DR. STEPHEN G. SIRECI, PAST PRESIDENT Stephen G. Sireci is Professor in the Research and Evaluation Methods Program and Director of the Center for Educational Assessment in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He earned his Ph.D. in psychometrics from Fordham University and his master and bachelor degrees in psychology from Loyola College in Maryland. Before UMASS, he was Senior Psychometrician at the GED Testing Service, Psychometrician for the Uniform CPA Exam, and Research Supervisor of Testing for the Newark NJ Board of Education. He is known for his research in evaluating test fairness, particularly issues related to content validity, test bias, cross-lingual assessment, standard setting, and sensitivity review. He is the author of over 100 publications and conference papers, including articles in Applied Measurement in Education, Applied Psychological Measurement, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, the Journal of Educational Measurement, and Multivariate Behavioral Research. He currently serves on several advisory boards including the Graduate Management Admissions Council Technical Advisory Committee, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Assessment Certification Advisory Panel, the Texas Technical Advisory Committee, and the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program Technical Advisory Committee. He is also a Fellow of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association and a Senior Scientist for the Gallup Organization and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Council on Measurement in Education. In 2003 he received the School of Education's Outstanding Teacher Award.