Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies Leo A. Guthart Distinguished Professor of Teaching Excellence Professor of Psychology Office of the Provost 200 West Library Wing Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1440 Liora.P.Schmelkin@hofstra.edu (516) 463-4680 (voice) (516) 463-6505 (fax)

Currently the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies, I am also the Leo A. Guthart Distinguished Professor of Teaching Excellence and a Professor of Psychology. I received my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from New York University in 1979. I have cowritten a text (with Elazar J. Pedhazur) on Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach and my other publications have appeared in such journals as Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Cancer, Exceptional Children, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Psychiatric Education, Journal of Special Education, Rehabilitation Psychology, and Research in Higher Education. Among my many professional activities and affiliations, I am a current member of the GRE Board, a current member of the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association (APA), a Fellow of APA, and a Past-President of Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, & Statistics) of APA. My areas of specialization include statistics, research design, and measurement and my current scholarly interests focus on the effective teaching of methodology courses, academic integrity, faculty evaluation, as well as on other teaching-related concerns in higher education.