VITAE
Larry Houston Ludlow
23 Duggan Drive
Framingham, MA 01702
September 24, 2002
Communications:
Phone (617) 552-4221
FAX (617) 552-1981
email ludlow@bc.edu
Education:
1979-1983 University of Chicago
The Department of Education
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, December 9, 1983
Special Field: Measurement, Evaluation, and
Statistical Analysis (MESA)
Dissertation: The Analysis of Rasch Model Residuals
Committee Chairman: Benjamin D. Wright, Ph.D.
1973-1976 California State University, Sacramento
The Department of Psychology
Degree: Master of Arts, May 26, 1976
Special Field: Statistical analysis
Thesis: A Multidimensional Comparison of Short and
Long-Term Shape Imagery
Committee Chairman: Bruce Behrman, Ph.D.
1968-1972 California State University, Sacramento
The Department of Psychology
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, June 8, 1973
Major: Clinical psychology
1967-1968 San Juan High School, Citrus Heights, CA
1964-1967 General H.H. Arnold High School, Weisbaden, Germany
Employment History:
a) Teaching
1983- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Lynch School of Education
Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
Department, Chair (2001-present)
Title: Associate Professor
(Assistant Professor 1983-1989)
Courses:
1. Child Development I and II - undergraduates
2. Introduction to Computer Science - undergraduates
3. Quantitative Data Collection Procedures: Theory and Practice - graduates
4. Achievement Test Construction - graduates
5. Interpretation and Evaluation of Research - graduates
6. Statistics for Behavioral Research - graduates
7. Statistics I - graduates
8. Intermediate Statistics - graduates
9. Design of Experiments - graduates
10. Psychometric Theory - graduates
11. Introduction to Multivariate Analysis - graduates
12. General Linear Models - graduates
13. Topics in Multivariate Analysis - graduates
14. Multivariate Analysis - graduates
15. Seminar in Educational Research and Measurement - graduates
16. Research Methods - undergraduates
b) Other
1994-1996 Boston College
School of Education
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
Project: Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Study Director: Albert Beaton, Ph.D.
1981-1983 University of Chicago
The Department of Education
Title: Research Assistant
Project: 1. Taxonomic skills in understanding fiction
2. Meta-Analysis of composition literature
Supervisor: George Hillocks, Jr., Ph.D.
1980-1983 United States Veterans Administration Hospital (Hines, IL)
Rehabilitation Research & Development Laboratory
Title: Psychology Technician
Project: Measurement of attitudes toward blindness
Supervisor: Ross Lambert, M.D.
1979-1983 University of Chicago
The Department of Education
Title: Research Assistant
Supervisor: Benjamin D. Wright, Ph.D.
1980 University of Chicago
The Department of Education
Title: Teaching Assistant
Supervisor: David Rogosa, Ph.D.
1980 University of Chicago
The Department of Education
Title: Teaching Assistant
Supervisor: Benjamin D. Wright, Ph.D.
1977-1979 Stat-Rats
Sacramento, CA
Proprietor of research design company
1976-1979 California State University, Sacramento
Instructional Support Group (Computer Center)
Title: Statistical Consultant
Supervisor: Linda Downing, M.A.
1976 Research Consulting Service
Sacramento, CA
Title: Research Assistant
Supervisor: Neal Grossen, Ph.D.
1975-1976 California State University, Sacramento
The Department of Psychology
Title: Graduate Assistant
Supervisor: John Doolittle, Ph.D.
1973-1976 Stanford Lathrop Memorial Home
Sacramento, CA
Residential child-care counselor
Supervisor: Vernon Rowe, M.A.
1972 California Youth Authority (Eldorado Ward)
Stockton, CA
Counselor in Transactional Analysis/Gestalt Therapy
Supervisor: Lynn Fitzpatrick, M.A.
Publications:
a) Articles
Slavin,M.D., Haley,S.M., Andres,P.L., & Ludlow,L.H. (under review) Development of an item bank for measuring
physical functioning and mobility outcomes.
Haley,S.M., Coster,W.J., Andres,P.L., Ludlow,L.H., Bond, T., Sinclair,S.J. & Jette,A.M. (under review).
Activity Outcome Measurement for Post-acute Care.
Coster,W.J., Haley,S.M., Andres,P.L., Ludlow,L.H. & Bond,T. (under review). Development of an item bank to
assess rehabilitation outcomes I: Personal Care and Instrumental items.
Kharasch,V.S., Haley,S.M., Dumas,H.M., Ludlow,L.H. & O'Brien,J.E. (in press). Oxygen and ventilator weaning
during inpatient pediatric pulmonary rehabilitation. Pediatric Pulmonolgy.
Ludlow,L.H., Shirley,D. & Rosca,C. (in press). The case that won't go away: Besieged institutions and the
Massachusetts teacher tests. Educational Policy Analysis Archives.
Mahalik,J.R., Locke,B.D., Ludlow,L.H., Diemer,M.A., Ryan,P.J., Scott,R.P.J., Gottfried,M., & Freitas,G.
(in press). Development of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Ludlow,L.H. (in press). Rethinking practice: Using faculty evaluations to teach statistics Journal of Statistics Education.
Ludlow,L.H., Haley,S.M. & Andres,P. (in press). Measuring change: Functional activity item calibrations at
admission vs. discharge. Rasch Measurement in Health Sciences.
Dumas HM, Haley SM, Ludlow LH, Rabin JP. (2002). Functional Recovery in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury During
Inpatient Rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 81(9), 661-669.
Ludlow,L.H. (2002). Residuals: Trash or treasure? Popular Measurement,4, 1-7. http://www.rasch.org/publish.htm.
Haley SM, Ludlow LH, Kooyoomjian JT. (2002). Extending the range of functional assessment in older adults: Development
of the Late Life Function and Disability Instruments (Late Life FDI). Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 10, 1-13.
Haley SM, Ludlow LH, Coster WJ, Langmuir L. (2002). Self- reporting of capable versus typical functional activity
performance in community-dwelling older adults: Is there a difference? Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 25; 1:02, 3-10.
