Curriculum Vitae

Betsy Jane Becker

June 30, 2019

General Information

University address:	Measurement and Statistics
Educational Psychology & Learning Systems
College of Education
3210D Stone Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4453
Phone: (850) 645-2371; Fax: (850) 644-8776

E-mail address:	bbecker@fsu.edu

Professional Preparation

1985	Ph.D., University of Chicago. Major: Education. Supervisor: Larry V. Hedges. 

Becker, B. J. (1985). Applying tests of combined significance: Hypotheses and power considerations. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Chicago. 

1978	B.A., Johns Hopkins University. Major: Psychology. General Honors and Departmental Honors in Psychology. 

1978	M.A., Johns Hopkins University. Major: Psychology. Supervisor: Julian C. Stanley. 

Becker, B. J. (1978). The relationship of spatial ability to sex differences in the performance of mathematically precocious youths on the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Unpublished master's thesis, Johns Hopkins University. 

Professional Experience

2009–present	Chairperson, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Department, Florida State University. 

2009–present	Mode L. Stone Distinguished Professor of Educational Statistics, Educational Statistics, Florida State University. 

2004–2009	Professor, Educational Psychology & Learning Systems Department, Florida State University. Responsibilities include conducting research, teaching introductory and advanced statistics courses and providing statistical consultation.

1994–2004	Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University. 

1989–1994	Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, College of Education, Michigan State University. 

1983–1990	Director, Office of Research Consulation, Michigan State University. I trained and supervised student statistical consultants.

1985–1989	Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, College of Education, Michigan State University. 

1983–1984	Instructor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, College of Education, Michigan State University. 

1978–1983	Research assistant for Profs. Larry V. Hedges, Susan Stodolsky, Zalman Usiskin, and Benjamin Wright, Department of Education, University of Chicago. Various duties, including coding, data, analysis, simulation studies of statistical estimators. Analysis of results of series of studies using customized programs and statistical packages.

1977–1979	Research assistant for Prof. Julian C. Stanley, The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University. Development, administration and scoring of tests and questionnaires, and data coding and analysis.

Language Proficiency

French - intermediate in speaking, reading, and writing.

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

Researcher of the Year, Florida Educational Research Association (2016). 
Distinguished Research Professor, Florida State University (2016). ($10,000). 
Frederick Mosteller Award, Campbell Collaboration (2011). 
Mode L. Stone Distinguished Professor of Educational Statistics, Florida State University (2009). 
National Academy of Education Spencer Fellow (1987). 
American Educational Research Association Outstanding Dissertation Award (1986). 
National Academy of Education Spencer Fellow (1986). 
Nominee for Galler Prize, University of Chicago Division of Social Sciences Dissertation Award (1986). 

Elected Fellow Status

Elected as a Fellow of American Educational Research Association (2013).
Elected as a Fellow of American Statistical Association (2008).

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 
American Statistical Association (ASA) 
Educational Statisticians (AERA SIG) 
Florida Educational Research Association 
Sigma Xi 
Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology 
Society for Research Synthesis Methodology 
Training Group for Campbell Collaboration Methods Group 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Field Laboratory Internship (EDF5942)
Calculating Effect Sizes (EDF5906)
Comparison of Analysis Results (EDF5906)
Directed Individual Study (EDF5906)
General Linear Model Applications (EDF5401)
Bayesian Time Series Analysis (EDF5906)
Time Series & Meta-Analysis (EDF5906)
Methods of Test Development, Scoring, etc (EDF5906)
Vertical Scaling & Meta-Analysis (EDF5906)
Meta-Analysis II (EDF5906)
Large Scale Assessment in Meta-analysis (EDF5906)
Reading Literature; Design for Dissertation (EDF5906)
Simulation Studies of Complex Regressions (EDF5906)
Meta-Analysis (EDF6937)
Meta-Analysis in Large-scale Assessments (EDF5906)
Survey Sampling (EDF6937)
Seminar in Advanced Research Problems (EDF6937)
Seminar in Advanced Research Problems: Survey Sampling (EDF6937)
Seminar in Advanced Research Problems: Advanced Meta-analysis (EDF6937)
Basic Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Applications (EDF5400)
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Applications (EDF5400)
Advanced Topics in Analysis of Variance Applications (EDF5402)
Seminar on Meta-analysis (EDF6937)
Seminar in Advanced Research Problems: HLM (EDF6937)
Seminar in Advanced Research Problems: Meta-analysis (EDF6937)
Directed Individual Study (STA6906)
Causal Modeling (EDF5409)
Multivariate Analysis Applications (EDF5406)

New Course Development

Survey Sampling (2012)
Advanced Meta-analysis (2012)
Multilevel Modeling (2007)
Meta-analysis (2004)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Gozutok, A. S., graduate. (2018).
Jeon, S., graduate. (2017).
Yun, J. Y., graduate. (2017).
Kocyigit, E., graduate. (2016). Modeling the Treatment Effect in Meta-Analysis When Combining Experimental and Correlational Studies. 
Thompson, C. G., graduate. (2016). A Weakly Informative Group-Specific Prior Distribution for Meta-analysis. 
Gunter, T. D., graduate. (2015). Four Methods for Combining Dependent Effects from Studies Reporting Regression Analysis. 
Cho, K., graduate. (2015). Meta-Analysis of Factor Analyses: Comparison of Univariate and Multivariate Approaches Using Correlation Matrices and Factor Loadings. 
Lee, S. J., graduate. (2014). Within Study Dependence in Meta-analysis: Comparison of GLS Method and Multilevel Approaches. 
Cocke, J., graduate. (2014). Florida Teachers' Knowledge and Perceptions about Student Learning Growth, Assessment, and the Florida Value-Added Model. 
Koo, J., graduate. (2012). Meta-Analysis of Mantel-Haenszel Index to Detect Differential Item Functioning. 
Kim, R. S., graduate. (2011). Standardized Regression Coefficients as Indices of Effect Sizes in Meta-analysis. 
Koon, S., graduate. (2010). A Comparison of Methods for Detecting Differential Distractor Functioning. 
Shin, I. S., graduate. (2009). Same Author and Same Data Dependence in Meta-Analysis. 
Ahn, S., graduate. (2008). Application of Model-Driven Meta-analysis and Latent Variable Framework in Synthesizing Studies Using Diverse Measures.  [Michigan State University]
Ingrisone, J., graduate. (2008). Modeling the Joint Distribution of Response Accuracy and Response Time. 
Ingrisone, S., graduate. (2008). An Extended Item Response Theory Model Incorporating Item Response Time. 
Wu, Meng-Jia, graduate. (2006). Methods of Meta-analyzing Regression Studies: Applications of Generalized Least Squares and Factored Likelihoods.  [Michigan State University]
Perelli, N. B., graduate. (2004). Women Survivors: Transitions Away From Abusive Relationships.  [Michigan State University]
Fahrbach, K., graduate. (2001). An Investigation of Methods for Mixed-model Meta-analysis in the Presence of Missing Data.  [Michigan State University]
Rose, E. A., graduate. (2001). Homogenously Grouped Urban Gifted African-American and Caucasian Secondary Students: A Longitudinal Study.  [Michigan State University]
Cho, J., graduate. (1999). Hypotheses and Limiting Distributions for p-value Summaries to Compare Studies in Meta-analysis.  [Michigan State University]
Kamata, A., graduate. (1998). Some Generalizations of the Rasch Model: An Application of the Hierarchical Generalized Linear Model.  [Michigan State University]
Schram, C. M., graduate. (1995). A Comparison of Methods for Correcting Multivariate Data for Attenuation with Application to Synthesizing Correlation Matrices.  [Michigan State University]
Chang, L., graduate. (1992). A Power Analysis of the Test of Homogeneity in Effect-size Meta-analysis.  [Michigan State University]
White, L. A., doctoral candidate. 
Li, L., doctoral student. 
Ming, J., doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee Cochair

