Gwyneth M. Boodoo is an American psychologist

Psychology

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 and expert on educational measurement.

Boodoo received her doctorate in educational measurement from the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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 in 1978. She has taught at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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, where she was an associate professor in the department of educational psychology.

She has worked for Educational Testing Service

Educational Testing Service

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, where she directed a research program on Equity in Assessment from 1990–1992 and wrote the “Fairness” chapter of the 2000 revised version of the ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness.

Boodoo has served on the Board of Scientific Affairs for the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

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 (APA). She currently runs educational consultancy GMB Enterprises in Hamilton, New Jersey. She has also has sat on several working group

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s for the Joint Committee on Testing Practices, a coalition established in 1985 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

In 1995, Boodoo was part of an 11-member APA task force led by Ulric Neisser

Ulric Neisser

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 which published "Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns

Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns

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," a report written in response to The Bell Curve

The Bell Curve

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.