Ludlow,L.H. & Mahalik,J.R. (2001). Congruence between a Theoretical Continuum of Masculinity and the Rasch Model:
Examining the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory. Journal of Applied Measurement, 2, 205-221.
Haley,S.M., Dumas,H.M. & Ludlow,L.H. (2001). Variation by diagnostic and practice pattern groups in the mobility
outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation program for children and adolescents. Physical Therapy, 81, 1425-1436.
Ludlow,L.H. & Alvarez-Salvat,R. (2001). Spillover in the academy: Marriage stability and faculty evaluations.
Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 15:2, 111-119.
Ludlow,L.H. (2001). Teacher test accountability: From Alabama to Massachusetts.
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9 (6). http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n6.html.
Ludlow,L.H. & Alvarez-Salvat,R. (2000). Fechner: The man in the mask. Popular Measurement, 3, 5-6.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (2000). New directions in pediatric rehabilitation measurement: The growing challenge.
Journal of Outcome Measurement, 4, 482-490.
Ludlow,L.H. (1999). The structure of the Job Responsibilities Scale: A multi-method analysis.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 962-975.
Coster,W.J., Mancini,M.C. & Ludlow,L.H. (1999). Factor structure of the School Function Assessment.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 665-677.
Ludlow,L.H. & O'Leary,M. (1999). Omitted and not reached items: Practical data analysis implications.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 615-630.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,K.C. (1999). Newton: The pinball wizard?. Popular Measurement, 2, 5-7.
Coster,W., Ludlow,L.H. & Mancini,M. (1999). Using IRT variable maps to enrich understanding of rehabilitation data.
Journal of Outcome Measurement, 3, 123-133.
Ludlow,L.H. (1999). Putting the psych in psychometrics. Popular Measurement, 2, 50-51.
Ludlow,L.H. & Lunz,M. (1998). The Job Responsibilities Scale: Invariance in a longitudinal prospective study.
Journal of Outcome Measurement, 2, 326-337.
Ludlow,L.H. (1998). Galton: The first psychometrician?. Popular Measurement, 1, 13-14.
Ludlow,L.H. (1998). Scale invariance from a three-dimensional graphical perspective: Visualizing an eigenvector.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 58, 166-178.
Gonzalez,E.J., Adams,R.J. Wu,M & Ludlow,L.H.(1997). Item response theory in the Third International Mathematics
and Science Study. In: Wilson, M., Engelhard, Jr., G & Draney, K. (eds.). Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice.
Volume 4.Norwood, NJ:, Ablex Publishing.
Ludlow,L.H. & Bell,K.N. (1996). Psychometric characteristics of the Attitudes Towards Mathematics and its Teaching (ATMAT) Scale.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 56, 864-880.
Ludlow,L.H. (1996). Instructor evaluation ratings: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 10, 83-92.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (1996). Effect of context in rating of mobility activities in children with disabilities.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 56, 122-129.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (1995). Rasch model logits: Interpretation, use, and transformation.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55, 967-975.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (1995). Displaying change in functional performance. In: Engelhard,G. & Wilson,M. (eds.).
Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice. Volume 3. Norwood, NJ:, Ablex Publishing.
Fisher,A.G., Bryze,K.A., Granger,C.V. Haley,S.M., Hamilton,B.B., Heineman,A.W., Puderbaugh,J.K., Linacre,J.M.,
Ludlow,L.H., McCabe,M.A. & Wright,B.D. (1994). Applications of conjoint measurement to the development of functional assessment.
International Journal of Educational Research, 21, 579-593.
Ludlow,L.H. (1994). An empirical cross-validation of alternative classification strategies applied to harness racing data for win bets.
In: Hausch,D.B., LO,V.S.Y. & Ziemba,W.T. (eds). Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets. Academic Press.
Haley,S.M., Ludlow,L.H. & Coster,W.J. (1993). Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory: Clinical interpretation of summary scores
using Rasch rating scale methodology. In Gresham, G.E. & Granger, C.V. (eds). New Developments in Functional Assessment
(Physical Medicine and Pediatric Clinics of North America). Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 529-540.
Haley,S.M. & Ludlow,L.H. (1992). Applicability of the hierarchical scales of the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance for school-aged
children and adults with disabilities (with Commentary and Author Response). Physical Therapy, 72, 191-202.
Ludlow,L.H., Haley,S.M. & Gans,B.M. (1992). A hierarchical model for functional performance in rehabilitation medicine:
The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 15, 59-74.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (1992). Polytomous Rasch models for behavioral assessment: The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance.
In Wilson,M. (ed). Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice. Volume 1. Norwood, NJ:, Ablex Publishing.
Ludlow,L.H. & Guida,F.V. (1991) The Test Anxiety Scale for Children as a generalized measure of academic anxiety.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 51, 1013-1022.
Haley,S.M., Costner,W.J. & Ludlow,L.H. (1991). Pediatric functional outcome measures. In Jaffe, K.M. (ed).
Pediatric Rehabilitation (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America). Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 689-723.
Haley,S.M., Ludlow,L.H., Gans,B.M., Faas,R.M. & Inacio,C.A. (1991). Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance:
An empirical approach towards identifying motor performance categories. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 72, 359-366.
Theall,M., Franklin,J., & Ludlow, L.H. (1990). Attributions and retributions: Student ratings and the perceived causes of performance.
Instructional Evaluation, 11, 12-17.
Ludlow,L.H. & Hwang,R. (1990). Evaluating district-level performance relative to the system. Educational Research Quarterly, 14, 29-37.
Gable,R.K., Ludlow,L.H. & Wolf,M.B. (1990). The use of Classical and Rasch latent trait models to enhance the validity of affective measures.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 50, 869-878.
Ludlow,L.H. & Howard,E.P. (1990). The family map: A graphical representation of family systems theory.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 50, 245-254.
Guida,F. & Ludlow,L. (1989). A cross-cultural study of test anxiety. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 20, 178-190.
