Kyndra V. Middleton, Ph.D th St. NW Washington, DC (202) kyndra.middleton@howard.edu

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1 , Ph.D th St. NW Washington, DC (202) kyndra.middleton@howard.edu Education Ph.D., Educational Measurement and Statistics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, July 2007 Dissertation Co-Chairs: Michael Kolen and Kathleen Banks Dissertation Title: The Effect of a Read-Aloud Accommodation on Items on a Reading Comprehension Test for Students with Reading-based Learning Disabilities Third area: Educational Psychology M.A., Educational Measurement and Statistics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, July 2004 B.S., Mathematical Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL, April 2002 Magna cum laude Minor: Computer Information Systems Research Interests Evaluating measurement bias and examining its impact on test scores Examining factors that affect mathematics achievement among minority and rurally-educated students Identifying appropriate methods to conduct extreme linkages Developing robust models and approaches to measuring the ability of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments Formulating and validating instruments to accurately measure academic acculturation Professional Experience Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington, DC, August 2009-Present Teach graduate level statistics courses within the School of Education Courses taught: Introduction to Statistics; Intermediate Statistics; Advanced Statistics; Advanced Topics in Statistics and Multivariate Analysis; Issues and Trends in Measurement Theory Conduct research in the areas of test validity, disabilities research, and mathematics achievement Coordinate and administer master s and doctoral comprehensive exams for the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies Advise master s and doctoral students with coursework and theses and dissertations Psychometric Consultant, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, June 2009-June 2011 Aid in radically redesigning teacher education through a grant provided by Carnegie Corporation Analyzed the impact of a change in the mathematics curriculum on FTCE passage rate Help develop and field test mathematics items for the Numeracy Inventory Developed the administrative manual for the Numeracy Inventory Sylvia Taylor Johnson Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, August 2007-August 2009 As a principal investigator, researched student motivation from design to execution and then disseminated the results Page 1 of 5

2 Conducted differential item, bundle, and distractor functioning analyses on test items taken by students with learning disabilities to ensure the psychometric properties of the test were upheld when accommodations were used Proposed a method to indirectly assess how to link test scores on tests administered to nonequivalent groups and that share no common anchor items (common occurrence when testing students with disabilities) Managed, updated, and added information to a website used for informing educators, policy makers, and measurement specialists nationally about policy and educational research developments from weekend workshops Prepared and published manuscripts for internal and peer-reviewed publications and professional conferences Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, September 2008-December 2008 Prepared curriculum and taught introductory and intermediate quantitative methods courses to undergraduate students majoring in Business Held office hours, created, administered, and scored quizzes and examinations Psychometric Consultant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, August 2006-July 2007 Examined tests for measurement bias using factor and differential distractor functioning analyses Co-authored a research report summarizing research and technical design of a study examining the effects a read-aloud accommodation had on test items for students with several different disabilities Disseminated research findings and policy implications of an experimental research study on the effect of a read-aloud accommodation on students with learning disabilities in large scale assessments Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, August 2006-May 2007 Individually coordinated undergraduate and graduate student discussion sections and held office hours for introductory statistical methods courses Created, administered, and scored minimum competency examinations Guest lectured on probability and sampling topics Adjunct Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, IA, August 2005-May 2007 Taught introductory, intermediate, and advanced mathematics and statistics courses Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, August 2003-May 2005, August 2006-May 2007 Collected and analyzed data using SAS and Microsoft Access to evaluate the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Iowa public school teachers test preparation and instructional practices and coauthored papers presented at a national conferences that discussed the results of the analyses Worked on a study that examined effect size guidelines for interpreting item bundles in SIBTEST Collaborated on a study that examined how SIBTEST behaves when focal group examinees omit item responses Disseminated research findings of a study that examined possible causes of the black-white test score gap according to parents and students Summer Research Intern, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, June 2006-July 2006 Performed differential distractor functioning analyses on items for students with learning disabilities Prepared research report and conference proposal based on results Participated in seminars on various evaluation, measurement, statistics, and educational policy issues Page 2 of 5

