Curriculum Vitae

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Education

• B.A. in Statistics, Carleton College, 2014
• Ph.D. in Educational Measurement, University of Minnesota, 2023 (expected)
  • Advisor: Dr. Joseph Rios and Dr. Michael Rodriguez

Professional experience

• Intern/Research Analyst
  • Saint Paul Public Schools
  • Department of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
  • August 2022 – Present
• Intern/Contracted Worker
  • John P. Yackel and Pearson Assessment Internship
  • Pearson
  • Clinical Assessment Division
  • August 2021 – Present
• Intern/Contracted Researcher
  • Minnesota Department of Education, Roseville, MN
  • Statewide Testing Division
  • August 2020 – Present
• Graduate Student Researcher
  • University of Minnesota
  • Department of Educational Psychology
  • August 2017 – September 2020

Teaching experience

• Visiting Instructor in Statistics
  • Carleton College
  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Spring 2021
• Instructor of Record
  • University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development
  • Basic and Applied Statistics
  • Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
• Teaching Assistant
  • University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development
  • Basic and Applied Statistics/Introductory Statistical Methods
  • Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Summer 2020

Professional affiliations

• Improving Educational Measurement Practices Lab
  • Advisor: Dr. Joseph Rios
• Minnesota Youth Development Research Group
  • Advisor: Dr. Michael Rodriguez

• National Council on Measurement in Education

• American Educational Research Association
  • Division D

Publications

A Topical and Methodological Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses Published in the Educational Measurement Literature

Rios, J. A., Ihlenfeldt, S. D., Dosedel, M., & Riegelman, A. (2020). A topical and methodological systematic review of meta‐analyses published in the educational measurement literature. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 39(1), 71–81. doi.org/10.1111/emip.12282

Are Accommodations for English Learners on State Accountability Assessments Evidence-Based? A Multistudy Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Rios, J. A., Ihlenfeldt, S. D., & Chavez, C. (2020). Are accommodations for English learners on state accountability assessments evidence-based? A multi-study systematic review and meta-analysis. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 39(4), 65-75. doi.org/10.1111/emip.12337

State Assessment Score Reporting Practices for English Learner Parents

Rios, J. A., & Ihlenfeldt, S. D. (2021). State assessment score reporting practices for English learner parents. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 40(3), 31-41. doi.org/10.1111/emip.12424

To What Degree Does Rapid Guessing Distort Aggregated Test Scores? A Meta-analytic Investigation

Rios, J. A., Deng, J., & Ihlenfeldt, S. D. (2022). To what degree does rapid guessing underestimate test performance? A meta-analytic investigation. Educational Assessment. doi.org/10.1080/10627197.2022.2110465

A meta-analysis on the predictive validity of English language proficiency assessments for college admissions

Ihlenfeldt, S. D., & Rios, J. A. (2022). Do admissions English assessments predict success in higher education? A meta-analysis. Language Testing. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1177/02655322221112364

Conferences presentations and invited talks

Select conference presentations and talks are listed here. For a full list, download my CV.

Cultivating Research Interests in Educational Measurement

December 11, 2020

Invited talk at NCME Brown Bag Speaker Series, virtual

State Assessment Score Reporting Practices for English Learner Parents

June 10, 2021

Conference presentation at National Council of Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, virtual

Evaluating Rapid Guessing Response Patterns on Multistage Assessment: A Simulation Study

April 23, 2022

Conference presentation at National Council of Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, San Diego, California

Examining the Effectiveness of a Pop-up Glossary Accommodation on a Large-scale State Assessment

October 15, 2022

Investigating How Emotional Affect Moderates the Relationship Between Feedback Type and Uptake

April 15, 2023

Conference presentation at National Council of Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

Individual Score Report designs for Alternate and General Assessments: What are other states doing?

June 28, 2023

Conference presentation at National Conference on Student Assessment, New Orleans, Louisiana

Professional service

• NCME Graduate Student Issues Committee
  • April 2019 – April 2021
• NCME Social Media Ambassador
  • April 2019 – April 2021

Awards and honors

• National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Mission Fund Grant Recipient
  • NCME
  • April 2022
• College of Education and Human Development Hauge Fellowship
  • University of Minnesota
  • April 2021
• Quantitative Methods in Education Teaching Award
  • University of Minnesota
  • May 2021
• Quantitative Methods in Education Student Leadership Award
  • University of Minnesota
  • May 2020