Ludlow,L.H. (1987). The graphical representation of quantitative research synthesis residual variation.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 47, 941-952.
Ludlow,L.H. & Levy,S. (1987). Personal space as a function of infant illness: An application of multidimensional scaling.
In Hair,J., Anderson,R. & Tatham,R. (eds). Multivariate Data Analysis: With Readings. Macmillan.
Ludlow,L.H. (1986). Graphical analysis of item response theory residuals. Applied Psychological Measurement, 10, 217-229.
Casey,M.B., Brabeck,M.M. & Ludlow,L.H. (1986). Familial handedness and its relation to spatial ability following strategy instruction.
Intelligence, 10, 389-406.
Ludlow,L.H. (1985). A strategy for the graphical representation of Rasch model residuals.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 45, 851-859.
Ludlow,L.H. & Hillocks,Jr., G. (1985). Psychometric considerations in the analysis of reading skill hierarchies.
Journal of Experimental Education, 54, 15-21.
Guida,F., Ludlow,L.H., & Wilson,M. (1985). The mediating effect of time-on-task on the academic anxiety/achievement interaction:
A structural model. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 19, 21-26.
Hillocks,G. & Ludlow,L.H. (1984). A taxonomy of skills in reading and interpreting fiction.
American Educational Research Journal, 21, 7-24.
Ludlow,L.H. & Levy,S. (1984). Personal space as a function of infant illness: An application of multidimensional scaling.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 9, 331-347.
Courington,S.M., Lambert,R.W., Ludlow,L.H., Wright,B.D. & Becker,S.W. (1983). The measurement of attitudes toward blindness
and its importance for rehabilitation. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 6, 67-72.
Hovsepian,B.A., Bond,N.A. & Ludlow,L.H. (1982). Multiattribute evaluation in baseball All-Star predictions.
Behavioral Science, 27, 273-280.
Faria,I., Ludlow,L.H. & Frankel,M. (1981). An alternative scaling model for the prediction of body density in female athletes.
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 21, 336-341.
Bezruczko,N. & Ludlow,L.H. (1981). The alterability and measurement of learning rate. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 7, 97-104.
Bezruczko,N. & Ludlow,L.H. (1980). The alterability and measurement of learning rate. In B.S. Bloom (ed).
The state of research on selected alterable variables in education. Chicago: The University of Chicago, Department of Education.
b) Books
Ludlow, L.H. (in progress). Multivariate Statistics: Creative Design and Analysis.
Gans,B.M., Nanna,M., Maiers,B., Trumbo,L., Dijkers,M., Haley,S.M., Ludlow,L.H. (1996). Michigan Motor Performance Assessment.
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
Haley,S.M., Coster,W.J., Ludlow,L.H., Haltiwanger,J.T. & Andrellos,P.J. (1992). Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI):
Development, Standardization and Administration Manual. Boston, MA: New England Medical Center/PEDI Research Group.
c) Evaluation Reports
Ludlow,L.H. & Scanlon,D.J. (1999). Project NewBCTech. Newton Public Schools, MA.
Ludlow,L.H., Ross-McBride,G. & November,A. (1986). The Belmont Public Schools Computer Education Program, K-12. Final Evaluation Report: Belmont, MA.
Ludlow,L.H. (1979). Reduction of fear and violence in the San Juan District. ESEA, Title IV, Part C, Project No. 3940, California State Department of Education.
d) Abstracts
Ludlow,L.H. & Guida,F.V. (1990). The Test Anxiety Scale for Children: A measure of academic anxiety? Program Abstracts. New England Educational Research Organization.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. (1989). The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance: An application of the Rasch rating scale model. Program Abstracts. New England Educational Research Organization.
Ludlow,L.H. & Howard,E. (1988). The family map: A graphical representation of family systems theory. Program Abstracts, New England Educational Research Organization.
Guida,F.V. & Ludlow,L.H. (1986). A cross-cultural study of test anxiety. Behavior Today Newsletter, 17, No. 35 & 36.
e) Book Reviews
Baker, F. The Basics of Item Response Theory. [Heineman Press, 1985.] Educational Measurement, Fall 1986.
f) Other
Ludlow, L.H., & Rosca, C. (Eds.) (2002). A Longitudinal Analysis of One Professor's Course Evaluations: Vol. III. (Monograph). Chestnut Hill: MA. Boston College Press.
Ludlow, L.H., & Rosca, C. (Eds.) (2001). A Longitudinal Analysis of One Professor's Course Evaluations: Vol. II. (Monograph). Chestnut Hill: MA. Boston College Press.
Ludlow, L.H., Alvarez-Salvat, R. & Rosca, C. (Eds.) (2000). A Longitudinal Analysis of One Professor's Course Evaluations: Vol. I. (Monograph). Chestnut Hill: MA. Boston College Press.
Ludlow, L.H. (April 2000). What students see in statistics. Educational Statistician's Newsletter. http://comp.uark.edu/~seanm/.
Ludlow,L.H., Ferrucci,B., Gonzalez E.J., Wallace,D. & Carreras, I. (1996). Statistical Computing Laboratory Workbook: Student and Instructor Guides. Boston College: School of Education, Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation program.
Ludlow,L.H. (1992). SCALE: A program for ordered response category data.(User's manual). Boston College: School of Education, Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation program.
Ludlow,L.H. & Howard,E.P. (1988). The family map: A graphical representation of family systems theory. The New England Educator, Winter, 6-18.
Ludlow,L.H. (1986). The graphical representation of Rasch model residuals. The New England Educator, Spring, 4-11.
Wright,B.D., Mead,R.J. & Ludlow,L.H. (1980). KIDMAP: Person-by-item interaction mapping. Research Memorandum No. 29. MESA Psychometric Laboratory, Department of Education, University of Chicago.
Academic Activities:
Organizer, Fifth New England Objective Measurement Workshop. Two sessions of Rasch model applications by
Boston College students. In conjunction with NEERO annual meeting. Northampton, MA. April 25, 2002.
