
A. Present University Department or Unit: College of Education and Human Services
B. Office Address: College of Education and Human Services Dean’s Office, Wham Building Room 115, Mailcode 4624, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, IL62901-4624 E-mail: pbelmore@siu.edu
C. Home Address:1640 Tina Drive, P. O. Box 1090 Murphysboro, IL 62966-1090
B.A. in L.A. & S. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1965 ‑ Mathematics major and Chemistry minor
M.S. in Ed. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1967 ‑ Educational Psychology ‑ Human Learning
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1970 ‑ Educational Psychology – Statistics & Measurement
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1965‑1966 Systems Engineer Trainee ‑ IBM Corporation
1966‑1967 Graduate Fellow, Dep/artment of Guidance and Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1967‑1968 Instructor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1968‑1970 Instructor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, and Psychometrist, Counseling & Testing Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1970‑1973 Assistant Professor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, and Coordinator of Data Services, Counseling and Testing Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1973‑1974 Assistant Professor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, and Research Associate, Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1974‑1977 Associate Professor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, and Research Associate, Student Affairs Research and Evaluation Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1977‑1980 Associate Professor, Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1980‑1993 Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1993-1997 Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1998-present, Associate Dean for Administrative Services, College of Education and Human Services, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
A. Teaching Interests and Specialties:
1. Educational Measurement and Statistics
a. Elementary Statistical Methods
b. Inferential Statistics
c. Multiple Regression
d. Principles of Measurement
e. Advanced Measurement Theory
f. Techniques of Scaling
g. Classroom Test Construction
h. Issues in Educational Measurement
2. Educational Psychology
B. Teaching and Training Grants:
Mini‑sabbatical funded by Undergraduate Teaching and Curriculum Committee for "The Mathematics Filter: A New Look at an Old
Problem" June 21‑22, 1979, Denver, CO
C. Current Graduate Faculty Status: Membership and Approved to Chair Dissertations
D. Number of Master's and Ph.D. Committees on which you have served:
Master's Committees: 61
Ph.D. Committees: 151
E. Names of Students who have completed Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations under your direction:
Master's Theses: Wendy J. Broadbooks
Doctoral Dissertations: Ellen Storey Vasu
Wendy J. Broadbooks
Susan M. Tracz
Matthew P. Stephens
Rob L. Lyerla
Maria Luz Gamier Bay
Dimiter M. Dimitrov
Agnes S. Stephenson
Susan E. Cashin
Ourania Rotou
A. Department Committees:
1. Member of Faculty‑Student Advisory Committee for University Testing, 1970‑72
2. Member of Department of Educational Psychology Advisory Committee, 1973‑76, 1977‑78, 1984‑85, 1989‑90, 1995-96
3. Member of Statistics and Measurement Curriculum Committee for Modification of Guidance 580, Doctoral Seminar in Educational
Measurement and Statistics, 1977‑78
4. Member of Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Guidance and Educational Psychology with a specialty in Guidance and
Counseling, 1978
5. Coordinator of Statistics and Measurement Specialty in Educational Psychology Department, 1980-93
6. Chair of Search Committee for Assistant or Associate Professor of Guidance and Educational Psychology with a specialty in
Statistics and Measurement, February 1980 through May 1981
7. Chair of Screening Committee for the Chairperson of the Department of Guidance and Educational Psychology, June 1982
through July 1982
8. Member of Department of Educational Psychology Salary and Promotion Committee, 1987‑88
9. Chair of Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology with a specialty in Statistics and
Measurement, 1988, 1994; member, 1995
10. Chair of Outstanding Research Award Committee, Department of Educational Psychology, 1991-93
11. Faculty advisor of Educational Psychology Graduate Organization, 1992-93; Educational Psychology and Special
Education Graduate Organization, 1994-97
12. Coordinator of Statistics and Measurement Specialty in Educational Psychology and Special Education Department,
January 1993-97
B. College and University Committees and Councils:
1. College of Education Student‑Faculty Concerns Committee, Member, 1973‑75; Chair, 1974‑75
