Lorrie Shepard

Lorrie Shepard, Dean of the School of Education, a professor of education and chair of the Research and Evaluation Methodology program area at CU Boulder. Her research focuses on psychometrics and the use and misuse of tests in education settings. Technical topics include validity theory, standard setting, and statistical models for detecting test bias. Dr. Shepard is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and past president of the National Council in Measurement in Education. She was elected to the National Academy of Education in 1992 and served as Vice President of the NAS. She has been editor of the Journal of Educational Measurement and the American Educational Research Journal and interim editor of Educational Researcher. In 1999 she won NCME’s Award for Career Contributions to educational Measurement. Dr. Shepard currently serves on the National Research Council’s Board on Testing and Assessment.