Rosca, C., Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J. The psychometric structure of the Conformity to Feminine
Norms Inventory. Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization annual
Meeting. Northampton, MA. April 25, 2002.
Ludlow,L.H. A structural model for understanding faculty evaluations. Paper presented at the American Educational
Research Association annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 5, 2002.
Leibowitz,S. & Ludlow,L.H. Measuring longitudinal change in a multifaceted school reform initiative. Paper
presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 5, 2002.
Ludlow,L.H. & Leibowitz,S. Measuring readiness to change in the context of the family. Paper presented at the
American Educational Research Association annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 4, 2002.
Organizer, Fourth New England Objective Measurement Workshop. Two sessions of Rasch model applications by Boston College students.
In conjunction with NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 26, 2001.
Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J.R. Congruence between a theoretical continuum of masculinity and the Rasch model.
Paper presented at the NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 26, 2001.
Ludlow, L.H. & Alvarez-Salvat, R. Spillover in the academy: Marital stability and faculty evaluations. Paper
presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Seattle, WA. April 11, 2001.
Mahalik, J.R., Locke, B.D., Diemer, M., Ludlow, L.H., Scott, R.P.J., Gottfried, M., & Freitas, G. Development of the Conformity to Masculinity
Norms Scale. Symposium - Masculine gender role conformity: Examining theory, research, and practice. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., 2000.
Peck, A., Ludlow, L.H., & Scanlon, D. Student teachers and cooperating teachers as peer tutors in learning technology.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 29, 2000.
Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J.R. Rasch structure of Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory. Paper presented at the American Educational
Research Association annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 27, 2000.
Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J.R. Rasch structure of Masculine Identity Scales. Paper presented at the Tenth International Objective Measurement
Workshops. New Orleans, LA. April 22, 2000.
Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J.R. Rasch analysis of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Identity.
Paper presented at the NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 13, 2000.
Organizer, Third New England Objective Measurement Workshop: Two sessions of Rasch model applications
by Boston College students. In conjunction with NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 13, 2000.
Ludlow, L.H. & Mahalik, J.R. Initial construct validity of the Masculine Identity Continuum Inventory.
Paper presented at the NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 8, 1999.
Ludlow, L.H. Student drawings as course evaluations: What they see in statistics. Paper presented at the American
Educational Research Association annual meeting. Montreal, Canada. April 20, 1999. ERIC: ED 432 458.
Organizer, AERA Rasch Special Interest Group interactive symposium: Explaining Latent Trait Models to Non-Specialists.
American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Montreal, Canada. April 21, 1999.
Organizer, Second New England Objective Measurement Workshop: Two sessions of Rasch model applications by Boston College students.
In conjunction with NEERO annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. April 8, 1999.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. New directions in pediatric rehabilitation measurement: The growing challenge.
Paper presented at the Second International Outcomes Measurement Conference. Chicago, IL. May 16, 1998.
Organizer, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. (a) Symposium Session 3.1:
"Classroom-level Issues in Assessment". (b) Symposium Session 4.1: "Large-scale Issues in Assessment". Portland, ME. April 30, 1998.
Organizer, First New England Objective Measurement workshop: two sessions of Rasch model applications by Boston College students.
In conjunction with 30th NEERO annual meeting. Portland, ME. April 30, 1998.
Ludlow, L.H. The role of residuals in the evolution of scientific methods. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association
annual meeting. San Diego, CA, April 15, 1998.
Chair & Discussant, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. (a) Symposium Session 4.1: "Creative Experimental Design
and Statistical Analysis". (b) Symposium Session 6.4: "Rasch Model IRT Issues and Applications". Portsmouth, NH. May 1, 1997.
Ludlow, L.H. & O'Leary, M. Rasch analysis of omitted and not-reached test items: Some implications for large scale assessments.
Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Association annual meeting. Portsmouth, NH. May 1, 1997.
Ludlow, L.H. & Lunz, M.E. The Job Responsibilities Scale: Invariance structure in a longitudinal study.
Paper presented at the Fall meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. San Diego, CA, September 26, 1996.
Ludlow,L.H. & Bell,K.N. Psychometric characteristics of the Attitudes Towards Mathematics and its Teaching (ATMAT) Scale.
New England Educational Research Association 1995 Distinguished Paper presented at
the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. NY, NY, April 9, 1996.
Ludlow,L.H. & Lunz,M.E. Comparative psychometric results on the Job Responsibilities Survey: Year one.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. NY, NY, April 12, 1996.
Ludlow,L.H. & Bell,K.N. Psychometric characteristics of the Attitudes Towards Mathematics and its Teaching (ATMAT) Scale.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization. Portsmouth, NH, April 4, 1995.
Discussant, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper session (6.5): "Assessments in Mathematics".
Portsmouth, NH, May 4, 1995.
Ludlow,L.H. A comparison of classical and item response theory psychometric results on the ASCP Prospective Study 1st Year Survey.
Paper presented at the Spring meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Orlando, FL, April 21, 1995.
Ludlow,L.H. Instructor evaluation ratings: A longitudinal analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association. San Francisco, CA, April 19, 1995.
Ludlow,L.H. Omitted and not-reached item responses: How should they be scored?
Paper presented at the eighth International Objective Measurement Workshop. Berkeley, CA, April 17, 1995.
Ludlow,L.H. A longitudinal analysis of student/instructor ratings. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association
annual meeting. Ellenville, NY, October 26, 1994.
Chair, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper session (4.3): "Research Methodology on Education and
Assessment". Rockport, ME, April 21, 1994.
Chair, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper session (3.3): "General Research on Assessment".
Rockport, ME, April 21, 1994.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. Measuring change in functional performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England
Educational Research Organization. Rockport, ME, April 21, 1994.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. Effect of context in rating of functional performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA, April 4, 1994.
Gonzalez,E.J., Beaton,A.E. & Ludlow,L.H. Working with a national data base: The NAEP Primer.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization. Portsmouth, NH, April 30, 1993.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. Issues in the measurement of change in functional performance.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization. Portsmouth, NH, April 29, 1993.