3 Peer-Reviewed Publications and Reports Medina, W., Dambekalns, L., & Middleton, K. (2012). Art and science education collaboration in a secondary teacher preparation programme. Research in Science & Technological Education, 30(2), Dorans, N., Middleton, K. (2012). Addressing the extreme assumptions of presumed linkings. Journal of Educational Measurement, 49(1), Burt, W. M., Vesey, J.V., Stroter, A., & Middleton, K. (2011). Reporting results and appropriate alpha levels in multiple regression. Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 27(2), Medina, W., Middleton, K., & Orihuela-Rabaza, W. (2011). Using the DAST-C to explore Colombian and Bolivian students images of scientists. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 9(3), Middleton, K., & Dorans, N. (2011). Assessing the falsifiability of extreme linkages. (ETS Research Report No. RR-11-04). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Mapuranga, R., Dorans, N., & Middleton, K. (2008). A review of recent developments in differential item functioning. (ETS Research Rep. No ). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Middleton, K. & Cahalan-Laitusis, C. (2007). Examining Test Items for Differential Distractor Functioning Among Students with Learning Disabilities. (ETS Research Rep. No ) Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. Presentations Middleton, K. (2011, February). General Research Methodologies in SoTL. Howard University Preparing Future Faculty workshop, Howard University, Washington, DC. Middleton, K. ( 2010, September). Preparing for a Tenure-Track Job. Howard University Preparing Future Faculty workshop, Howard University, Washington, DC. Middleton, K. (2010, May). Differences in mathematics achievement between gender and race among rural high school students. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, Denver, CO. Burt, W., Vesey, J., Stroter, A., & Middleton, K. (2010, May). Reporting results and appropriate alpha levels in multiple regression.. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, Denver, CO. Middleton, K. (2009, April). Rural high school students motivation to achieve and mathematics standardized test performance. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, San Diego, CA. Middleton, K. (2008, November). Breaking Your Own Glass Ceilings. National Alliance for Doctorial Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, Ames, IA. Middleton, K. (2008, July). Life After Graduate School, The Leadership Alliance National Symposium, Hartford, CT. Middleton, K. (2008, March). An examination of differential item and differential bundle functioning on a reading comprehension test administered to students with reading-based learning disabilities. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education conference, New York, NY. Page 3 of 5

4 Mapuranga, R., Dorans, N., & Middleton, K. (2008, March). A review of recent developments in differential item functioning. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education conference, New York, NY. Dorans, N., & Middleton, K. (2008, March). Challenges facing extreme forms of linking. Paper presented at an invited symposium at the National Council on Measurement in Education conference, New York, NY. Middleton, K. (2007, April). Almost There, Yes, The End is Near! The Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.s in the Mathematical Sciences, Tallahassee, FL. Middleton, K. (2007, April). The effect of a read-aloud accommodation on items on a reading comprehension test for students with reading-based learning disabilities. Paper presented at The University of Iowa s Educational Measurement and Statistics Graduate Program seminar, Iowa City, IA. Middleton, K. (2007, April). Examining test items for differential distractor functioning among students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education conference, Chicago, IL. Middleton, K. & Morgan, V. (2007, February). Adult literacy among the United States prison population. Poster presented at The University of Iowa s Diversity Research Symposium, Iowa City, IA. Middleton, K. (2007, January). Differential item functioning between races on a standardized reading/ language arts test. Poster presented at the Holmes Partnership Conference, San Antonio, TX. Middleton, K. (2006, April). The black-white standardized test score gap: A closer look at the causal factors. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, San Francisco, CA. Croft, M., Waltman, K., Middleton, K., & Stevenson, E. (2005, April). The impact of school-level accountability on local testing practices. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education conference, Montreal, Quebec. Stevenson, E., Waltman, K., Croft, M., Middleton, K. (2005, April). Using test scores for school-level accountability: analyzing the impact on curriculum and instructional practices. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, Montreal, Quebec. Academic Honors and Awards Selected as a Mellon Foundation fellow and attended the Salzburg Global Seminar on Optimizing Talent: Closing Educational and Social Mobility Gaps Worldwide, Salzburg, Austria, December 2011 Awarded the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel TRiO Achiever Award, January 2009 Awarded the Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship in Educational Measurement, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, August Selected as a University of Iowa Holmes Scholar, Iowa City, IA, 2006-Present (lifetime honor) Awarded The University of Iowa Dean s Graduate Fellowship, Iowa City, IA, Page 4 of 5

5 Professional Service Committee Member, National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME): Recruitment Committee, 2011-present Panel Member, National Science Foundation Review Panel for Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, 2011 Presentation Chair, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division H (Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools), 2011 Committee Member, National Council on Measurement in Education Recruitment Committee, 2011-Present Committee Member, School of Education Executive Committee, 2010-Present Committee Member, School of Education Assessment Committee, 2010-Present Judge, Howard University Graduate School Research Symposium, 2010, 2011 Secretary, Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies Faculty, Presentation Discussant, AERA, Division H, 2010 Committee Member, AERA, Division D (Measurement and Research Methodology): Robert L. Linn Distinguished Address Award Committee, Ad hoc Journal Reviewer, Educational Psychology, 2011 Reviewer, AERA, Division D, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Reviewer, AERA, Division G (Social Context of Education), 2008 Reviewer, AERA, Division H, Section 1 (Applied Research in Schools), 2009, 2010 Reviewer, AERA, Rural SIG, Reviewer, The Holmes Partnership, 2007 Reviewer, National Council on Measurement in Education, 2005, 2009 Professional Memberships American Educational Research Association, 2005-Present National Council on Measurement in Education, 2005-Present Page 5 of 5