Jeffery, K. A., graduate. (2016). The Coaching Experience in Charitable Cause-based Endurance Programs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective. 
Siebert, C. F., graduate. (2013). Differential Item Functioning Identification Strategy for Items with Dichotomous Responses Using the Item Information Curve: A Weighted Area Method (WAM). 
Park, S., graduate. (2011). Unexpected Direction of Differential Item Functioning. 
Liu, Q., graduate. (2011). Item Purification in Differential Item Functioning Using Generalized Linear Mixed Models. 
Zhang, Y., graduate. (2011). Meta-analytic Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM): Comparison of the Multivariate Methods. 
Chiu, Christopher Wing-Tat, graduate. (1999). Scoring Performance Assessments Based on Judgements: Utilizing Meta-analysis to Estimate Variance Components in Generalizability Theory for Unbalanced Situations.  [Michigan State University]
Naud, S., graduate. (1999). Factors Influencing Pearson's Chi-squared Statistic's Fit to its Asymptotic Distributions: Implications for Sample Size Guidelines.  [Michigan State University]

Doctoral Committee Member

Xu, J., graduate. (2019).
Lin, Z., graduate. (2018).
Alghamdi, A. A., graduate. (2017).
Nzekwe, B. J., graduate. (2017).
Cui, M., graduate. (2016).
Xia, Y., graduate. (2016).
Tokac, U., graduate. (2016).
Yesiltas, G., graduate. (2016).
Yurekli, H., graduate. (2015).
Olgar, S., graduate. (2015).
Ouma, C. A., graduate. (2014).
Liang, X., graduate. (2014).
Orçan, F., graduate. (2013).
Wu, H., graduate. (2013).
Bilir, M. K., graduate. (2009).
Cukadar, I., doctoral candidate. 
Huang, J., doctoral candidate. 
Luo, Y., doctoral candidate. 
Nam, J., doctoral candidate. 
Sayilir, E., doctoral candidate. 
Tingir, S., doctoral candidate. 
Wang, N., doctoral candidate. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Ko, J., graduate. (2017).
Wang, Z., graduate. (2017).
Hernandez, C. P., graduate. (2016).
Hernandez, C. P., graduate. (2016). Understanding the Communication Strategies of Black Teachers in Difficult Environments: The Case of Teachers of English in Shandong Province. 
Wright, T. J., graduate. (2015).
Rasul, A., graduate. (2015).
Kim, J., graduate. (2013).
Rew, W. J., graduate. (2013).
Bain, R. C., graduate. (2013).
Stanford, P. S., graduate. (2012).
Park, J. H., graduate. (2012).
Albright, D. L., graduate. (2012).
Choi, S., graduate. (2012).
Dutton, M. T., graduate. (2011).
White, L. A., graduate. (2009).
Barroso Garcia, C., doctoral candidate. 
Ellis, A., doctoral candidate. 
Tang, Z., doctoral candidate. 

Master's Committee Chair

Ming, J., graduate. (2017).
Thompson, C. G., graduate. (2011). The impact of multiple endpoint dependency on homogeneity measures in meta-analysis. 
Lai, J., graduate. (2010).
Cho, K., graduate. (2010).
Liu, G., student. 

Master's Committee Cochair

Yurekli, H., graduate. (2010).

Master's Committee Member

Messan, J. S., graduate. (2017).
Zhang, K., graduate. (2016).
Fang, S., graduate. (2016).
Memis, R., graduate. (2016).
Yang, D., graduate. (2015).
Leslie, N. S., graduate. (2015).
Wu, Y., graduate. (2014).
Xu, J., graduate. (2014).
Kubie, B. N., graduate. (2014).
Gozutok, A. S., graduate. (2012).
Yang, S., graduate. (2012).
Kim, H. Y., graduate. (2012).
Cui, M., graduate. (2012).
Kim, A., graduate. (2012).
Tozoglu, M. D., graduate. (2010).

Additional Teaching Not Reported Elsewhere

Becker, B. J. (2007). Advanced Meta-analysis Workshop. Florida Educational Research Association. 

Becker, B. J. (2004–2008). Meta-analysis training. Campbell Collaboration Training Sessions. 

Becker, B. J. (2000). Workshop on Meta-analysis. Michigan State University. 

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (1983–1986). Training pre-session "Statistical Methods for Meta-analysis" at annual meeting. American Educational Research Association. 

Invited Workshops

Becker, B. J. (2016). Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis. Florida A&M University School of Pharmacy. FAMU International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 

Research and Original Creative Work

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Wu, H., Liang, X., Yurekli, H., Becker, B. J., Paek, I., & Binici, S. (submitted). Exploring the Impact of Q-matrix Specifications through a DINA Model in a Large-Scale Mathematics Assessment. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Cho, K., & Becker, B. J. (submitted). Univariate and Multivariate Approaches to the Synthesis of Factor Analyses. Research Synthesis Methods. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Lee, S., Lee, J., & Becker, B. J. (submitted). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of spelling-related interventions for children with spelling difficulties. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy. Manuscript submitted for publication, 35 pages.

Thompson, C. G., Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (submitted). Synthesizing estimators from regression models of different sizes. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & Olkin, I. (submitted). Dependence of slopes from a single study. Multivariate Behavioral Research. Manuscript submitted for publication, 28 pages.

Becker, B. J., & §Wu, H. (submitted). The accuracy of estimation of the covariance of the correlation matrix. Research Synthesis Methods. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Higgins, J. P. T., Lopez-Lopez, J. A., Becker, B. J., Davies, S. R., Dawson, S., Grimshaw, J. M., McGuiness, L. A., Moore, T. H. M., Rehfuss, E. A., Thomas, J., & Caldwell, D. M. (2019). Synthesising quantitative evidence in systematic reviews of complex health interventions. BMJ Global Health, 4, e000858. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000858

Cho, K., Lee, S., Joo, M., & Becker, B. J. (2018). The effects of using mobile devices on student achievement in language. Education Sciences, 8(3), 105. doi:; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8030105

Flores, R., Taioli, E., Yankelevitz, D., Becker, B. J., Jirapatnakul, A., Reeves, A., Schwartz, R., Yip, R., Tam, K., Steiger, B., & Henschke, C. I. (2018). Initiative for Early Lung Cancer Research on Treatment: Development of study design and pilot implementation. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 13(7), 946-957. doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2018.03.009

Yip, R., Li, K., Liu, L., Xu, D. M., Tam, K., Yankelevitz, D. F., Taioli, E., Becker, B. J., & Henschke, C. I. (2018). Controversies on lung cancers manifesting as part-solid nodules. European Radiology, 28(2), 747-759. doi:10.1007/s00330-017-4975-9

Yip, R., Taioli, E., Schwartz, R., Li, K., Becker, B. J., Tam, K., Htwe, Y. M., Yankelevitz, D. F., & Henschke, C. I. (2018). A review of quality of life measures used in lung cancer surgical outcomes. Cancer Investigation, 36(5), 296-308.

§Thompson, C. G., Kim, R.-S., Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (2017). Extracting the variance inflation factor and other multicollinearity diagnostics from typical regression results. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 39(2), 1-10. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2016.1277529

Aloe, A. M., Becker, B. J., Duvendack, M., Valentine, J. C., Shemilt, I., & Waddington, H. (2017). Coding data from quasi-experimental studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89, 77-83.