Discussant, American Educational Research Association annual meeting.
Paper session (25.44): "Partial Credit Models and Extensions". Atlanta, GA, April 14, 1993.
Beaton,A.E., Gonzalez,E. & Ludlow,L.H. On developing a NAEP Primer.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Atlanta, GA, April 13, 1993.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. Displaying change in functional performance.
Paper presented at the 7th International Objective Measurement Workshop. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, April 9, 1993.
Haley,S.M., Coster,W. & Ludlow,L.H. Discriminative and Evaluative Validity of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability in Young Children
with Brain Injury. Paper presented at the 11th Annual National Symposium of the National Head Injury Foundation. Boston, MA, December 11, 1992.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. Converting IRT logits into usable scaled scores.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization. Portsmouth, NH. May 7, 1992.
Discussant, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper session: "Research Methodology".
Portsmouth, NH. May 8,1992.
Ludlow,L.H. & Haley,S.M. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI).
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA. April 23, 1992.
Haley,S.M., Coster,W.J. & Ludlow,L.H. Rasch scaling of functional items in a normative sample: Development of the Pediatric Evaluation of
Disability Inventory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Washington, DC. October 27-31, 1991.
Discussant, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper sessions: "Research Models and Analysis",
and "Grouping Practices in Middle and Secondary Schools". Portsmouth, NH, April 24-26, 1991.
Ludlow,L.H. & Guida,F. Constructing a scale of academic anxiety. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual
meeting. Chicago, IL, April 1-6, 1991.
Franklin,J., Theall,M. & Ludlow,L. Grade inflation and student ratings: A closer look.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Chicago, IL, April 1-6, 1991.
Theall,M., Franklin,J. & Ludlow,L.H. Attributions or retributions: Student ratings and the perceived causes of performance.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Boston, MA, April 16, 1990.
Leibowitz,S. & Ludlow,L.H. Measuring ethical sensitivity in computer use.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Boston, MA, April 16, 1990.
Gable,R.K., Ludlow,L.H. & Wolf,M.B. Analyzing person characteristics and item structure to better understand Rasch model residuals.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Boston, MA, April 16, 1990.
Ludlow,L.H. & Guida,F.V. The Test Anxiety Scale for Children: A Measure of Academic Anxiety?.
Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Rockport, Maine, May 2-4, 1990.
Organizer, New England Educational Research Organization symposium. Title: Measurement, Testing, and Statistical Analysis.
Rockport, Maine, may 2-4, 1990.
Ludlow,L.H., Haley,S.M. & Gans,B.M. The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance: An application of the Rasch
rating scale model. Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 28, 1989.
Organizer, New England Educational Research Organization symposium. Title: Item Response Theory Applications.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 28, 1989.
Ludlow,L.H., Haley,S.M. & Gans,B.M. Scaling motor proficiency. Paper presented at the Fifth International Objective Measurement Workshop.
Berkeley, CA, March 25, 1989.
Ludlow,L.H., Haley,S.M. & Gans,B.M. Methodological issues in the application of polytomous Rasch models to behavioral assessment:
The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting. San Francisco, CA, March 29, 1989.
Gable,R.K., Ludlow,L.H. & Wolf,M.B. The measurement of perceived school related stress using classical and Rasch latent trait models.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. San Francisco, CA, March 28, 1989.
Haley,S.M., Ludlow,L.H. & Gans,B.M. Functional status assessment using the Rasch model: Development of the Tufts Assessment of Motor
Performance. Paper presented at the American Physical Therapy Association annual meeting, February 2-5, 1989.
Chairperson and Discussant, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper Session: "Psychometrics".
Rockport, Maine, April 27-29, 1988.
Organizer and Paper Presenter, New England Educational Research Organization symposium. Title: Measurement and Testing: Innovations
and Issues. Rockport, Maine, April 27-29, 1988.
Ludlow, L.H. A cross-validation of empirical classification strategies. Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization
annual meeting. Stratton, Vermont, April 8-10, 1987.
Chairperson, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting. Paper Session: "Statistics and Item Response".
Stratton, Vermont, April 8-10, 1987.
Guida,F.V. & Ludlow,L.H. A cross-cultural study of test anxiety. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association
annual meeting. Washington, D.C., August 1986.
Ludlow,L.H., Levy,S. & Howard,E. Mothers of failure to thrive infants: Identification of characteristics of perceived interpersonal familial relations.
Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting, Rockport, Maine, May 1986.
Organizer, New England Educational Research Organization symposium. Title: Innovative Applications of Multivariate Techniques.
Rockport, Maine, May 1986.
Ludlow,L.H., Candee,D. & Murphy,C. On the construction of an ethical reasoning scale: An application of the Rasch model. Paper presented
at the Eastern Educational Research Association annual meeting, Miami, March 20-22, 1986.
Ludlow,L.H. A strategy for the graphical representation of Rasch model residuals. Paper presented at the New England Educational Research
Organization annual meeting. Rockport, Maine. April 23-25, 1985.
Chairperson, New England Educational Research Organization annual meeting Paper Session: "Mathematics and Science".
Rockport, Maine, April 23-25, 1985.
Casey,M.B., Brabeck,M.M. & Ludlow,L.H. Familial handedness and its relation to spatial ability following strategy instruction.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Chicago, March 29-April 4, 1985.
Ludlow,L.H. & Hwang,R. District vs system level performance comparisons: Observation and proposals.
Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Chicago, April 1-3, 1985.
Ludlow,L.H. Diagnostic techniques in research synthesis. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting
New Orleans, LA, April 1984, ERIC Document: ED 243-937.
Organizer, American Educational Research Association symposium. Title: Applications of Rasch models for ordered response category data.
Montreal, Canada, April 1983.
Guida,F., Ludlow,L.H. & Wilson,M. Academic anxiety, time-on-task and achievement: A structural model.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 1983, ERIC document: ED 228-290.
