcher, K.H. (2021, April). From Assessment to Improvement: Focusing the Academic Community on Learning. Invited virtual workshop of the WASC Senior College and University Commission Accreditation Resource Community.

Fulcher, K.H., Horst, S.J., & Patterson, C. (2020, October). Developing an assessment and improvement skillset. Sponsored virtual session at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Fulcher, K.H. & Prendergast, C.O. (2021, June). Six questions to guide your learning improvement process. Virtual presentation at the annual conference of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE).

Fulcher, K.H. & Prendergast, C.O. (2020, October). More than results: An advanced workshop integrating assessment with learning improvement. Virtual pre-conference workshop delivered at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Fulcher, K. H. (2020, June). How to introduce learning improvement at your institution. On demand session at AALHE. Virtual Conference.

Huff, K., Markus, K., Sireci, S., & Bandalos, D. (Moderator). (2020, October). Validity evidence based on testing consequences. Invited virtual panel session at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA).

Hundley, S.P. (Moderator), Fulcher, K.H., Jankowski, N., Kinzie, J., & Orr, V.F. (2020, October) Plenary session and virtual panel discussion at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Leventhal, B.C. (2020, September). The fields of quantitative psychology and educational/psychological measurement. Invited virtual talk to the Data Analytics Though Applied Statistics club at the University of Pittsburgh.

Leventhal, B.C. (2020, October). What are quantitative psychology, measurement, and assessment? Invited virtual talk for Applications of Psychology at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Randall, J., Rios, J., Buckendahl, C., Finney, S.J., Huff, K., Madison, M., & Tong, Y. (2020, June). Graduate training in educational measurement and psychometrics: A curricula review of graduate programs in the U.S. Panel session at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Virtual.

Stitt-Bergh, M., Gorksi, K., Baker, G., Fulcher, K.H., & Van Dyke, R. (Moderator). (2020, October). Perspectives on learning improvement. Sponsored virtual panel session at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

2020-2021 Workshops

Bao, Y. & Satkus, P. (2020, December). Evaluating the assessment of student learning in higher education institutions. Virtual pre-conference workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Coleman, C., Prendergast, C.P, & Fulcher, K.H. (2020, December). More than results: Reframing assessment as learning improvement. Virtual pre-conference workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Finney, S.J. & Henning, G.W (2021, Oct). The integration of program theory, implementation fidelity, and equity-minded assessment. Presented at the annual meeting of the Assessment Institute, Virtual.

Finney, S.J., Henning, G.W., & Wells, J. (2021, March). Leveraging program theory and implementation fidelity for equity-centered assessment. Presented at the annual meeting of NASPA, Virtual.

Finney, S.J. (2020, May). Implementation fidelity: Data you need when evaluating and improving programming. Presented at the Higher Education Assessment Conference, Henniker, NH.

Fulcher, K.H. & Prendergast, C.P. (2020, October). More than results: An advanced workshop integrating assessment with learning improvement. Virtual pre-conference workshop delivered at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Henning, G.W. & Finney, S.J. (2021, June). Using program theory and implementation fidelity to guide equity-minded assessment. Presented at the annual conference for Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, Virtual.

Horst, S.J., & Perkins, B. (2020, October). Quasi-experimental research designs within the educational context. Virtual workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA).

Leventhal, B.C., & Thompson, K.N. (2020, December). Investigating the reliability and validity of our assessment evidence. Virtual pre-conference workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

2020-2021 Presentations

Ames, A.J., Depaoli, S., Leventhal, B.C., Middleton, K., & Willse, J. (2020, July). Recruiting students for the measurement profession. Virtual panel session for the Special Interest Group in Measurement in Education of the National Council of Measurement in Education (NCME).

Bao, Y., Liu, J., & Distefano, C. (April, 2021). Using Diagnostic Classification Models to Diagnose Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Preschool. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual).

Bao, Y., Madison, M. (June, 2021). An Invariance Preserving Cognitive Diagnostic Computer Adaptive Testing Algorithm. National Council on Measurement in Education (Virtual).

