Dr. James Wollack

Biography

James Wollack is a Professor in the Quantitative Methods area of the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also serves as the Director of Testing & Evaluation Services. His scholarly work focuses on test construction, administration, and security, particularly in detection of cheating and ensuring secure testing environments. He has contributed significantly to developing and refining statistical methods to detect various forms of test fraud including group-based cheating and individual cheating. Additionally, he has worked on industry policies and practices aimed at enhancing test security, striving to implement approaches that prevent, deter, and detect improper testing behaviors. Wollack has held leadership roles, such as President of the Council on Test Security, and has co-edited pivotal handbooks in the field of test security. His academic achievements include a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also completed both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees. He is recognized for his dedication to educational measurement and for his influential publications within this realm.

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