Michael NeringMichael Nering has over 20 years of professional psychometric experience. His research interests include person fit, item response theory, computer-based testing, and equating. He has presented and published numerous articles on a wide range of psychmetric topics, and he is actively involved in the research community in various capacities. Dr. Nering is a member of the National Council of Measurement in Education, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the Psychometric Society. For the AERA 2005 conference he was a program chair for Division D – Measurement and Research Methodology. He has also served as treasurer of the Psychometric Society, and hosted the 2008 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society. In addition, Dr. Nering has served as reviewer for several peer journals, including the Journal of Educational Measurement, Applied Psychological Measurement, Psychometrika, and the Journal of Experimental Education. In 2013 Dr. Nering was co-editor to the International Journal of Testing sponsored by the International Test Commission. Read More Read Less