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Our Featured Experts
Jeff Allen, PhD
Jeff Allen is a principal research scientist at ACT. He specializes in longitudinal research on educational outcomes, student growth models, and validation of college and career readiness measures.
Ann Arthur, PhD
Ann Arthur is a psychometrician in Measurement Research and Development. Her research interests include process data, latent variable models, and mode comparability.
Becky Bobek, PhD
Becky Bobek, a principal research scientist at ACT, specializes in how people navigate their education and career choices and transitions, the development and use of career planning assessments and the design of resources for navigation success.
Minsung Kim, PhD
Minsung (Douglas) Kim is a Senior Psychometrician at ACT. With a background in psychometric consulting for testing program audits and accreditation, his current research focuses on developing advanced measurement models and validation through simulation.
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