Jerusha J. Henderek, PhD

Jerusha J. Henderek is the manager of psychometrics in the Psychometrics and Data Analysis department at NBME. She manages a team of psychometricians responsible for operational scoring and related analyses/research supporting various domestic and international medical education assessments. She also provides psychometric input on research initiatives, including those exploring the assessment of communication skills and applications of automated item generation. Her research primarily focuses on applied operational questions in the areas of certification and licensure testing, performance assessment, and assessment of non-cognitive constructs.

Jerusha holds a doctorate in assessment and measurement from James Madison University. Her dissertation focused on improving the measurement of non-cognitive constructs. She also received a master’s in psychological sciences with a concentration in quantitative psychology from James Madison University. Prior to joining NBME, she worked on projects supporting selection assessments and program evaluation at Marriott International, Inc. and K–12 education research at College Board.