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., Duvendack, M., Stanley, T. D., Valentine, J. C., Fretheim, A., & Tugwell, P. (2017). Synthesizing evidence for effects collected from quasi-experimental studies presents surmountable challenges. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89, 84-91.

Chen, X., Li, K., Yip, R., Perumalswalmi, P., Branch, A., Lewis, S., Del Bello, D., Becker, B. J., Yankelevitz, D. F., & Henschke, C. I. (2017). Hepatic steatosis in participants in a program of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer. European Radiology, 94C, 174-179. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.06.024

Liang, X., Koo, J., Yurekli, H., Paek, I., Becker, B. J., Binici, S., & Fukuhara, H. (2017). An empirical investigation of item-pool and year-to-year equating plans using large-scale assessment data. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 55, 1-18.

Waddington, H., Aloe, A. M., Becker, B. J., Djimeu, E., Reeves, B., & Tugwell, P. (2017). Risk of bias assessment in credible quasi-experimental studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89, 43-52.

§Lebeau, J.-C., §Liu, S., §Sáenz-Moncaleano, C., Sanduvete-Chaves, S., Chacón-Moscoso, S., Becker, B. J., & Tenenbaum, G. (2016). Quiet eye and performance in sport: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 38, 441-457.

Brown, S. A., García, A. A., Brown, A., Becker, B. J., Conn, V. S., Ramírez, G., Winter, M. A., Sumlin, L. L., Garcia, T. J., & Cuevas, H. E. (2016). Biobehavioral determinants of glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Education and Counseling, 99, 1558-1567.

Brown, S. A., Becker, B., Garcia, A. A., Brown, A., & Ramirez, G. (2015). Model-driven meta-analyses for informing health care: A diabetes meta-analysis as an exemplar. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37, 517-535. doi:10.1177/0193945914548229

§Andon, A., §Thompson, C. G., & Becker, B. J. (2014). A quantitative synthesis of the immigrant achievement gap across OECD countries. Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2(7), 1-20.

§Koo, J., Becker, B. J., & Kim, Y-S. (2014). Examining differential item functioning trends for English language learners in a reading test: A meta-analytical approach. Language Testing, 31(1), 89-109.

§Medeiros Filho, E., §Dobersek, U., §Gershgoren, L., Becker, B. J., & Tenenbaum, G. (2014). The cohesion-performance relationship in sport: A 10-year retrospective meta-analysis. Sport Sciences for Health, 10(3), 165-177.

Becker, B. J., & §Thompson, C. (2014). The impact of multiple endpoint dependency on the Q statistic in meta-analysis. Research Synthesis Methods, 5(3), 235-253. doi:doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1110

Koo, J., Becker, B. J., & Kim, Young-Suk. (2014). Examining differential item functioning trends for English language learners in a reading test: A meta-analytical approach. Language Testing, 31(1), 89-109.

Wu, M.-J., & Becker, B. J. (2013). Synthesizing regression results: A factored likelihood method. Research Synthesis Methods, 4(2), 127-143.

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (2012). A partial effect size for regression models. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 37(2), 278-297. Retrieved from http://jeb.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/06/26/1076998610396901.abstract

§Ahn, S., & Becker, B. J. (2011). Incorporating quality scores in meta-analysis. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 36(5), 553-585.

Aloe, A. M., Becker, B. J., & Pigott, T. D. (2011). An alternative to R2 for assessing linear models of effect size. Research Synthesis Methods, 1(3-4), 272-283.

§Kim, R., & Becker, B. J. (2010). The degree of dependence between multiple-treatment effect sizes. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 45(2), 213-238.

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (2009). Teacher verbal ability and school outcomes: Where is the evidence? Educational Researcher, 38(8), 612-624.

§Nievar, M. A., & Becker, B. J. (2007). Sensitivity and attachment: A second perspective on De Wolff and van IJzendoorn's meta-analysis. Social Development, 17(1), 102-114.

§Wu, M. J., Becker, B. J., & Netz, Y. (2007). Effects of physical activity on psychological change in advanced age: A multivariate meta-analysis. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 6(1), 2-7.

Becker, B. J. (2007). Contributions of Ingram Olkin to multivariate meta-analysis. Statistical Science, 22(3), 401-406.

Becker, B. J., & §Wu, M.-J. (2007). The synthesis of regression slopes in meta-analysis. Statistical Science, 22(3), 414-429.

Collins, D., Johnson, K., & Becker, B. J. (2007). A meta-analysis of effects of community coalitions implementing science-based substance abuse prevention interventions. Substance Use and Misuse, 42(6), 985-1007.

Hoenekopp, J., Becker, B. J., & Oswald, F. L. (2006). The meaning and suitability of various effect sizes for structured rater × ratee designs. Psychological Methods, 11(1), 72-86.

Netz, Y., §Wu, M. -J., Becker, B. J., & Tenenbaum, G. (2005). Physical activity and psychological well-being in advanced age: A meta-analysis of intervention studies. Psychology and Aging, 20(2), 272-284.

Tenenbaum, G., & Becker, B. J. (2005). Is self-confidence a bias factor in higher-order catastrophe models? An exploratory analysis—A critique. Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology, 27(3), 375-381.

Cohn, L. D., & Becker, B. J. (2003). How meta-analysis increases statistical power. Psychological Methods, 8(3), 243-253.

Craft, L. L., Magyar, T. M., Becker, B. J., & Feltz, D. L. (2003). The relationship between the Competitive State Anxiety Index-2 and athletic performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 25(1), 44-65.

Becker, B. J. (2001). Examining theoretical models through research synthesis: The benefits of model-driven meta-analysis. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 24(2), 190-217.

§Craft, L. L., §Magyar, T. M., Becker, B. J., & Feltz, D. L. (2000). The relationship between the CSAI-2 and athletic performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22, S29-S30.

Akamatsu, C. T., Stewart, D. A., & Becker, B. J. (2000). Documenting English syntactic development in face-to-face signed communication. American Annals of the Deaf, 145(5), 452-463.

Kahn, J. G., Becker, B. J., MacIsaac, L., Amory, J. K., Olkin, I., Stewart, F., & Creinin, M. D. (2000). The efficacy of medical abortion: A meta-analysis. Contraception, 61(1), 29-40.

Stroup, D. F., Berlin, J. A., Morton, S. C., Olkin, I., Williamson, G. D., Rennie, D., Moher, D., Becker, B. J., Sipe, T. A., & Thacker, S. B. (2000). Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: A proposal for reporting. Journal of the American Medical Association, 283(15), 2008-2012.

Whiteside, M. F., & Becker, B. J. (2000). The young child's post-divorce adjustment: A metaanalysis with implications for parenting arrangements. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 1-22.

Becker, B. J., & §Synthesis Research Group. (1998). Mega-review: Books on meta-analysis. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 23, 77-92.

Becker, B. J. (1996). A look at the literature (and other resources) on teaching statistics. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 21, 71-90.

Becker, B. J. (1996). Discourse synthesis in meta-analysis. Social Epistemology, 10, 89-105.

Becker, B. J. (1995). Corrections to "Using results from replicated studies to estimate linear models". Journal of Educational Statistics, 20, 100-102.

Stewart, D. A., Akamatsu, C. T., & Becker, B. J. (1995). Aiming for consistency in the way teachers sign. American Annals of the Deaf, 140(4), 314-323.

Becker, B. J. (1992). Using results from replicated studies to estimate linear models. Journal of Educational Statistics, 17, 341-362.