2. Member of Student Affairs Action Task Force, 1974‑76
3. Member of Vice President of Academic Affairs' Committee on Evaluation of Instruction, 1975
4. Chair of Dean of Student Services Research Committee, 1975‑77
5. Member of Carbondale Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects, September, 1976 through August, 1979
6. Member of Faculty Senate, May, 1979 through May, 1981
7. Member of Faculty Status and Welfare Committee of Faculty Senate, May, 1979 through May, 1981
8. Chair of Ad Hoc Committee of Faculty Senate to study concerns of untenured faculty, November, 1979 through May, 1981
9. Member of Grievance Committee for Vice President of Academic Affairs, December, 1979 through April, 1980
10. Member of Employee Assistance Program Advisory Committee, January, 1980 through August, 1983
11. Member of Committee on Committees of Faculty Senate, May, 1980 through May, 1981
12. Co‑Chair of College of Education Faculty Planning Committee for 1981‑82 NCATE Visit, April, 1980 through February, 1982
13. Faculty Advisor of Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta (Honor Society in Education), August, 1981 through June, 1984
14. Vice President of Board of Directors and Member of Executive Committee of Friends of Morris Library, April, 1983 through
April, 1985
15. Member of Graduate Council, May, 1983 through May, 1986
16. Chair of Graduate Council Research Committee, May, 1983 through May, 1985
17. Member of University Research Committee, July, 1983 through June, 1985
18. Vice‑Chair of Graduate Council, May, 1984 through May, 1985
19. Member of Faculty Senate/Graduate Council Joint Committee on Faculty Salary Increase Policy, December, 1984 through April,
1985
20. Chair of Phi Delta Kappa Program on the "Minimum Competency Dilemma", March 5, 1985
21. Member of Budget Advisory Committee, August 1985 through August, 1986
22. Member of Internal Review Team for the Review of the Department of Psychology, 1985‑86
23. Member of Constituency Committee for the Search for a Chancellor, November, 1985 through May, 1986
24. Member of Budget Advisory Committee Tuition and Fees Task Force, January, 1986 through May, 1986
25. Chair of Graduate Council, May, 1985 through May, 1986
26. Member of Internal Review Team for the Review of the Department of Computer Science, 1986‑87
27. Member of Grievance Committee for Dean of Graduate School, 1986
28. Member of Internal Review Team for the Review of the Department of Finance and the Business Economics Program,
1987‑88 and 1997-98
29. Director of Friends of Morris Library, January, 1981 through present
30. President of Board of Directors and Member of Executive Committee of Friends of Morris Library, May, 1987 through
May, 1989
31. Member of College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1982, 1984‑85, 1986‑88, 1991-92
32. Project MAGIC, 1983‑88
33. Phi Delta Kappa Initiation Team Member, 1983-present
34. Member of Research Development and Administration Review Committee for Business, Education and Social Sciences,
January 1982 through August, 1982; August, 1983, through August, 1986; August, 1986 through August, 1989; August, 1989
through August, 1992; August, 1992 through August, 1995; Guest Reviewer, 1998
35. Member of Undergraduate Education Oversight Committee, April, 1986 through June, 1987
36. Member of Graduate Faculty Membership Committee, 1986
37. Member of North Central Association Accreditation Subcommittee on Mission/Goals and Administration/
Governance, July 1987‑December 1988
38. Member of Internal Review Team for the Review of the Department of Anthropology, 1988‑89
39. Member of Doctoral Program Planning Committee, February 1988‑May 1989
40. Member of College of Education Students Committee ‑ Advanced for 1990 NCATE Visit, 1988‑90
41. Member of Computing Advisory Committee, July 1989‑June 1991
42. Member of Twenty‑first Century Task Force, November 1989‑December 1991
43. Member of Doctoral Planning and Review Committee, 1990
44. Member of Administrative Internship Program Selection Committee, 1990‑91
45. Member of Salary Grievance Committee for President, 1991
46. Member of Promotion Committee for Vice President of Academic Affairs, 1991
47. Member of Phi Delta Kappa, SIU Carbondale Chapter, Research Committee, 1992-93
48. Member of Search Committee for Director of University Press, 1992-93
49. Member of Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Business and Administration, 1995
50. Member of Search Committee for Director of the University Assessment Program, 1995, 1999-2000
51. Chair of Search Committee for Dean of the College of Education, 1997; member, 1998
52. Member of College of Education Summer School Task Force, 2000
53. Member of Administration Negotiating Team for Faculty Contract, 2000-01; 2002
A. Membership in Professional Associations:
