Julian Consulting

Strategic Advice for Certification Exams

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Dr. Julian

Ellen Julian, PhD

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Mentoring for Young Psychometricians
Psychometric Advice for Certification Staff
Guidance for Decision Makers
Matchmaking for Clients and Consultants

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Practical Advice for Certification Programs

Helping decision makers

  • Understand current status and options
  • Identify risks and vulnerabilities
  • Prioritize projects
  • Select, evaluate, and negotiate with staff and vendors

Supporting testing staff

  • Document processes
  • Understand why
  • Develop procedures
  • Build the team
  • Facilitate subject-matter expert meetings

Analyzing exam data

  • Find the problem
  • Understand what is
  • Imagine what might be
  • Set passing standards
  • Calibrate & equate using Rasch Model or Classical Test Theory
Ready to upgrade your exams?
Having trouble getting accredited?
Worried about exam quality?
Staff and SMEs need mentoring?

Your Testing Staff Needs Extra Support

Short-term & decision-focused or

Long-term for staff growth

Expertise

Provide psychometric  training for your testing staff and volunteers

Confidence

Give your governance the confidence of knowing the exams are strong and defensible

Practical Advice

Get understandable advice and help with vendor selection and evaluation

Experience & Perspective

  • Decades of experience leading high-stakes testing programs
  • Skilled facilitator of subject-matter expert meetings
  • Experience auditing large and small exams‘ policies and psychometrics 
  • Extensive resource network of testing experts
  • Big-picture orientation with passion for details
  • Practical focus with simple explanations
  • Friendly, informal style paired with a passion for precision and accuracy

I help testing programs make good psychometric decisions and improve their exams by supporting their staff with practical, short-term advice and long-term mentoring.

After three decades leading high-stakes testing programs, including the MCAT and NCLEX, I now work selectively but still enjoy an interesting psychometric problem. If you need strategy advice, an unbiased second opinion, or a mentor for your young psychometrician, I can help.

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Working with Groups

My Testing and Certification Salon invited the local testing community to share experiences and ideas in a relaxed setting.

I am Past President of the Performance Testing Council (now part of ATP), was on the steering committee for the DC Certification Networking Group, and have served on committees of, reviewed for, and presented at numerous ATP, ICE, and CLEAR conferences.

I was an ANSI/ISO 17024  and Conference for Food Protection (CFP) psychometric assessor and audited a wide variety of certification programs.

Julian Consulting's clients include:

  • a College of Pharmacy
  • an Allopathic Medical School
  • a Medical Specialty Board
  • a Cybersecurity Certification
  • an Equipment Repair Technician Certification
  • a First-responder Certification
  • a Data Manager Certification
  • a Veterinary Certification
Ellen was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was hired as a consulting Psychometrician for the creation and implementation of one of our new minimal competency exams. As someone new to assessment, she was a very valuable resource for me and the faculty. She is incredibly knowledgeable about assessment and test building practices and quickly responded to all questions and concerns in a way that was easily understood.
Brianna Mills Henson
Director of Assessment
Ellen was instrumental in helping me begin my work with private assessment research clients. I give her (and her services) the highest ratings. If you are a psychometrics researcher looking for ways to consult, grow your career, or build a client base, Ellen will guide you through the steps to begin client work. She generously shares her documentation and reporting processes, mentors all involved, and has deep experiences to draw upon.
Greg Sampson
Educator & Researcher
Ellen can articulate psychometric concepts in ways that can be understood by lay-persons, and she is flexible and willing to play with new or different ideas or methodologies. Additionally, Ellen is able to step away from the details to see the "big picture" while bringing a scientific, yet user-friendly, perspective.
Elizabeth Santana
Manager of Innovation
Ellen went above and beyond in locating potential testing services for my small organization. Her expertise is greatly appreciated. She is very knowledgeable and prompt with her recommendations as well. I would definitely recommend Ellen for any organization looking for a testing service!
Kareesa Keys
Board Member
Dr. Ellen Julian giving her Ignite! career summary at ICE 2018 closing session.

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Whether you are selecting new vendors, worried about test results, or starting a new exam, Julian Consulting can help you make good psychometric decisions.

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