Becker, B. J. (1991). Quality and credibility in research reviews: What the editors say. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 267-272.

Becker, B. J. (1991). Small-sample accuracy of approximate distributions of functions of observed probabilities from t tests. Journal of Educational Statistics, 16, 345-369.

Becker, B. J. (1990). Coaching for the Scholastic Aptitude Test: Further synthesis and appraisal. Review of Educational Research, 60, 373-417.

Becker, B. J. (1990). Item characteristics and gender differences on the SAT-M for mathematically able examinees. American Educational Research Journal, 27, 65-87.

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (1989). Synthesizing research on organizational participation. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 7, 203-231.

Becker, B. J. (1988). Gender and science achievement: A reanalysis of studies from two meta-analyses. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 26, 141-169.

Becker, B. J. (1988). Synthesizing standardized mean-change measures. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 41, 257-278.

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (1988). The effects of selection and variability in studies of gender differences. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 11, 183-184.

Becker, B. J. (1987). Applying tests of combined significance in meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 102, 164-171.

Raudenbush, S. W., Becker, B. J., & Kalaian, S. (1987). Modeling multivariate effect sizes. Psychological Bulletin, 102, 111-120.

Becker, B. J. (1985). Letter to the editor. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 16, 78-79.

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (1984). Meta-analysis of cognitive gender differences: A comment on an analysis by Rosenthal and Rubin. Journal of Educational Psychology, 76, 583-587.

Heggers, J. P., Robson, M. C., London, M. D., Raine, T. J., & Becker, B. J. (1982). Cooling and the prostaglandin effect in the thermal injury. Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 3(6), 350-354.

Becker, B. J. (1980). The performance of a group of mathematically able youths on the Mathematics Usage and Natural Sciences Readings Tests of the American College Test battery vs. the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Gifted Child Quarterly, 24, 138-143.

Edited Books

Shute, V. J., & Becker, B. J. (Eds.). (2010). Innovative assessment for the 21st century: Supporting educational needs. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. 

Invited Book Chapters

Becker, B. J., & Aloe, A. M. (in press). Model Based Meta-analysis and Related Approaches. In Jeffrey C. Valentine, Harris M. Cooper, & Larry V. Hedges (Eds.), Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis (35 pages). Russell Sage. 

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & Cheung, M.W.-L. (in press). Combining Correlations and Regressions. In Christopher Schmid, Theo Stijnen, & Ian White (Eds.), Handbook of meta-analysis (30 pages). CRC Press. 

Becker, B. J. (2016). Improving the Design and Use of Meta-analyses of Career Interventions. In James P. Sampson, Emily Bullock-Yowell, V. Casey Dozier, & Debra S. Osborn (Eds.), Integrating theory, research, and practice in vocational psychology: Current status and future potential (pp. 95-107). Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University. Retrieved from http://doi. org/10.17125/svp2016.ch10

Refereed Book Chapters

Becker, B. J., & §Ahn, S. (2012). Synthesizing measurement outcomes through meta-analysis. In G. Tenenbaum, R. Eklund, & A. Kamata (Eds.), Handbook of measurement in sport and exercise psychology (pp. 153-168). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. 

Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (2011). Advances in combining regression results in meta-analysis. In M. Williams, & W. P. Vogt (Eds.), Handbook of innovation in social research methods (pp. 331-352). London: Sage. 

Beach III, K. D., Becker, B. J., & Kennedy, M. M. (2011). Constructing conclusions. In C. F. Conrad, & R. C. Serlin (Eds.), The SAGE handbook for research in education: Engaging ideas and enriching inquiry (2nd Ed.) (pp. 281-298). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Becker, B. J., & Shute, V. J. (2010). Epilogue: Achieving quality 21st century assessment. In V. J. Shute, & B. J. Becker (Eds.), Innovative assessment for the 21st century: Supporting educational needs (pp. 229-237). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. 

Shute, V. J., & Becker, B. J. (2010). Prelude: Issues and assessment for the 21st century. In V. J. Shute, & B. J. Becker (Eds.), Innovative assessment for the 21st century: Supporting educational needs (pp. 1-11). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag. 

Becker, B. J. (2009). Model-based meta-analysis. In H. M. Cooper, L. V. Hedges, & J. Valentine (Eds.), The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis. (2nd ed.) (pp. 377-395). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 

Becker, B. J., & Wu, M. -J. (2008). Generalizability and research synthesis. In K. Ercikan, & W.-M. Roth (Eds.), Generalizing in education research. Lawrence Erlbaum. 

Beach III, K. D., & Becker, B. J. (2006). Challenges in conducting inquiry. In Conrad, C. F., & Serlin, R. C. (Eds.), SAGE handbook for research in education: Engaging ideas and enriching inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Beach III, K. D., Becker, B. J., & Kennedy, M. M. (2006). Constructing conclusions. In C. F. Conrad, & R. C. Serlin (Eds.), The SAGE handbook for research in education: Engaging ideas and enriching inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. 

Becker, B. J. (2005). Failsafe N or file-drawer number. In H. R. Rothstein, A. J. Sutton, & M. Borenstein (Eds.), Publication bias in meta-analysis: Prevention, assessment and adjustments (pp. 111-125). Chichester, West Sussex, England: Wiley. 

Sterne, J. A. C., Becker, B. J., & Egger, M. (2005). The funnel plot. In H. R. Rothstein, A. J. Sutton, & M. Borenstein (Eds.), Publication bias in meta-analysis: Prevention, assessment and adjustments (pp. 75-98). Chichester, West Sussex, England: Wiley. 

Becker, B. J. (2000). Multivariate meta-analysis. In H. E. A. Tinsley, & S. Brown (Eds.), Handbook of applied and multivariate statistics and mathematical modeling (pp. 499-525). San Diego: Academic Press. 

Becker, B. J. (1999). Discourse synthesis in meta-analysis. In R. MacInnis (Ed.), Discourse synthesis. Praeger. 

Becker, B. J. (1998). Research synthesis. In A. J. Reynolds, & H. Walberg (Eds.), Advances in educational productivity (pp. 193-217). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. 

Becker, B. J. (1996). Combination of P values. In S. K. Kotz, C. B. Read, & D. L. Banks (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences. New York: Wiley. 

Becker, B. J. (1996). The generalizability of empirical research results. In C. P. Benbow, & D. Lubinski (Eds.), From psychometrics to giftedness: Papers in honor of Julian C. Stanley. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. 

Becker, B. J. (1994). Combining significance levels. In H. M. Cooper, & L. V. Hedges (Eds.), The handbook of research synthesis. New York: Russall Sage Foundation. 

Becker, B. J., & Schram, C. M. (1994). Examining explanatory models through research synthesis. In H. M. Cooper, & L. V. Hedges (Eds.), The handbook of research synthesis. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 

Becker, B. J. (1992). Models of science achievement: Factors affecting male and female performance in school science. In T. D. Cook, H. M. Cooper, D. S. Cordray, L. V. Hedges, H. Hartmann, R. J. Light, T. A. Louis, & F. Mosteller (Eds.), Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 

Becker, B. J. (1986). Influence again: An examination of reviews and studies of gender differences in social influence. In J. S. Hyde, & M. C. Linn (Eds.), The psychology of gender: Advances through meta-analysis (pp. 178-209). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. 

Hedges, L. V., & Becker, B. J. (1986). The meta-analysis of research on gender differences. In J. S. Hyde, & M. C. Linn (Eds.), The psychology of gender: Advances through meta-analysis. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. 