Ludlow,L.H. Measuring change with the Rating Scale model. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting,
Montreal, Canada, April 1983, ERIC document: ED 228-324.
Ludlow,L.H. The graphical representation of Rasch model residuals. Poster session presented at the American Educational Research Association
annual meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 1983.
Hillocks, G. & Ludlow, L.H. A taxonomy of skills in reading and interpreting fiction.
Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, New York, March 22, 1982.
Ludlow, L.H. A residual is more than a chi-square: Patterns in attitudes toward blindness.
Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, New York, March 20, 1982, ERIC document: ED 222-523.
Lecturer, workshop on "Measurement with Rasch Models". Sponsored by Instructional Objectives Exchange at the University of Chicago,
June 15-19, 1981.
Ludlow, L.H. An exploratory investigation of Rasch model residuals. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association
annual meeting, Los Angeles, April 1981, ERIC document: ED 206-652.
Lecturer, presession on "Rasch Measurement". Conducted by Benjamin D. Wright at the American Educational Research Association annual
meeting, Boston, April 4-6, 1980.
Ludlow,L.H. & Bond,N.A. Harness race handicapping: An empirical multivariate investigation. Paper presented at the Western Psychological
Association annual meeting, San Francisco, April 1978.
Ludlow,L.H. & Bond,N.A. A pari-mutuel betting system based on subjective win-loss utilities.
Paper presented at the Conference on Decision Theory (hosted by Ward Edwards), Los Angeles, February 16, 1978.
Behrman,B. & Ludlow,L.H. A multidimensional comparison of short and long-term shape imagery.
Paper presented at the Western Psychological Association annual meeting, Northridge, CA, April 1976.
Invited addresses:
Ludlow, L.H. "Rasch Models for Measuring Readiness-to-change". Invited address for the University of Rhode Island Cancer Prevention
Institute: Director O. Prochaska. URI: March 13, 2002.
Ludlow, L.H. "Teacher Tests: Who's Accountable? Who's Not? Who Decides?".
Invited address for the AACTE annual meeting. NY,NY. February 25, 2002.
Ludlow, L.H. "MTEL Preparation: Who is doing what and how successful is it". Colleges of Worcester Consortium.
Holy Cross, MA. January 11, 2002.
Ludlow, L.H. "Course Evaluations: Making Sense Out of the Ratings We Receive.
" Committee for Teaching and Learning, LSOE, Boston College. November 7, 2001.
Ludlow, L.H. "MTEL Results and Title II Report Card," Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts:
President's Only Meeting. Wellesley College. March 15, 2001.
Ludlow, L.H. "Analyzing the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance with the Partial Credit Model".
Midwest Objective Measurement Seminar. December 2, 1988.
Ludlow, L.H. "On the Simulation and Analysis of Measurement Model Residuals".
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. January 11, 1984. ERIC Document: ED 241-586.
Ludlow, L.H. "Patterns in Attitudes Toward Blindness". Rehabilitation Research & Development Research Series.
USVA Hospital, Hines, IL. February 26, 1982.
Reviewer:
a) Books
Prentice Hall. Research Methods in Education: How To Find Stuff You Need To Know. Blind review, 2002.
Houghton Mifflin. Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5th ed.) Hinkle, Wiersma & Jurs. 2001.
John Wiley & Sons. Elements of Statistical Reasoning. Minium,E., Clarke,R.C., & Coladarci,T. 2001.
Prentice Hall. Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences. 2000.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Prospectus for Rasch Measurement: Theory, Models, and Applications, 1999.
Prentice Hall. Multivariate Data Analysis (5th ed.) Hair, Anderson, Tatham & Black, 1999.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Prospectus for Design and Analysis of Questionnaires and Rating Scales. Everitt,R. & Wolfe,E., 1999.
Addison Wesley Longman. Test Theory: A Unified Treatment. McDonald, R., 1997.
Longman Publishing. Essentials for Statistical Analysis in the Behavioral Sciences (2nd. ed.) Glasnapp,D.R. & Poggio,J.P., 1992.
McGraw Hill. Psychometric Theory (3rd. ed.) Nunnally,J. & Bernstein,I., 1991.
State University of New York Press.
b) Journals
Journal of Teacher Education, Psychological Methods, Medical Care, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Educational and Psychological Measurement, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices, Structural Equation Modeling,
Psychological Reports: Perceptual and Motor Skills, Psychology & Marketing, Educational Research Quarterly,
The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Management Science, Educational Policy, Consciousness and Cognition,
Journal of Outcome Measurement, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Applied Measurement
c) Conferences
National Council on Measurement in Education.
American Educational Research Association.
American Educational Research Association-SIG: Rasch Measurement.
New England Educational Research Organization.
d) Other
The Retirement Research Foundation. RFP submitted for funding. 1991.
Best Paper Competition, New England Educational Research Organization.
Outside reader: Kalinowski, A. (1992). The Latent Structure of Pain Intensity, Clark University.
Boston College Grants:
Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Grant. Summer 2002. Instructor Evaluation Ratings: How to Interpret and Use Them Effectively.
Research Incentive Grant: Summer 1998. Multivariate Statistics: Creative Design and Analysis.
Research Expense Grant: Spring 2002, Fall 1998, Fall 1986, Spring 1986, Fall 1985, Summer 1985, Spring 1985.
Summer Research Grant: 1984. Residual analysis as a diagnostic technique for revealing surprising responses on a test.
Professional Affiliations:
American Educational Research Association
American Educational Research Association SIG's:
Rasch Measurement, Educational Statisticians, Professors of Educational Research, Faculty Evaluation
American Statistical Association
Institute for Objective Measurement
Classification Society of North America
Eastern Educational Research Association
National Council on Measurement in Education
New England Educational Research Organization
Northeastern Educational Research Association
Psychometric Society
Western Psychological Association
University Service:
Dissertations Completed as Chair or Reader: 48
University Council on Teaching, 2002-present.
Chair: Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Program. LSOE, 2001-present.
