Susie Nugent
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Educational test developer with five years of experience in producing complex and high-quality assessments. Proven history of training and leading team of internal staff and remote contractors to meet tight project deadlines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assessment Specialist
ETS
Princeton, NJ
01.2017 - Current
- Lead team to produce, develop, and deliver complex educational assessments, on time and under budget.
- Supervise internal staff of up to four test developers.
- Manage remote teams of 12 contractors through large projects, ensuring performance and quality metrics are met.
- Assist with setting project milestones, budget, and timeline.
- Onboard and train new internal employees and remote contractor teams with self-developed materials designed to increase retention and efficiency.
- Apply statistical (CTT or IRT) and domain knowledge to produce valid, evidence-based test materials that accurately measure performance.
- Develop summative and formative test items and scoring guidelines, ensuring items are aligned to content and skill specifications.
- Collaborate with client and development committee members to produce new assessment tools.
- Work with test development committees - coordinate and facilitate development committee meetings, conduct searches for development committee members, prepare review materials.
- Evaluated and revised content for 2018 AP Psychology Curriculum Framework.
- Represent ETS for Psychology leadership team at AP Psychology Readings, managing communication for up to 130 people.
- Validate and test task automation tools for special technology pilot programs.
Instructor
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Taught Biopsychology.
Instructor
Penn State University
Hazleton, PA
08.2013 - 12.2016
- Taught Biopsychology and Evolutionary Psychology.
Visiting Professor
Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Taught Statistics, Research Methods, Tests & Measurement, Personality, and History and Systems of Psychology.
Visiting Professor
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA
08.2012 - 08.2014
- Taught Statistics, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Psychology of Adjustment, and Lifespan Development.
Education
Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology
University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV12.2012
Master of Arts - Experimental Psychology
University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Saint Mary's City, MD05.1999
Skills
- Training and development
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Statistics
- Online assessment
- Research methods
- Work planning and prioritization
Timeline
Assessment Specialist
ETS
01.2017 - Current
Instructor
Chestnut Hill College
08.2016 - 12.2016
Visiting Professor
Kutztown University
08.2015 - 05.2016
Instructor
Penn State University
08.2013 - 12.2016
Visiting Professor
Bloomsburg University
08.2012 - 08.2014
Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology
University of Nevada - Reno
Master of Arts - Experimental Psychology
University of Nevada - Reno
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
St. Mary's College of Maryland