Refereed Monograph Chapters

Becker, B. J. (1997). Meta-analysis and models of substance abuse prevention. In W. J. Bukoski (Ed.), Meta-analysis of drug abuse prevention programs (pp. 170). Washington, DC: National Institute on Drug Abuse. 

Refereed Reviews

Becker, B. J. (1999). Review of "Educational statistics" by Ian Plewis. The Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Becker, B. J. (1989). The case against the SAT: A review. Thought and Action, 5, 105-108.

Refereed Reports

Aloe, A. M., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Becker, B. J., & Wilson, D. B. (2016). Campbell methods policy note on synthesizing bivariate and partial effect sizes (version 1.1). Oslo: The Campbell Collaboration. Retrieved from cmpn.2016.2

Nonrefereed Reports

Johnson, T. E., Sikorski, E. G., Novak, E., Kocyigit, E., Samuel, R., Rosenberg-Kima, R. B., & Becker, B. J. (2009). Feasibility of Modeling the Impact of Training in IMPRINT for 21st Century Air Force Needs (Contract/PR Number FA8650-08-C-6811). Tallahassee, FL: Learning Systems Institute. 

Becker, B. J., Hedges, L. V., & Pigott, T. D. (2002). Campbell Collaboration Statistical Analysis Policy Brief. Campbell Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.missouri.edu/%7Ec2method/StatsPolicyBrief.htm

Whiteside, M. F., & Becker, B. J. (1996). The Young Child's Post-divorce Adjustment: A Meta-analytic Review of the Literature. Report commissioned by the California Judicial Council, State of California. 

Feltz, D. L., Landers, D., & Becker, B. J. (1986). A Revised Meta-analysis of the Mental-Practice Literature on Motor-Skill Learning. National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. 

Presentations

Invited Papers at Conferences

Becker, B. J. (presented 2017, May). Challenges with Delayed Enrollment in RCTs: Threat or no Threat? Paper presented at 36th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer, International Early Lung & Cardiac Action Program, Zurich, Switzerland. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2005). Synthesizing Results of Regression Analyses. Paper presented at Conference on Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis: State of the Art and Future Directions, Duke University, Durham, NC. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2004, November). Teacher Qualifications and the Quality of Teaching: Results from an Ongoing Research Synthesis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Tampa, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2004, August). Multivariate Meta-analysis: Contributions of Ingram Olkin (and Various Others). Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, Toronto, Canada. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1997). Issues in Meta-analyses of Observational Studies in the Social Sciences. Paper presented at Workshop on the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Stone Mountain, GA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1993, July). Meta-analysis and Models of Substance Abuse Prevention. Paper presented at Technical Review Meeting, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD. (National)

Refereed Papers at Conferences

Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2017, July). Planning for precise meta-regression. Paper presented at Annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Montreal, Canada. (International)

Becker, B. J., Yip, R., & Ming, J. (presented 2017, July). Handling diversely reported moderators of cancer survival. Paper presented at Annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Montreal, Canada. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2016, October). Interdependence of slopes. Paper presented at Annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Richmond, VA. (National)

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & Olkin, I. (presented 2016, July). Dependence of slopes from a single study. Paper presented at Annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Florence, Italy. (International)

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & Olkin, I. (presented 2016, April). Dependence of slopes from a single study. Paper presented at Annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. (International)

Gozutok, A., Alghamdi, A., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2016, April). Reporting standards for complex models. Paper presented at Annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. (International)

Brown, S. A., García, A. A., Brown, A., Becker, B. J., Conn, V. S., Ramírez, G., Winter, M. A., Sumlin, L. L., Garcia, T. J., & Cuevas, H. E. (presented 2016, March). Meta-analysis of biobehavioral determinants of health outcomes in type 2 diabetes: Emergent findings. Paper presented at Annual research conference, St. David's Center for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention in Underserved Populations and Center for Trans-Disciplinary Collaborative Research in Self-Management Science, Austin, TX. (National)

Becker, B. J., §Thompson, C. G., & Aloe, A. M. (presented 2015, November). Computing the variance inflation factor post hoc. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Altamonte Springs, FL. (State)

Gozutok, A., Alghamdi, A., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2015, November). Reporting standards for complex models. Paper presented at Annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Altamonte Springs, FL. (Regional)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2015, July). Joint synthesis of two effect indices: An application in educational measurement. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Nashville, TN. (International)

§Gozutok, A. S., §Alghamdi, A., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2014, November). Reporting of complex models. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Cocoa Beach, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2014, November). Post hoc effect sizes for continuous predictors in multi-level models. Paper presented at the 59th annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Cocoa Beach, FL. (State)

Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2014, August). Illustrating discrepancies between the bivariate correlation and effect-size indices estimated from regression results. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, Boston, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & §Thompson, C. G. (presented 2014, August). Teaching about generalizability in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, Boston, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2014, July). Post hoc effect sizes for continuous predictors in multi-level models. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, York, England. (International)

§Cui, M., §Liang, X., Becker, B. J., Paek, I., & Binici, S. (presented 2014, April). A comparison of equipercentile linking and IRT linking for statewide assessments. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

§Jeon, S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2013, November). Combining slopes from studies with different regression models using inverse variance weighting. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Gainesville, FL, November 20-22, 2013. (State)

§Yurekli, H., §Liang, X., §Koo, J., Becker, B. J., Paek, I., & Binici, S. (presented 2013, October). An investigation of unusual response patterns on a large scale assessment. Paper presented at the Second Annual Conference, Statistical Detection of Potential Test Fraud, Madison, WI, October 17-19, 2013. (National)

§Andon, A., §Thompson, C. G., & Becker, B. (presented 2013, April). A meta-analysis of the immigrant achievement gap across OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. (Poster). Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2013. (National)

§Koo, J., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2013, April). Meta-analysis and Bayesian updating of the differential item functioning the index. Paper presented at annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2013. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2013, April). How correlated are correlations? Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2013. (National)

§Gunter, T., §Shao, J., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2011, November). Investigating the relationship between the quality of school facilities and students' academic achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

§Koo, J., Becker, B. J., & Paek, I. (presented 2011, November). Meta-analysis of the Mantel-Haenszel index for DIF detection and interpretation in large-scale reading assessments. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

§Liang, X., §Koo, J., §Yurekli, H., Becker, B. J., & Paek, I. (presented 2011, November). A longitudinal study of growth trajectories of reading and math achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

§Thompson, C. G., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2011, November). The impact of multiple endpoint dependency on homogeneity measures in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2011, August). What makes a good teacher? Lessons learned from meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 10th annual meeting, Campbell Colloquium, Fairfax, VA. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2011, July). Can there be "harmony" with this diversity of measures? And do we even have a way to tell? Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Ottawa, Canada. (International)

§Thompson, C. G., §Reta-Sanchez, A., Becker, B. J., & Lang, L. L. (presented 2011, May). A meta-analysis of the immigrant achievement gap: An analysis of PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS. Paper presented at 55th annual conference, Comparative and International Education Society, Montreal, Canada. (International)

Kim, R.-S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, November). The effect size indices in regression models. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Koo, J., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, November). Examining the relationship between item difficulty of a reading test and differential item functioning. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Lee, H., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, November). A synthesis of research on the returns to Korean higher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Association for the Study of Higher Education, Indianapolis, IN. (State)

Thompson, C. G., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, November). A simulation of dependent outcomes in multiple-endpoint meta-analyses using Q statistics and Type I error rates. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, October). Methods for synthesizing correlation results. Paper presented at the Joint Colloquium, Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, CO. (International)

Becker, B. J., & Aloe, A. M. (presented 2010, October). Methods for synthesizing regression results. Paper presented at the Joint Colloquium, Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, CO. (International)