Committee on Teaching and Learning. LSOE, 2001-present.
Co-coordinator, Brown Bag Research Seminar for Departments of Teacher Education, and Educational Research,
Measurement and Evaluation. LSOE, 2000-present.
Statistics and Methodology Committee. 2000-present.
Educational Policy Council, Chair. LSOE, 2000-2001.
Faculty Statistical Coordinator for Graduate Statistical Assistant program. LSOE and School of Nursing. 2000-present.
Faculty Fellowship Committee. LSOE, 2000-2001.
Certification and Regulations Committee. LSOE, 2000-present.
Dissertation Awards Committee. LSOE, Spring 2000.
Massachusetts Test of Educator Licensure Ad Hoc Task Force, Convener. LSOE, 1999-present.
Teacher Education Council. LSOE, 1999-present.
Educational Policy Council, Chair: Subcommittee-A. LSOE, 1999-2000.
Educational Policy Council, Chair: Governance Subcommittee. LSOE, Spring 1999.
Program Director: Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Program. SOE, 1995-1997.
Educational Policy Committee-Policy Subcommittee (invited member). SOE, 1996-1997.
Faculty Fellowship Committee. SOE, 1994-1995.
Advisor/reviewer, SOE Graduate Student Forum. 1993-1996, 2002-present.
Search Committee, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs. School of Nursing, 1993-1994.
Faculty Fellowship Committee, Chair. SOE, 1991-1992.
Tenure and Promotion Committee. SOE, 1990-1991.
Steering Committee, Andover Workshop for New Faculty. 1990.
Facilities Planning Committee. SOE (ad hoc), 1989.
Academic Vice President Computer Advisory Committee. 1987-1989.
Media Center Advisory Committee. SOE, 1986-1987.
Compensation Committee Health Issues Task Force. 1986-1987.
Student Affairs Goals for the Nineties Task Force on Technology and Student Life. 1986-1987.
Faculty Marshall for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony. 1986.
Search Committee for Burns Library Conservationist-Archivist. 1986.
Nomination Committee. SOE, 1986-1987.
United Way Solicitor. SOE, 1986,1992.
Search Committee for University Librarian. 1986.
Search Committee for Assistant University Librarian for Access Services. 1985-1986.
Faculty Representative, Interview of Finalists for Baptist Librarian Position. 1985.
Faculty Advisor, SOE Freshman Advisement Program, 1984-1986.
Faculty Supervisor, SOE Student Teaching. Fall 1984.
Committee on Computer Courses/Resources. SOE, 1984-1986.
Educational Policy Committee. SOE, 1984-1986.
University Academic Council. 1984-1985.
University Library Committee. 1984-1986.
Professional Service
National Education Association, The Massachusetts Center for Teaching and Learning at University of Massachusetts Boston,
"Massachusetts Teacher Preparation and Induction Study". Karen O'Connor, 2001-present.
World Health Organization, "Statistical strategies for cross-population comparability". Harvard, MA. 2001.
Massachusetts Department of Education, Title II Advisory Committee. Chair-Carol Gilbert. Boston, MA. 2000-present.
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM). President-Clare Cotton. Boston, MA. 2000-present.
Rehabilitation and Research Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes (RRTC). Boston University, Sargent College.
Stephen Haley, 2000-present.
Guliano, et al. vs. The New York State Department of Education and the New York City Board of Education. 96 Civ. 8414 (CBM). 2000-present.
University of Massachusetts, Donahue Institute for Governmental Services. "Family Trusts Project: Brightside for Children and Families".
Pamela Lamlein, 2000-present.
Massachusetts Public School Districts: Malden, Revere, Fall River, Natick, Montachusetts, Lunenburg, Quincy, Scituate, Chatham.
Analysis of student performance on the Spring 1998 Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests. 1998-1999.
Wheelock College. "Wheelock College MECT Results: 1998-1999". Laurie Crumpacker, Undergraduate Dean Boston, MA. 1999.
"Wheelock College MECT Results: 1998-2000". Stanley Rumbaugh, Vice-President Finance, 2000.
Salem State College. "Salem State College MECT Results: 1999". Jamie Wurzel, Professor. Salem, MA. 1999.
Lesley College. "Lesley College MECT Results: 1998". Janet Schulte, Provost, Lesley College. Cambridge, MA. 1998-1999.
Northeast Rehabilitation Health Network. "Computation of Recipient Sample Extrapolation"--expert witness. John Prochilo, Salem, NH. 1998.
NAACP. "Sarah P. Wessman v. Boston School Committee, et al." Civil Action No. 97 CV 11923 JLT. Boston, MA. 1998.
National Institute of Disability Management and Research. "Disability Management: Return-to-Work Coordinator Occupational Standards
Survey". Norm Hursh, 1998-1999.
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University. "WFD Survey". E. Sally Rogers, 1998.
Center for Rehabilitation Effectiveness (CRE), Boston University, Sargent College. Stephen Haley, 1998-present.
ASTRA Hassle (through CRE)."Quality of Life Indicators". Ingela Wiklund, 1998.
Carroll Center for the Blind. "Staff salary and benefits survey". Rachel Rosenbaum. Newton, MA, 1997-1999.
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges. "Institutional Effectiveness".
Bedford, MA, 1996.
New England Medical Center: Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Infants and Children. "Outcome in Developmentally Delayed
Internationally Adopted Children". Boston, MA, 1993.
University of Massachusetts Medical Center: Department of Pediatrics. (1) "Social Influences on Development in Toddlers with Asthma",
(2) "Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Age 10 Follow-Up". Penny Hauser-Cram. Boston, MA, 1992-present.
Fitchburg State College: Special Education Department, Fitchburg, MA, 1993.
Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA, 1990.
Cox Educational Services, Cambridge, MA, 1990.
Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, 1989-1993.
Tufts University School of Medicine, and New England Medical Center: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. 1) Tufts Assessment of Motor
Performance, and 2) Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Boston, MA., 1987-1992.
