Defense Advisory Committee

on Military Personnel Testing (DACMPT)

The Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing (DACMPT) provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to military personnel testing for selection and classification.  The Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD (P&R)) supports the operations of the DACMPT.

Members

The Committee shall be composed of no more than seven members who are appointed in accordance with DoD policies and procedures and who are eminent authorities in the fields of educational and psychological testing.

The DoD, in selecting potential candidates for the Committee, reviews the educational and professional credentials of individuals and bases its selection on this review and the subject matters expected to be handled by the Committee. The DoD has found that viewing the complex issues facing the DoD through a multidisciplinary advisory committee provides the DoD and the American public with a broader understanding of the issues informing subsequent policy decisions.

All committee members are appointed to provide advice on the basis of his or her best judgment without representing any particular points of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except for reimbursement of official Committee-related travel and per diem, Committee members serve without compensation.

Dr. Nancy T. Tippins,

Principal of The Nancy T. Tippins Group, LLC

Dr. Nancy T. Tippins has a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Georgia Institute of Technology.  She is currently the Principal of The Nancy T. Tippins Group, LLC and has served in multiple capacities in the private sector.  She has held leadership positions in her field with the American Psychological Association and Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, served on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals, received several prestigious awards in I/O psychology and has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as many invited addresses and presentations.

Dr. April Zenisky,

Research Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Dr. April Zenisky has a Ed.D. in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is Research Professor in UMass’ College of Education, where she leads operational psychometrics for computer-based tests used in adult education (AE) programs and manages support for standardized assessment practices in Massachusetts AE testing. Her research interests include score reporting, technology-based item types, and computerized test designs. She is Co-Editor of Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, serves on several advisory and journal editorial boards, and her work has been published and presented nationally and internationally.

Dr. Fred Oswald,

(Chair) Professor, Rice University

Dr. Fred Oswald has a Ph.D. in psychology from University of Minnesota. His interests include investigating the legal implications and applications of personnel selection practice and researching selection approaches that incorporate job classification, person-job fit, and web-based recruiting systems. He is known for using, critiquing, and extending statistical methods used in organizational research: big data and predictive modeling, meta-analysis, and other cutting edge methods.

Dr. Won-Chan Lee ,

Professor, University of Iowa

Dr. Won-Chan Lee has a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa. He serves as a Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment (CASMA), University of Iowa. His research and experience concentrate on test theories, reliability, equating, linking, and scaling in large-scale assessments. He has served on the board of various academic journals and professional societies.

Dr. Sonia Esquivel,

Assistant Professor, United States Air Force Academy

Dr. Sonia Esquivel has a Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Development, emphasis in Student Affairs in Higher Education, from Kansas State University, Manhattan. Dr. Esquivel experience and interest include student affairs, career counseling, and language training. Furthermore, Dr. Esquivel will provide a unique perspective on military education environment as we expand committee purview into issues related to officer accessions and has the support of the Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance.

Dr. Osvaldo Morera ,

Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. Osvaldo Morera has a Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Morera is trained as a quantitative psychologist with interests in behavioral decision theory/decision making and applied psychometrics. Specific concentration include test validation and the assessment of measurement invariance and test bias.