Becker, B. J., & Kocyigit, E. (presented 2010, October). Modeling performance outcomes using meta-analytic regressions. Paper presented at the Joint Colloquium, Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, CO. (International)

Kim, R.-S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, October). The investigation of standardized regression slopes as indices of effect size. Paper presented at the Joint Colloquium, Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, CO. (International)

Wu, H., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, October). The accuracy of estimation of the covariance of the correlation matrix. Paper presented at the Joint Colloquium, Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, CO. (International)

§Wu, H., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, May). The accuracy of estimation of the covariance of the correlation matrix. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. (National)

§Zhang, Y., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2010, May). Comparing methods for meta-analytic structural equation modeling. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Wu, H. (presented 2009, November). The accuracy of estimation of the covariance of the correlation matrix. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J., & Zhang, Y. (presented 2009, November). Meta-analytic structural equation modeling: Generalized least squares (GLS) approach vs. two-stage structural equation modeling (TSSEM) approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J., & §Kocyigit, E. (presented 2009, July). Modeling the role of teacher knowledge using meta-analytic regressions. Paper presented at the 4th annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Seattle, WA. (International)

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2008, October). An index for representing regression results in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Montreal, CA. (International)

Becker, B. J., & §Aloe, A. M. (presented 2008, July). A framework for generalization in meta-analysis: Applications to teacher science knowledge. Paper presented at the 3rd annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Corfu, Greece. (International)

§Zhang, Y., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2008, March). Reliability generalization under different conditions: A RG study for the TQ-QT project. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Aloe, A. M. (presented 2008, March). Modeling heterogeneity in meta-analysis: Generalizing using Cronbach's (M)UTOS framework and meta-analytic data. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Aloe, A. M. (presented 2008, March). Teacher science knowledge and student science achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Olkin, I. (presented 2008, March). A maximum likelihood estimator of the pooled correlation matrix. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. (National)

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, November). Meta-analysis and effect sizes from t statistics. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Tampa, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J., & Olkin, I. (presented 2007, November). A maximum likelihood estimator of the pooled correlation matrix. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Florida Educational Research Association, Tampa, FL. (State)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, October). How is teacher knowledge measured? Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC. (National)

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, July). Variance explained in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 2nd annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Evanston, IL. (International)

§Kim, R.-S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, July). The degree of dependence between multiple-treatment effect sizes. Paper presented at the 2nd annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Evanston, IL. (International)

§Zhang, Y., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, July). Reliability generalization and different assumptions in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 2nd annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Evanston, IL. (International)

§Aloe, A. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, April). Variance accounted for in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Aloe, A. M. (presented 2007, April). Teacher verbal ability and school outcomes: Where is the evidence? Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2006, August). Ignoring dependence when combining slopes. Paper presented at the 1st annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Cambridge, England. (International)

§Aloe, A. M., Becker, B. J., & Pigott, T. D. (presented 2006, April). An alternative to R2 for assessing linear models of effect size. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Wang, Q. (presented 2006, April). Study indices based on slopes. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Wang, Q. (presented 2006, February). Study indices based on slopes. Paper presented at the 6th annual meeting, Campbell Colloquium, Los Angeles, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2005, October). Synthesizing regression slopes. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Lake Tahoe, CA. (International)

§Ahn, S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2005, February). Incorporating quality scores of studies in meta-analysis: A simulation study. Paper presented at the 5th annual meeting, Campbell Colloquium, Lisbon, Portugal. (International)

Becker, B. J., & Kennedy, M. M. (presented 2005, February). Synthesizing across widely varying designs. Paper presented at the 5th annual meeting, Campbell Colloquium, Lisbon, Portugal. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2004, October). Personality (?) versus training: Meta-analyses of teaching quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Naples, FL. (National)

§Metzger, S. A., §Qu, Y., & Becker, B. (presented 2004, April). Influence of ill-defined constructs on synthesis outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. (National)

§Wu, M.-J., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2004, April). Synthesizing results from regression studies: What can we learn from combining results from studies using large data sets? Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2003, August). Synthesizing slopes in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

§Qu, Y., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2003, April). Does traditional teacher certification imply quality? A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Pigott, T. (presented 2002, September). What do I need to know to teach others about Campbell Collaboration Reviews? Paper presented at the meeting of the Campbell Collaboration Methods Group, Baltimore, MD. (International)

§Wu, M. -J., Becker, B. J., & Kennedy, M. M. (presented 2002, April). Relationships of teacher qualifications and teaching quality: Conceptual issues and challenges. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2002, February). Disparate evidence and policy: Could medicine learn from social science? Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J., §Craft, L. L., §Magyar, T. M., & Feltz, D. L. (presented 2001, October). The relationship between the CSAI-2 and athletic performance: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Monterey, California. (International)

Spence, J. C., Courneya, K. S., Blanchard, C., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2001, March). The theory of planned behavior: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, WA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2000, October). Estimating standard errors (badly) for regressions in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Saratoga Springs, New York. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2000, August). Teaching statistics in my College of Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, Indianapolis, IN. (National)

Craft, L. L., Magyar, T. M., Becker, B. J., & Feltz, D. L. (presented 2000, June). The relationship between the CSAI-2 and athletic performance: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, North American Sport Psychology Association, San Diego, CA. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2000, April). Fitting and testing multivariate models in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1998, October). Issues in multivariate meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology, Woodbrook, New Jersey. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1998, May). Who writes reviews? Paper presented at the annual meeting, National Academy of Education, Cambridge, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1997, August). Gender differences in math and science achievement: Implications for statistics. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Statistical Association, Anaheim, CA. (National)

Beach III, K. D., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1997, April). Cultural-historical reinterpretations of quantitative methods: Implications for research in education. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

§Ziazi, R. M., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1995, April). A model for examining the GAEL-C. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Fahrbach, K. (presented 1995, April). Evaluation of the multivariate normality of elements of the correlation matrix. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Cho, J. (presented 1994, April). Applying different meta-analytic methods in studying the prediction of employment outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Kamata, A. (presented 1994, April). Another look at the relationship between school expenditure and students' achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Fahrbach, K. (presented 1994, April). A comparison of approaches to the synthesis of correlation matrices. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1992, April). Complications and corrections in constructing synthetic regressions. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1991, November). Models of science achievement: Implications for policy on gender equity. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Evaluation Association, Chicago. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (presented 1991, August). Estimating linear models from a series of replicated studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Evaluation Association, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Hedges, L. V. (presented 1990, April). Synthesizing correlation matrices. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1989, March). Model-driven meta-analysis: Possibilities and limitations. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1988, April). Synthesizing standardized mean-change measures. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1988). Who writes reviews? Paper presented at the annual meeting, National Academy of Education, Spencer Fellows Forum, Cambridge, MA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1987, April). A comparison of asymptotic distributions for functions of the sample significance value. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. (National)

Chang, L., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1987, April). A comparison of three integrative review methods: Different methods, different findings? Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. (National)

§Kalaian, S., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1986, April). The effects of coaching on SAT performance: A multivariate meta-analysis approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1986, April). Asymptotic distributions for tests of combined significance. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (National)

Becker, B. J., & §Chang, L. (presented 1986, April). Measurement of science achievement and its role in gender differences. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (National)

Feltz, D. L., Fitzgerald, C. R., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1985, May). Meta-analysis examples in mental practice, modeling, and perceived exertion. Paper presented at the annual meeting, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Gulfport, MS. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1984, April). Power differences among tests of combined significance. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1983, April). Influence again: A comparison of methods for meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Montreal. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1983, April). Item characteristics and sex differences on the SAT-M for mathematically able youths. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Montreal. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1982, March). Conceptual problems in the summarization of significance values. Paper presented at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, New York. (National)

