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Strategies for Reducing Subgroup Differences on High Stakes Intelligence Tests

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Research Meeting:  Fairness in Educational and Psychological Tests: Issues and Solutions
October 12-13, 2017

Hosted by the Buros Center for Testing with conference grant funding from American Educational Research Association (AERA)
      
LENGTH: 14 minutes

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Harold Goldstein, PhD. is a professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Baruch College, The City University of New York, and also serves as director of both the MS and MBA Programs in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.   Dr. Goldstein received his doctoral degree in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park.  Dr. Goldstein’s primary areas of expertise are in the areas of personnel selection, legal and equal employment opportunity issues, competency modeling, strategic diversity initiatives, and leadership assessment and development.  He is known for his work in developing valid selection and assessment systems that operate cross-culturally to identify diverse talent in a fair manner. In particular, his current research focuses on the measurement of intelligence with reduced racial and gender subgroup differences.  His work in this area has been recognized by honors such as the M. Scott Myers award for Applied Research in the Work Place and the IPAC award for Innovations in Testing. Harold has published articles on his research in journals such as Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Human Performance, and has presented his work at numerous conferences and invited talks. In addition, Dr. Goldstein has served as an expert to the United States Department of Justice on the application of legal issues in personnel selection processes.
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TITLE: Strategies for Reducing Subgroup Differences on High Stakes Intelligence Tests LENGTH: 14 minutes BIO: Harold Goldstein, PhD. is a professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Baruch College, The City University of New York, and also serves as director of both the MS and MBA Programs in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Dr. Goldstein received his doctoral degree in 1993 from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Goldstein’s primary areas of expertise are in the areas of personnel selection, legal and equal employment opportunity issues, competency modeling, strategic diversity initiatives, and leadership assessment and development. He is known for his work in developing valid selection and assessment systems that operate cross-culturally to identify diverse talent in a fair manner. In particular, his current research focuses on the measurement of intelligence with reduced racial and gender subgroup differences. His work in this area has been recognized by honors such as the M. Scott Myers award for Applied Research in the Work Place and the IPAC award for Innovations in Testing. Harold has published articles on his research in journals such as Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Human Performance, and has presented his work at numerous conferences and invited talks. In addition, Dr. Goldstein has served as an expert to the United States Department of Justice on the application of legal issues in personnel selection processes.