Stephen G. Sireci, Ph.D.

Stephen G. Sireci is Professor in the Psychometrics Program and Director of the Center for Educational Assessment. He earned his Ph.D. in psychometrics from Fordham University and his master and bachelor degrees in psychology from Loyola College in Maryland. Previously, he was Senior Psychometrician at the GED Testing Service, Psychometrician for the Uniform CPA Exam, and Research Supervisor of Testing for the Newark Board of Education. He is known for his research in evaluating test fairness, particularly content validity, cross-lingual assessment, standard setting, and computer-based testing. He has published over 100 articles and currently serves on several advisory boards including the Texas Technical Advisory Committee and the Puerto Rico Technical Advisory Committee. He is a Fellow of AERA, a Fellow of Division 5 of APA, and past Co-Editor of the International Journal of Testing and the Journal of Applied Testing Technology.  Formerly, he was President of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), a Senior Scientist for the Gallup Organization, and a member of the Board of Directors for NCME.  He has received several awards from UMass including the School of Education’s Outstanding Teacher Award (2003), the Chancellor’s Medal (2007), the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity (2009), and the Conti Faculty Fellowship (2012). He also received the Thomas Donlon Award for Distinguished Mentoring from NERA (2010). He reviews articles for numerous journals and he is on the editorial boards of Applied Measurement in Education, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, and Psicothema.