QME PhD candidate honored with Covington Award by NCBE

Özge Ersan Cinar, PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology’s quantitative methods in education program, has been been honored with the Covington Award from the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) for her research proposal titled, “A Review of Measurement Challenges in Technology-Enhanced Item Types in Licensure.”

The Covington Award is given annually to graduate students in any discipline doing research related to testing and measurement, particularly in a high-stakes licensure setting. 

According to Cinar’s advisor, CEHD Dean Michael Rodriguez, this award is “great recognition of the timeliness and potential impact of Özge’s work.”