S. Gruner vs. Bolton School Committee, 1987.
Georgia Association of Educators, (G.A.E., et al., vs. Georgia State Board of Education, et al.), Civil Action No. C86-2234A, 1987.
McSherry Associates, Inc., Southborough, MA, 1985.
Northeastern University, Office of Learning Resources, 1985-1989.
Texas State Teachers Association, 1986.
Arkansas Education Association, (Arkansas Education Association Teacher Testing Law), 1985.
Alabama Education Association, (Allen, et al., vs. Alabama State Board of Education, et al.), Civil Action No. 81-697-N, 1984-1986.
School of Nursing, Boston College, 1984-present.
The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy. Boston College, 1984-present.
Ball Foundation, Glen Ellyn, IL, 1982.
DIAL, Inc., DeKalb, IL, 1981.
Department of Immigration, Quebec, Canada, 1980.
California State Department of Education, Sacramento, CA, 1979.
California Black Commission on Alcoholism, Sacramento, CA, 1977.
Golden Bear Raceway, Sacramento, CA, 1976.
Board Memberships:
Associate Editor, Journal of Teacher Education. 2002-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Measurement. 2000-present.
Board of Cooperating Editors, Educational and Psychological Measurement. 1989-present.
Board of Registry, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Research and Development Committee, 1989-1996.
Board of Directors, Mead Measurement Resources, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1985-present.
Other:
Co-evaluator (with David Scanlon). Project NewBCTech: Newton MA Public Schools, Co-Director Alec Peck, Boston College, 1999.
Evaluator. Boston College Collaborative: College Bound, 1989-1992.
Past President, Immediate Past President, President, Vice-president and Program Chair, Regional Director. New England Educational
Research Organization, 1986-1992.
Project Coordinator (local). Educational Testing Service, GRE General Test, 1986-1987.
Evaluator (Chair). Chenery Middle School Computer Education Program, Belmont, MA, 1986.
Honors:
Nominee, Boston College Distinguished Teaching Award. May 2002.
Feature article, "The Spillover Effect", Boston College Chronicle, January 7, 2002.
Nominee, Boston College Distinguished Teaching Award. May 2000.
Ludlow, L.H. & Bell, K. Co-recipients of the 1995 New England Educational Research Organization Best Paper Award: "Psychometric
Characteristics of the Attitudes Towards Mathematics Scale."
Runner-up, 1994 New England Educational Research Organization Best Paper Award: "Effect of Context in Rating of Functional Performance".
Faculty Fellowship, Fall 1994. Title: "Graphical Comparisons of Three-Dimensional Data Structures".
Feature article, "The Statistical Gunslinger", Boston College Biweekly, May 7, 1992.
Runner-up, 1990 New England Educational Research Organization Best Paper Award: "The Test Anxiety Scale for Children:
A Measure of Academic Anxiety?".
Runner-up, 1989 New England Educational Research Organization Best Paper Award: "The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance:
An Application of the Rasch Rating Scale Model".
Ludlow, L.H. "Analyzing the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance with the Partial Credit Model". Invited paper for the Midwest Objective
Measurement Seminar, December 2, 1988.
Runner-up, 1988 New England Educational Research Organization Best Paper Award: "The Family Map:
A Graphical Representation of Family Systems Theory".
Ludlow, L.H. "On the Simulation and Analysis of Measurement Model Residuals". Seminar conducted for Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, NJ, January 11, 1984. ERIC Document: ED 241-586.
Ludlow, L.H. "Patterns in Attitudes Toward Blindness". Invited address for the Rehabilitation Research & Development Research Series
USVA Hospital, Hines, IL, February 26, 1982.
Professional Development:
Mislevy, B. Graphical Techniques for Educational Assessment. New Orleans, LA (AERA). April 1, 2002.
Conley, S. Conference on Massachusetts Teacher Test Preparation. Framingham State College, MA. January 7, 2002.
Prochaska, J.O. & Levesque, D. Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change: Implications for Behavioral Health Practice. Brightside Series. Northampton, MA. December 7, 2001.
Thompson B. & Huberty, C. Multivariate Statistics II: Canonical Correlation Analysis. Seattle, WA. (AERA). April 24, 2001.
Sayer, A. An Introduction to Linear Multilevel Models. Boston College, November 10-13, 2000.
Huynh-Huynh. Robust Regression. New Orleans, LA (AERA). April 25, 2000.
Thompson B. & Huberty, C. Multivariate Statistics II: Predictive Discriminant Analysis. Montreal, Canada (AERA). April 22, 1999.
Bentler, P. & Schumacker, R. A Second Course in Structural Equation Modeling: Theory and EQS 6.0 Implementation. Montreal, Canada (AERA). April 19, 1999.
McNeil, K. & Newman, I. Advanced General Linear Model: Policy Decisions. San Diego (AERA), April 13, 1998.
Brennan,R. Generalizability Theory and Applications. San Francisco (AERA), March 27, 1989.
Masters,G.N. & Wilson,M. Understanding and Using Partial Credit: An IRT Model for Ordered Response Categories. New Orleans (AERA), April 6, 1988.
Bock,R.D., Mislevy,R. & Thissen,D. Applications of Item Response Theory. Chicago: Palmer House, March 29-30, 1985.
Joreskog,K.G. & Sorbom,D. Factor Analysis, Covariance Structure Analysis, Path Analysis and Structural Equation Models. Chicago: University of Chicago, September 8-12, 1980.
Computer Software:
Masters,G.N., Wright,B.D. & Ludlow,L.H. CREDIT: A Rasch program for Partial Credit Data. MESA Psychometric Laboratory,
University of Chicago, 1983.
Masters,G.N., Wright,B.D. & Ludlow,L.H. SCALE: A Rasch program for Rating Scale Data. MESA Psychometric Laboratory,
University of Chicago, 1981/2000.
Wright,B.D., Mead,R.J. & Ludlow,L.H. KIDMAP: A graphical report of individual performance. MESA Psychometric Laboratory,
University of Chicago, 1980.