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PRINCIPAL PSYCHOMETRICIAN
Summary

CAREER SUMMARY: I have over 25 years of assessment experience and have an in-depth understanding of how assessments are constructed, validated, and implemented for learner outcomes, personnel selection, learning and development, including an area of expertise on related psychometric topics, such as clinician-mediated assessments (e.g., ClinRO, ObsRO). As principal psychometrician since 2011, I have built a new clinician-rated assessment for use in hospitals and simulation labs. I have been using validity research studies to collect empirical evidence in support of the reliability of measures and validity of participant's measure interpretation in terms of content validity, optimum scoring structure, unidimensionality, reliability, invariance, responsiveness, consequential, and interpretability. Two additional area of expertise are: (1) Rating Scale Analysis - empirically test that the rating scale responses behave in a manner consistent with the intentions of the developers; and (2) Dimensionality Analysis - empirically determine the unidimensionality of the ClinRO. Unidimensionality results in additivity, implying the ClinRO variables (e.g., clinicians, evaluation criteria, participants) can be expressed as real numbers on a common interval scale. In contrast, a self-report assessments (e.g., PRO/ePRO) does not lend itself to reliability estimate calculations because raw scores are not linear, are potentially misleading, and do not support valid mathematical operations. (The ISPOR website would not allow me to investigate this matter.) My role requires that I keep abreast of standards, best practices, and the latest developments in assessment technology and innovation including the use of computer adaptive tests, and the design and implementation of innovative performance assessments. Finally, I serve as an internal expert and consultant to clients on assessment related issues.

Enthusiastic individual with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting. Excited to begin new challenge with successful team.

