Susan J. Maller

Professor 
Educational Psychology and Research Methodology
Department of Educational Studies

Research

My research interests include improving the psychometric properties of psychological and educational tests used to make high-stakes placement decisions for diverse populations, methodological psychometric studies, invariance (differential item functioning & test structure invariance), and derivation of core profiles/profile analysis.

Education

Ph.D.	University of Arizona, 1994, Educational Psychology; Measurement, Statistics, & Research Methods
M.A./Ed.S.	Gallaudet University, 1988, 1989, School Psychology
B.S.	University of Illinois, 1984, Psychology

Selected Publications

• French, B.F., & Maller, S.J. (in press). Iterative purification and effect size use with logistic regression for DIF detection. Educational and Psychological Measurement.
  
  
• Maller, S.J., Frenc, B.F., & Zumbo, B. (in press). Item and test bias. In Neil J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics. Thousand Oakes, CA: Sage.
  
  
• Maller, S.J. (2005). Review of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition. In R.A. Spies & B.S. Plake (Eds.), The sixteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 1092-1096). Lincoln, NN: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
  
  
• Maller, S.J., & Immekus, J.C. (2005). The psychometric properties of intelligence tests when used with deaf and hard of hearing individuals: Practices and recommendations. In J.L. Mounty & D.S. Martin (Eds.), Assessing deaf adults: Critical issues in testing and evaluation (pp. 75-89). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
  
  
• Maller, S.J., & French, B.F. (2004). UNIT factor invariance across deaf and standardization samples. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64, 647-660.
  
  
• Mantzicopoulos, P.Y., French, B.F., & Maller, S.J. (2004). Factor structure of the pictorial scale of perceived competence and social acceptance with two pre-elementary samples. Child Development, 75, 1214-1228.
  
  
• Maller, S.J., (2003). Best practices in detecting bias in nonverbal tests. In S. McCallum (Ed.), Handbook of nonverbal assessment of intelligence and related abilities (pp. 23-48). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  
  
• Mantzicopoulos, P.Y., French, B.F., & Maller, S.J. (2002). The Brigance K&1 Screen: Factor composition with a Head Start sample. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 20, 164-182.
  
  
• Maller, S.J. (2001). Differential item functioning in the WISC-III: Item parameters for boys and girls in the national standardization sample. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 61, 793-817.

Courses Taught

EDPS 531	Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation
EDPS 533	Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology
EDPS 591M	Psychoeducational Measurement
EDPS 630	Research Procedures in Education
EDPS 635	Psychometric Theory and Application
EDPS 636	Item Response Theory
EDPS 637	Data Analytic SAS Procedures for Applied Research

Professional Experience

2006-present	Professor, Program in Educational Psychology and Research Methods, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Purdue University
2004-present	Co-Director, Purdue University Psychometric Investigation Laboratory (PUPIL), College of Education, Purdue University
2005-present	Professor, Department of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, Purdue University
1999-2006	Associate Professor, Program in Educational Psychology and Research Methods, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Purdue University
1999	Associate Professor, Department of Educational Measurement and Research, College of Education, University of South Florida
1994-1999	Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Measurement and Research, College of Education, University of South Florida