Heggers, J. P., Robson, M. C., London, M. D., Raine, T. J., & Becker, B. J. (presented 1981, April). Cooling and the prostaglandin effect. Paper presented at the 13th meeting, American Burn Association, New York, NY. (National)

Refereed Papers at Symposia

Sikorski, E. G., Novak, E., Lee, J., Arsal, G., Kocyigit, E., Rosenberg-Kima, R. B., Yang, Y., Sagadevan, A. D., Johnson, T., Becker, B. J., & Spector, J. M. (presented 2009, April). Modeling the Effects of Various Training Strategies on Technical Task Performance through Literature Review, Meta-analysis, and Algorithm Development: A Symposium. In Modeling the Effects of Various Training Strategies. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1992, April). The generalizability of empirical research results. In "From psychometrics to giftedness: Papers in honor of Julian C. Stanley.". Symposium conducted at the meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Invited Keynote and Plenary Presentations at Conferences

Becker, B. J. (presented 2016, May). Improving the Design and Use of Meta-analyses of Career Interventions. Plenary presentation at Biennial conference, Society for Vocational Psychology, Tallahassee, FL. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2014, October). Predicting Science Achievement from Teacher Knowledge: A Meta-analytic Approach. Keynote presentation at the 15th International Conference on Education Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. (International)

Becker, B. J., Duvendack, M., & Stanley, T. D. (presented 2013, November). Synthesis of Studies Using Quasi-Experimental Designs. Keynote presentation at Meeting on Systematic Reviews of Quasi-Experimental Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2009, December). Lessons Learned about Teacher Quality. Keynote presentation at National Conference on Collaborative Action Research in Education, U.S. Agency for International Development, Jakarta, Indonesia. (International)

Becker, B. J., & Aloe, A. M. (presented 2008, October). A Framework for Generalization in Meta-analysis: Medical and Social-science Examples. Keynote presentation at the 16th annual meeting, Merck-Temple Conference on Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA. (Regional)

Becker, B. J. (presented 2000, September). Meta-analysis of Small-sample Clinical Trials. Keynote presentation at the Committee on Strategies for Small Number of Participants Clinical Research Trials, Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (National)

Invited Keynote and Plenary Presentations at Symposia

Becker, B. J. (presented 2015, November). The Olkin Legacy in Three Domains. Plenary presentation in Guenther Walther (Chair), Seminar in Honor of Ingram Olkin on his 90th Birthday. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. (National)

Becker, B. J., & Morton, S. C. (presented 2002, May). Publication Bias: Methods and Practice in Evidence-based Medicine and Social Science. Plenary presentation in Symposium on Statistical Challenges for Meta-Analysis of Medical and Health-Policy Data. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, CA. (National)

Invited Presentations at Conferences

Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, July). The TQQT Project: Inquiries and Some Answers. Presentation at the 2nd annual meeting, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology, Evanston, IL. (International)

Becker, B. J. (presented 1993, April). A Look at the Research on Teaching Statistics. Presentation at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

§Cui, M., §Liang, X., Becker, B. J., Paek, I., & Binici, S. (presented 2013). A Comparison of Equipercentile Linking and IRT Linking for Statewide Assessments. Poster presentation at the annual meeting, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Zhang, Y., & Becker, B. J. (presented 2007, July). Reliability generalization and different assumptions in meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the second annual meeting, Society of Research Synthesis Methodology, Evanston, IL. (International)

Invited Workshops

Becker, B. J. (2015, September). Introduction to Meta-analysis. Workshop delivered at University of Sevilla, Department of Psychology, Sevilla, Spain. (International)

Becker, B. J., & Aloe, A. M. (2015, June). Methods for Meta-analysis. Workshop delivered at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2013). Synthesis of Complex Statistical Models. Workshop delivered at Department of Sociology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. (International)

Becker, B. J. (2012, September). Multilevel Modeling in Education. Workshop delivered at College of Education, Uttaradit Rajaphat University, Uttaradit, Thailand. (International)

Becker, B. J. (2005). Systematic Reviews in Social Science and the Campbell Collaboration. Workshop delivered at Society for Social Work Research, Miami, FL. (National)

Becker, B. J. (2003). Pre-session: Systematic Reviews in Social Science and the Campbell Collaboration. Workshop delivered at Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC. (National)

Becker, B. J. (2001). Introduction to Meta-analysis. Workshop delivered at College of Education, SUNY at Buffalo. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2001). Short Course on Meta-analysis. Workshop delivered at Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI. (National)

Becker, B. J. (1997). Workshop on Meta-analysis. Workshop delivered at University of California, Los Angeles, Drug Abuse Research Center, Los Angeles, CA. (Local)

Hedges, L. V., & Becker, B. J. (1985). Workshop on Meta-analysis & Research Synthesis. Workshop delivered at Scottish Council for Research in Education, Edinburgh, Scotland. (International)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Becker, B. J., Aloe, A. M., & Olkin, I. (2015, October). Dependent Slopes in Meta-analysis. Delivered at Department of Statistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2014, November). Introduction to Meta-analysis. Delivered at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. (International)

Becker, B. J. (2009, October). Advances and Applications in Meta-analysis. Delivered at School of Education, University of Miami, Miami, FL. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2006, April). Modeling in Meta-analysis. Delivered at University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance, Gainesville, FL. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2005, September). Teacher Qualifications and the Quality of Teaching. Delivered at Department of Psychology, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. (International)

Becker, B. J. (2004, December). Synthesizing Slopes in Meta-analysis. Delivered at Department of Statistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (2001). We're Not in Kansas Anymore...: Recent Advances in Multivariate Meta-analysis. Delivered at School of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (Local)

Becker, B. J. (1998, October). Meta-analysis. Delivered at Department of Statistics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. (International)

Becker, B. J. (1989, February). Models of Achievement: Forces influencing Male and Female Performance in Science. Delivered at School of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. (Local)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Becker, B. J., & Paek, I. (Sep 2017–Aug 2019). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs, 2017-19. Funded by Department of Education, State of Florida. (039013). Total award $104,500. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI), & Paek, Insu (Co-PI). (Sep 2017–Jul 2019). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns throughcompletion of Tasks Associated with Large-ScaleAssessment Programs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-8P001). Total award $209,000. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI), & Almond, Russell George (Co-PI). (Apr 2016–Jun 2016). Blueprint Development and Item Pool Validation for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Funded by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. (AEC69E). Total award $20,939. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI), & Paek, Insu (Co-PI). (Aug 2015–Aug 2016). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2015-16. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-6P001). Total award $119,417. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Sep 2013–Aug 2016). Collaborative Research: Partial and Multilevel Effect Sizes in Meta-Analysis. Funded by National Science Foundation. (1252338). Total award $475,901. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI), & Paek, Insu (Co-PI). (Aug 2013–Aug 2015). Provide Services of One Graduate Intern for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2013-13 & 2014-15. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-93110-4P001). Total award $62,142. 