1. Alpha Lambda Delta
2. American Counseling Association (formerly American Association for Counseling and Development)
3. American Educational Research Association
4. American Psychological Association
a. Division 5 ‑ Evaluation and Measurement
b. Division 15 ‑ Educational Psychology
c. Division 35 ‑ Psychology of Women
5. American Statistical Association
6. Association for Assessment in Counseling (formerly Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development)
7. Cap and Tassel
8. Kappa Delta Pi
9. Mid‑Western Educational Research Association
10. National Council on Measurement in Education
11. Phi Delta Kappa
12. Pi Lambda Theta
13. Pi Mu Epsilon
B. Offices Held and Honors Awarded in Professional Associations:
1. President, Kappa Delta Pi, Delta Chi Chapter, 1973-74; Past President, 1974-75
2. Liaison to Committee on Women in Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 5 (Evaluation and
Measurement), 1979
3. Recording Secretary, American Association of University Women, Carbondale Branch, 1978‑80
4. Member, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Committee on Bias in Measurement,
August 1982‑June 1988
5. Member, National Nominating Committee for Pi Lambda Theta,
1983‑84
6. Member at Large and Newsletter Editor, American Educational Research Association SIG/Professors of Educational Research,
1984‑88
7. Chair, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Committee on Bias in Measurement,
April 1986‑June 1988; July 1989‑June 1991
8. Member, American Association for Counseling and Development Committee on Women, 1988‑89
9. Co‑chair, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Committee on Position Statements and
Standards, June 1988‑June 1989
10. Treasurer, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, July 1988‑June 1990
11. Chair, American Educational Research Association SIG/Professors of Educational Research, April 1989‑March 1992
12. President‑Elect, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, July 1990‑June 1991
13. Chair, American Association for Counseling and Development Committee on Testing, July 1990‑June 1991
14. President, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, July 1991‑June 1992
15. Past President, Association for Assessment in Counseling (formerly Association for Measurement and Evaluation in
Counseling and Development), July 1992-June 1993
16. Chair, Association for Assessment in Counseling Nominations and Elections Committee, July 1992-June 1993; member, July 1993-
July 1995
17. Chair, Association for Assessment in Counseling Handbook Committee, July 1992-June 1993; member, July 1993-July 1995
18. Chair, Association for Assessment in Counseling Student Research Award Committee, July 1992-June 1993
19. Member, Association for Assessment in Counseling Test Bias and Test Use Committee, 1992-94
20. Member, Advisory Committee for MASCOT--the NASA Project with the American Counseling Association on Mathematics and
Science Careers of Tomorrow, 1991-93
21. Member, American Counseling Association Professional Development Committee, March 1993-June 1994
22. Member, Association for Assessment in Counseling Committee on the Utilization of Assessment Instruments, 1994-95
23. Advisor, Joint Committee on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, 1994-98
24. Member, Association for Assessment in Counseling and American School Counselor Association Task Force on
Standards for School Counselor Competence in Assessment, 1994-97; chair, 1997-2000
25. Association for Assessment in Counseling Representative to American Counseling Association Governing Council, July 1995-
June 1998
26. Member, American Counseling Association Policy and Procedures Task Force, 1998-99
27. Member, American Counseling Association Social Issues Task Force, 1998-2000
28. Member, American Counseling Association Bylaws Committee, 1998-2001
29. College Representative, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, 1998-present
30. Parliamentarian, American Counseling Association, 1999-2000
31. Chair, American Educational Research Association SIG/Multiple Linear Regression: The General Linear Model, 2000-2001
32. Chair, American Educational Research Association Professional Development and Training Committee, 2001-2003; member, 2000-
2001
33. Chair, American Educational Research Association Division D Affirmative Action Committee, 2003-2004
34. Member, American Educational Research Association Affirmative Action Council, 2003-2004
C. Consultantships:
1. Consultant ‑ Development of Scoring Services for the Illinois Tests in the Teaching of English, Southern Illinois University
Press
2. Consultant ‑ Safety Education Program, Community Unit School District No. 5, Sterling, Illinois
3. PRAIRIE Consultants
4. Consultant ‑ John A. Logan College on a grant for the Development of a Diagnostic Test for Mentally Retarded Adults
