ResearcHER Program
Women in Measurement is proud to offer a ResearcHER program. Our ResearcHER program offers support for outstanding research aimed at advancing our understanding of race and gender issues in our field. The award is intended to promote women-led research that advances the mission of Women in Measurement.
The ResearcHER program is designed to amplify and support the work of women scholars and students. We do everything within our power to help find rewarding, and well-publicized dissemination outlets for our ResearcHERs. In addition to receiving the award and presenting their work publicly, our Women in Measurement ResearcHERs become part of a community that meets regularly to connect, share updates on research projects, and seek guidance and feedback.
2026 ResearcHER Call for Proposals
Women in Measurement, in collaboration with the Center for Assessment, NBME, edCount, LLC, and Pearson, is thrilled to announce our sixth annual ResearcHER Awards.
We invite research proposals that deepen our understanding of race and gender equity within the field of measurement. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we’re excited to offer two $10,000 awards for exceptional, women-led research projects conducted over a two-year period.
ResearcHERs join a vibrant community of scholars, guided by experienced mentors Dr. Serena Miller and Dr. Bharati Belwalkar, with ongoing opportunities to connect, share progress, and receive thoughtful feedback throughout the research journey.
We welcome a wide range of research topics aligned with our mission. Example areas include:
- Women’s Leadership: Discovery or development of educational or organizational policies that support women’s success, thriving, and belonging in leadership roles.
- Corporate DEI Policies: Interviewing human resource experts to develop recommendations for policies that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field.
- Data Science and AI: Use of responsible data science and AI to advance equity and DEI in measurement fields.
- Inclusive Practices: Surveying the Women in Measurement community to document experiences and propose norms that foster safe and inclusive meetings and events, both virtual and in-person.
- Mentoring Programs: Reviewing the literature to identify effective mentoring practices for promoting gender and racial equity.
- Lived Experiences: Conducting a qualitative study on the lived experiences of
underrepresented groups within educational measurement.
Funding can be used for research-related expenses, including conference participation, and no budget submission is required, recipients have full discretion over the use of funds. At least one conference presentation submission (to any conference of choice) is required as part of the program.
Women from marginalized communities are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline for application: June 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM PST
Submit your proposal and CV/resume to ResearcHER@womeninmeasurement.org.
Meet our 2025 Women in Measurement
ResearcHERs
Dr. Courtney Donovan
Project Title: Can We Measure Equity?
Dr. Amanda Hoffman
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Faculty Advisor Relationships on the Job Preparedness and Career Goals of Graduate Students in Measurement
2024 ResearcHERs
Dr. Nasimeh Nouhi
Project Title: The (overt and covert) Discriminations Perceived by Iranian Female Faculty Members in Educational Assessment Field in their Graduate Students’ Supervision Practice
Dr. Serena Miller
Project Title: How Data Analysts Influence the Numerical Pictures in People’s Heads: Guidance and Ethical Considerations When Quantifying Social and Identity Groups
2023 ResearcHERs
Dr. Sheila Parveen Lallmamode
Researcher & Assessment Consultant
Project Title: Experiences of Muslim Women in Educational Measurement in the Middle East: Between Religious Traditions and Modernity
Dr. Xavi Gonzalez-Wegener
Teaching Fellow at Keele University in England
Project Title: Enacting transformative assessment in the Latin American region: Understanding Lifelong Learning trajectories of women in measurement in reform journeys
2022 ResearcHERs
Dr. Leslie Rosales
Senior Psychometrician at JML Measurement and Testing Services
Project Title: Career Opportunities for Women in Measurement in Latin America
Dr. Njideka Gertrude Mbelede
Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State.
Project Title: Women in Educational Measurement: Overcoming the Challenge of Visibility
2021 ResearcHERs
Grand Prize Winner: Dr. Jade Caines Lee
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Clark Atlanta University
Project Title: Amplifying Marginalized Voices: The Experiences of Black Women in Educational Measurement
Xiaoyan Gu
Doctoral Student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Title: The Perceptions and Practice of Classroom-based Language Assessment for Language-Minority Students–A Translanguaging Perspective
Maeghan Hennessey
Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Project Title: Expanding a Consequential Validity Framework for Equity-Minded Assessment
Tomoe Kanaya
Associate Professor at Claremont McKenna College
Project Title: The Representation of Women and People of Color in the Editorial Boards of Peer-Reviewed Journals for Educational Measurement
Maria Baez-Cruz
Post-Doc at Georgia Tech
Project Title: Measuring Teacher’s Promotion of Sociocultural Integration–A Scenario-Based Validation
Reka Barton
Doctoral Student at San Diego State University
Project Title: Testifying & Testimonios–The Importance of Mentoring Relationships for Black Female and Latina Graduate Students on the Pathway to the Professoriate
Sandra Botha
Doctoral Student at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Project Title: Avatars and Choice–Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment of Black and Brown Middle School Students
Sandra Botha
Doctoral Student at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Project Title: Avatars and Choice–Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment of Black and Brown Middle School Students