Becker, Betsy J. (PI), & Paek, Insu (Co-PI). (Aug 2013–Aug 2015). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2013-14 & 2014-15. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-4P001). Total award $214,352. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2011–Aug 2013). Provide Services of Four Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs during 2011-12 & 2012-13. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-2P001). Total award $185,001. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2011–Aug 2013). Provide Services of Four Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs during 2011-12 & 2012-13. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-93110-2P001). Total award $60,000. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2010–Aug 2011). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with FCAT Scoring. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-1PA01). Total award $84,992. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2009–Aug 2010). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2009-10. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-99410-0PG01). Total award $80,000. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2008–Aug 2009). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Tasks Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2008-09. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-90950-9R001). Total award $71,658. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2008–Sep 2009). Provide Services of Three Graduate Interns for Completion of Task Associated with Large-Scale Assessment Program. Funded by Florida Department of Education. (371-2619A-9R001). Total award $8,125. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Oct 2006–Sep 2010). A Linked Meta-Analysis On Teacher Knowledge. Funded by National Science Foundation. (0635592). Total award $211,209. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Sep 2006–Aug 2012). Methods For Synthesizing Regression Results. Funded by National Science Foundation. (REC 0634013). Total award $429,164. 

Becker, Betsy J (PI). (Aug 2005–Aug 2007). Causal Inference Subcontract. Funded by Michigan State University. (61-2076). Total award $155,756. 

Becker, B. J., & Kennedy, M. M. (Sep 2003–Aug 2006). Causal Inference in Instructional Workforce Research. Funded by National Science Foundation. (REC-0335656). Total award $1,031,086. 

Kennedy, M. M., & Becker, B. J. (May 2001–May 2004). Teacher Qualifications and the Quality of Teaching. Funded by U.S. Dept. of Education. (#R305T010084). Total award $815,150. 

Becker, B. J. (2001–2003). Knowledge of Algebra for Teaching. Funded by National Science Foundation. (ROLE Program Grant 0106709 to). Total award $575,000. 

Becker, B. J. (Jun 1993–Oct 1994). Does Money Matter? Funded by Russell Sage Foundation. Total award $16,000. 

Becker, B. J. (Jul 1989–Dec 1990). The impact and uses of research reviews. Funded by Michigan State University. Total award $5,776. 

Becker, B. J. (Aug 1987–Jul 1989). A review of the literature on gender differences in science. Funded by Russell Sage Foundation. Total award $35,805. 

Becker, B. J. (Jul 1985–Jun 1986). A reexamination of the relationship of gender to science achievement. Funded by Michigan State University. Total award $1,190. 

Postdoctoral Supervision

Thompson, C. G. (May 2016–Jul 2017). 

Chung, Jae-Young (Aug–Dec 2015). 

Weiss, B. (2011–12). 

Guler, N. (2011). 

Park, Hyun-Jeong (2011). 

Dogan, Y. (2009–11). 

Yu, N. (2009–11). 

Lee, H. (2009). 

Service

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Member, ACE Learning Studio Faculty Liaison Group (2013–present).

Member, GPC Subcommittee for Communications (2015).

Member, Alternative Exceptional Awards Committee (2014–2015).

Member, Council on Research and Creativity (2005–2009).

FSU College Service

Member, Search Committee for Dean of the College of Education (2018–present).

Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee (2013–2014).

Chair, Faculty Advisory Council (2007–2008).

Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2007–2008).

Chair, Blue Ribbon Commission (2005–2006).

FSU Department Service

Chair, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (2009–present).

Chair, Ad hoc committee on evaluation forms (2009).

Member, EPLS Evaluation Committee (2007–2008).

Member, EPLS Evaluation Committee (2005–2006).

FSU Program Service

Coordinator, Measurement & Statistics Program (2005–2009).

The Profession

Editor for Refereed Journals

Psychological Methods (2001–2007).

Editorial Board Membership(s)

Research Synthesis Methods (2009–present).

Journal of Research in Rural Education (1995–present).

Journal of the American Statistical Association (2001).

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics (1994–2001).

Journal of Educational Measurement (1995–1998).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Ecology (2015–present).

Criminology (2014–present).

PLOS-One (2014–present).

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology (2012–present).

Psychological Methods (2007–present).

Educational Researcher (1996–present).

American Statistician (1995–present).

Multivariate Behavioral Research (1994–present).

Journal of Educational & Behavioral Statistics (1993–present).

Statistics in Medicine (1993–present).

Journal of Educational Measurement (1990–present).

Review of Educational Research (1990–present).

American Educational Research Journal (1988–present).

BMC Medical Research Methodology (2012–13).

Crop Protection (2012–13).

Journal of General Psychiatry (1996–2000).

Reading Research Quarterly (1995–98).

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (1993–95).

Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology (1992–95).

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (1990–95).

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

National Science Foundation (2002–present).

Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education (1998–present).

William T. Grant Foundation (2016).

Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg (2015).

National Institutes of Health (2012).

Service to Professional Associations

Member, Methods for quantitative systematic reviews of complex interventions, World Health Organization Working Group (2016–present).

Co-chair, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Design and Analysis Committee (2016–present).

Reviewer for Student Research Gala, American Educational Research Association, Division D (2014–present).

"What Works Center" Technical Analysis Group, Campbell Collaboration (2014–present).

Member, Florida K-12 FCAT/FCAT 2.0/EOC Assessment Technical Advisory Committee (2011–present).

Member, Florida Race To The Top Professional Certification Assessment Steering Committee (2011–present).

Secretary, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (2011–present).

Past President, Florida Educational Research Association (2015–2016).

Advocate to US Congress, AERA Advocacy Visits, American Educational Research Association (2016).

Executive Board member, Florida Educational Research Association (2011–2016).

Member, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Design and Analysis Committee (2001–2016).

President, Florida Educational Research Association (2014–2015).

President-elect, Florida Educational Research Association (2013–2014).

Convener, Training Group for Campbell Collaboration Methods Group (2002–2009).

President, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (2006–2007).

Board of Advisors, Center for Research Synthesis Methodology (University of Missouri) (2001–2005).

Member, National Center for Education Statistics Standards Review Panel (2002).

Program Chair, Division D, American Educational Research Association (2001).

Member, National Institute of Statistical Sciences Workshop on NAEP Inclusion Strategies (2000).

Program Chair for Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association Division D (2000).

Chair, Division D/SIG-QR Dissertation Award Committee, American Educational Research Association (1997–1998).

Member, Division D/SIG-QR Dissertation Award Committee, American Educational Research Association (1996–1997).

Service to Other Universities

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Roy Levy, Arizona State University (2017–present). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida (2017–present). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Elizabeth Tipton, Teachers College, Columbia University (2016). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Maria Vasquez, Florida Atlantic University (2016). 

Midterm pretenure review, Dr. Cengiz Zopluoglu, University of Miami (2016). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Maria Teresa Tatto, Arizona State University (2015). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Kevin Grimm, Arizona State University (2015). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Gitte Lubke, Notre Dame University (2015). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Marilyn Thompson, Arizona State University (2014). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Hyun-Jeong Park, Seoul National University, Korea (2014). 

Faculty Research Award review, Dr. Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, University of Central Florida (2014). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Joharry Othman, International Islamic University Malaysia (2013). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Jeffrey Valentine, University of Louisville (2013). 

Professor rank promotion review, Dr. Julia Smith, Oakland University (2012). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Kimberly Maier, Michigan State University (2011). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida (2011). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Jeffrey Harring, University of Maryland (2011). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Rafa M. Kasim, Kent State University (2009). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Oiman Kwok, Texas A&M University (2009). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Yasuo Miyazaki, Virginia Tech University (2009). 

Associate professor promotion and tenure review, Dr. Jack Vevea, University of California, Merced (2007). 

Consultation

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Claudia Henschke. Consultant on meta-analyses and proposed quasi-experiment on lung cancer screening (2016–present).

University of Missouri, Dr. Todd Ruppar. Consultant on meta-analyses concerning efficacy of educational interventions for diabetic compliance (2015–present).