Skills
  • Advanced knowledge of psychometrics
  • In depth knowledge of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and the Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures
  • Strong analysis skills and familiar with many statistical software packages: SAS, SPSS, Facets, Winsteps, ITEMAN, and xCalibre
  • Collaboration - Effective team player, I adjust to other people's work styles, avoid office politics, celebrate my peers' successes, meet deadlines, and put the company's goals first
  • Communication Skills - Listens actively, presents at conferences, and publishes articles
  • Decisiveness - Able to take action when needed - it helps to be organized - and reflect upon the decision afterward.
  • Management Experience - Tackle day-to-day responsibilities, while staying focused on long-term goals and initiatives.
  • Project Management - Not only carry out assignments, but also consider new ways to improve workflow, productivity, or bottom line
  • Versatility - Able to adapt to work related changes as needed
  • Blueprints, Validation
  • Budget, Workflow
  • Business case, Workshops
  • C, Articles
  • Communication Skills
  • Conferences
  • Council
  • Customer service
  • Delivery
  • Equity
  • Forms
  • Office
  • New product development
  • Next
  • Nursing
  • Personnel
  • Presenting
  • Presentations
  • Product development
  • Program evaluation
  • Project Management
  • Publications
  • Research
  • Sales experience
  • Sales
  • SAS
  • SPSS
  • Strategic
  • Team player
  • Technical manuals
  • Training materials
Experience
OBJECTIVITY PLUS | Lafayette, LAPrincipal Psychometrician10/2011 - Current
  • Developed business case for new product development initiative that resulted in $1.5m first and $2.5m second round of funding.
  • Subsequently, sold equity in business.
  • Constructed a clinician-mediated, competency-based performance assessment for personnel selection and learning in the hospitals, and for learner and program evaluation in schools.
  • Evidence relevant to validity aspects of this ClinRo showed responsiveness - capable of detecting changes in participant measures following intervention (remediation) that is assumed to impact the target construct (clinical competence).
  • In addition, clinician's severity levels were tracked longitudinally to ensure fair and objective learner outcomes.
  • Scenarios were customized based on learning objectives.
  • Used a transportability validation study to meet organization's performance in training objectives and constraints.
  • We extended the on-boarding selection procedure from one hospital to another hospital to establish the validity evidence for the proposed test score interpretations of the on-boarding selection procedure with the same job (e.g., nurse).
  • The impact of this process resulted in an average annual savings of $271,000 to the C-suite's budget.
  • Increased visibility of Objectivity Plus's research with six publications (listed below) and two conference presentations.
PEARSON | Upper Saddle River, NJExecutive Assessment Manager03/2010 - 10/2011
  • Led the research, development, and delivery of high-stakes assessments for pre-licensure nursing programs--from preadmissions tests (4 test forms) and course diagnostics (14 test forms) to summative assessment (10 test forms) and predictor diagnostics (2 test forms) to be delivered to schools, instructors, and students.
  • Researched and applied appropriate psychometric methodologies (Classical Test Theory for linear tests and Item Response Theory for adaptive tests) to gather and analyze test validity evidence.
  • Established customer relationships nationwide by hosting 12 test development workshops on campuses throughout the country.
  • Faculty and administrators welcomed the employment and professional development opportunities to participate in Item Writing Workshops, Sensitivity Review Panels, Technical Advisory Boards, and Test Construction activities.
  • Created 16 validated test blueprints.
  • Worked with Subject Matter Experts to align to the National Council of State Board of Nursing's (NCSBN) blueprints for RN and LPN, respectively to each course diagnostic and predictor test.
  • Defined test specifications ensured equal construct and reliability requirements during test construction and necessary for equating.
  • Monitored all customer and educational trends related to nursing educational assessments, accreditation, NCLEX, NCSBN, national standards, and nursing school admissions.
  • Reviewed relevant technical manuals and training materials for customer use and implementation during field testing, beta pilots, and product launches.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING | New York, NYSenior Director of Test Development04/2006 - 12/2009
  • Managed 13 strategic external vendors in 2006 that provided a basis for the company to function with limited resources.
  • Used this time to understand the role of each external vendor and their corresponding costs to the company.
  • In 2009, only two strategic external vendors remained, thus greatly reducing third party costs while improving the company's infrastructure and margins.
  • Developed sales experience traveling throughout the country meeting with and presenting to school administrators and faculty to understand their needs and enhance the value of the company.
  • As a result, annual revenue still declined in 2007, but to 5% compared to 22% the previous year.
  • This experience benefited the company as it served as the impetus to hire appropriate sales team members.
  • Interviewed sales team members with COO to ensure appropriate fit to achieve team's goals.
  • Supervised product development staff (5), customer service staff (5), and sales team staff (4) to release new products, improve customer service, and increase the company's annual revenue.
  • Subsequently, annual revenue grew 21% in 2008 compared to 2007 and is on target to grow 4% in 2009 over 2008 as a result of this collective effort.
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | New York, NYDirector of Instructional Testing12/2002 - 04/2006
  • Led the Instructional Testing Office which administered and scored 17,036 tests each semester.
  • Presented student learning outcome data in meaningful manner to deans for accreditation, faculty for curriculum review, and students for next steps.
  • Maintained and updated student data in remediation courses, including using assessment results to set appropriate student learning targets with the department chairs.
  • Student outcome data reports were prepared and disseminated to management team to help formulate and address potential issues by department as well as college-wide.
  • This data was also used in the Middle States Accreditation Commission visit and report.
Education and Training
Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NYEd.D in Human Development, Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics
University of Chicago | Chicago, ILAdvanced coursework in Psychometric and Evaluative Research
Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CTM.S in Research, Measurement and Quantitative Analysis
Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CTB.S in Business Administration, Marketing
Accomplishments
  • BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Brooklyn, NY Bureau Director 6/94 - 12/02.
  • Directed staff and test development activities which ranged from: identifying test development needs, developing timelines, scheduling meetings, contacting and contracting with consultants and subject matter experts, and conducting training sessions on rating, content validation, item writing and sensitivity reviews; administering job analyses survey, and analyzing survey, field test, and test results.
  • All activities had to be completed within budget.
  • Maintained job analyses database on 132 pedagogical and supervisory licenses.
  • Based on empirical evidence, job analyses surveys were distributed every two years to ensure job related tasks were appropriatelyreflected on the licensure examination test blueprints.
  • Complied with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Civil Service Commission, U.S.
  • Department of Labor & U.S.
  • Department of Justice, 1978) by calculating adverse impact ratios for each licensure examination annually.
  • Hetherman, S.C.
  • (2015, June).
  • Psychometric Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Assessment Tool.
  • Poster presentation at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning in Atlanta, GA.
Publications
Lioce, L., & Hetherman, S.C. (2019). Putting the "O" in OSCE: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination to Measure Outcomes. Medical Training Magazine, 8(2). 10-14. Longo, B., Marraffa, J., DeSiena, R., & Hetherman, S.C. (2018). A Rater-Mediated Performance Assessment Test. Medical Training Magazine, 7(3). 10-13. McHaney, F., Smith, M., Kroll, N., & Hetherman, S.C., (2018). Assessing Family Nurse Practitioner Students Utilizing Simulation and Psychometrics. Medical Training Magazine, 7(2). 14-18. Hetherman, S.C.,Lioce, L., Longo, B.L., & Gambardella, L. (2017). Bridging Data from the Simulation Laboratory to the Clinical Setting. Medical Training Magazine, 6(3). 24-27. Hetherman, S.C., Lioce, L., Gambardella, L., & Longo, B. (2017). Development of Quantum, an Instructor-Mediated Performance Assessment Test, and Student Measure Validation. Journal of Nursing & Healthcare, 3(1) 1-10. Leigh, G., Stueben, F., Harrington, D., & Hetherman, S.C. (2016). Making the Case for Simulation-Based Assessments to Overcome the Challenges in Evaluating Clinical Competency. International Journal for Education Scholarship, 13(1) 1-10. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: Hetherman, S. A Summative Assessment for use in Simulation with Pre-licensure Student Nurses (2014, August) Presentation at Healthcare Education Assessment Training and Technology in Orlando, FL. Gambardella, L. & Hetherman, S. We don't really have a way of evaluating simulation yet.UNTIL NOW (2012, June) Presentation at the Drexel University Nursing Education Institute in Savannah, GA. Smith, E. & Hetherman, S. Transforming Linear Tests to Computer Adaptive Tests (2008, September) Presentation at the NLN Educational Summit in San Antonio, TX. Hetherman, S. Test Development (2008, April). Presentation at the Alabama League for Nursing in Prattville, AL. Hetherman, S. & Chatterji, M. (2005, April). Monitoring the Effectiveness of New York's Written Composition Test in English using Multi-facet Rasch Measurement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association in Montreal, Canada. Hetherman, S. (2004, April). Construct Validation for a Many-faceted Essay Examination System. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Eastern Educational Research Society in Absecon, NJ.
Interests
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: , President of Southern Connecticut Youth Hockey Association 2019 to present
Presentations