Bao, Y., Prendergast, C. (Dec, 2021). Evaluating Student Learning in Higher Education Institutions - A Meta-assessment Approach. Annual Meeting of SACSCOC, Dallas, TX.

Bao, Y., Urquhart, K., & Speno, M. (moderator). (2020, October). A good dissertation is a finished dissertation, but what comes next?: Post-dissertation potential. GSIC Virtual panel session at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA).

Clauser, A., Leventhal, B.C., Lottridge, S., Smith, K., & Perkins, B. (moderator). (2020, October). Navigating the in-person or virtual interview process. GSIC virtual panel session at the annual meeting of the Northeasten Educational Research Association (NERA). Approx. 20 people in attendance.

Ezike, N., Ames, A.J., & Leventhal, B.C. (2020, September). Evaluation of the SAS IRT procedure: Parameter recovery and item fit. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

Finney, S.J. & Buchanan, H. (2020, October). A more efficient path to learning improvement: The utility of evidence-informed programming and practices. Virtual session presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Finney, S.J., & Henning, G. (2020, October). Incorporating program theory and implementation fidelity in CAS self-study. Virtual session presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Fulcher, K.H., Horst, S.J., & Patterson, C. (2020, October). Developing an assessment and improvement skillset. Sponsored virtual session at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Hathcoat, J.D., & Gregg, N. (2020, February). The importance of context and intentional assignment design in assessment. Oral presentation provided at the annual American Association of Colleges and Universitites General Education conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Hornsby, T., Snyder, S., Huber, H., & Leventhal, B. C. (2021, February). School psychologists and BCBAs working together to solve complex problems. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Virtual Presentation.

Horst, S.J., & Prendergast, C.P. (2020, October). Planning assessment professional development opportunities: Applying an expectancy-value theory lens. Virtual session presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Madison, M., Bao, Y., Chung, S., Kim, J., & Bradshaw, L. (June, 2021). A Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Model with Polytomous Attributes. National Council on Measurement in Education (Virtual).

Ong, T. Q. & Pastor, D. A., (2021, June). Using examinee characteristics to predict individual differences in item position effects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, Virtual.

Ong, T. Q. & Pastor, D. A., (2020, April). Are all cognitive items equally prone to position effects? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA. (Conference Canceled).

Perkins, B., Pastor, D. A. & Finney, S. J. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Examining the relations between emotions, importance, and expended effort during a low-stakes institutional accountability test [Roundtable Session]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. http://tinyurl.com/v7lbxoo (Conference Canceled)

Perkins, B. & Patterson, C. (2020, October). One criterion at a time: A guide to developing an analytic rubric. Virtual session presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Satkus, P., & Finney, S.J. (2020, September). Test value and emotions: Predicting examinee effort and performance on low-stakes tests. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

Schaefer, K., Harmon, S. & Pastor, D. A (2021, October). Examinee perspectives on unproctored internet testing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Virtual.

Shapovalov, Y., Blanco Murakoshi, D., & Prendergast, C.P. (2020, October). Planning for learning improvement: The role of hypothetical examples. Virtual session presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute.

Silver, S., Pastor, D.A., & Finney, S. J. (2021, November). College students’ understanding of a university-wide Assessment Day. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Assessment Group, Virtual.

Stitt-Bergh, M., Gorksi, K., Baker, G., Fulcher, K.H., & Van Dyke, R. (Moderator). (2020, October). Perspectives on learning improvement. Sponsored virtual panel session at the IUPUI Assessment Institite. Approx.

Tang, H., & Bao, Y. (November, 2021). Understanding social justice in K-12 teachers’ effective use of OER. 2021 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Virtual).

Tang, H., & Bao, Y. (November, 2021). Deconstructing elementary students’ male hubris and female humility effect in China: A perspective of multiple intelligence. 2021 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Virtual).

Thompson, K.N., & Leventhal, B.C. (2020, September). The impact of undesirable distractors on estimates of ability. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).