5. Consultant ‑ Herrin Community School District #2 on computerized course scheduling system
6. Consultant ‑ Illinois Office of Education, Statewide Assessment Program for the Affective Domain
7. Validator ‑ Title IV‑C, ESEA, United States Office of Education
8. Consultant (Evaluation Team Member) for NSF‑CAUSE Project entitled "Improving the Quality of Quantitative Instruction in
the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Consortium Proposal," University of North Carolina Consortium
9. Consultant ‑ Technical Assistance Base of the National Diffusion Network, University of Minnesota
10. Consultant ‑ Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, Chicago, Illinois
11. Consultant ‑ St. Andrew School, Murphysboro, Illinois, on the Effective Use of Standardized Achievement Test Results By
Teachers
12. Consultant ‑ Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10, McLeansboro, Illinois, on Interpretation and Use of Standard‑
ized Achievement Test Results by Administrators and Guidance Counselors
13. Consultant - ASVAB Training Project for Selection of Master Trainers for ASVAB 18/19 Career Exploration Program
D. Evaluation of Manuscripts for Journals and Book Publishers and of Grant Proposals for Agencies:
1. Board of Advisory Editors for Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978-84; reviewer 1975-77, 1994
2. Advisory Editor, American Psychological Association Division 5, Division of Evaluation and Measurement, Newsletter
The Score, 1980‑82
3. Editor of Newsletter for American Educational Research Association SIG/Professors of Educational Research, 1984-88;
Co‑Editor, 1989‑91
4. Board of Editors, Applied Measurement in Education, 1987-present
5. Editor, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000-2006; Editor-Elect, 1999; Editorial Board,
1987‑99; Executive Editor for Selected Manuscripts 1990, 1994; Test Review Editor, 1988‑91
6. Editorial Board, National Council on Measurement in Education Quarterly Newsletter, 1994-1999
7. Editorial Board, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1998-present; reviewer 1997
8. Editorial Board, American Educational Research Journal, Section on Teaching, Learning, and Human Development, 2004
9. The American Statistician, 1982, 1988
10. Educational Researcher, 1981-82, 1985, 1988-89
11. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1989, 1992-93, 1995
12. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1994
13. Journal of Statistics Education, 2001-02
14. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2003
15. Psychological Reports, 2003
16. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2004
17. Review of papers for Annual Student Research Award sponsored by the Southeastern Psychological Association Commission on
the Status of Women, 1976‑78
18. Reading proposals submitted to Division D of the Mid‑Western Educational Research Association for the Annual Meeting,
1986‑88, 1992, 1994
19. Reading proposals submitted to Division D of the American Educational Research Association for the Annual Meeting,
1977‑81, 1984‑86, 1993-95, 1997-99, 2000-01, 2003
20. Review of Sourcebook of Measures of Educational Equity for American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences,
1979
21. Reading proposals submitted to Southeastern Psychological Association for the Annual Meeting, 1980‑82, 1987
22. Review of papers for the American Educational Research Association Division D Awards Program, 1980
23. Review of Research Monograph for American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, 1980
24. Reading grant proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation, 1982
25. Reading proposals submitted to SIG/Professors of Educational Research of the American Educational Research Association for
the Annual Meeting, 1986‑87, 1990‑92, 1994-96, 2003
26. Reading proposals submitted to National Council for Measurement in Education for the Annual Meeting, 1990‑94,
1997-98, 2001
27. Reading proposals submitted to SIG/Multiple Linear Regression of the American Educational Research Association for the Annual
Meeting, 1992-94, 2003
28. Reading proposals submitted to SIG/Educational Statisticians of the American Educational Research Association for the Annual
Meeting, 1992, 1995, 1997-98, 2001, 2003
29. Review of Case Studies for the Joint Committee on Testing Practices, 1991
30. Reading proposals submitted to SIG/School/University Collaborative Research of the American Educational Research
Association for the Annual Meeting, 1993
31. Review of outline and prospectus of Appraisal in Counseling for Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1996
32. Review of outline and selected chapters of Measurement and Assessment: Principles and Practices for Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, Inc., Publishers, 1996