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Hetherman, S. A Summative Assessment for use in Simulation with Pre-licensure Student Nurses (2014, August) Presentation at Healthcare Education Assessment Training and Technology in Orlando, FL.
Gambardella, L. & Hetherman, S. We don't really have a way of evaluating simulation yet…UNTIL NOW (2012, June) Presentation at the Drexel University Nursing Education Institute in Savannah, GA.
Smith, E. & Hetherman, S. Transforming Linear Tests to Computer Adaptive Tests (2008, September) Presentation at the NLN Educational Summit in San Antonio, TX.
Hetherman, S. Test Development (2008, April). Presentation at the Alabama League for Nursing in Prattville, AL.
Hetherman, S. & Chatterji, M. (2005, April). Monitoring the Effectiveness of New York's Written Composition Test in English using Multi-facet Rasch Measurement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association in Montreal, Canada.
Hetherman, S. (2004, April). Construct Validation for a Many-faceted Essay Examination System. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Eastern Educational Research Society in Absecon, NJ.

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • OBJECTIVITY PLUS
  • PEARSON
  • NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING
  • BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

School Attended

  • Teachers College, Columbia University
  • University of Chicago
  • Southern Connecticut State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Principal Psychometrician
  • Executive Assessment Manager
  • Senior Director of Test Development
  • Director of Instructional Testing

Degrees

  • Ed.D in Human Development, Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics
    Advanced coursework in Psychometric and Evaluative Research
    M.S in Research, Measurement and Quantitative Analysis
    B.S in Business Administration, Marketing

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