University of Valencia
Departament of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences
Ana Hernández is associate professor of Psychometrics at the University of Valencia. She has a double affiliation with the department of Methodology, and the Research Institute for Personnel Psychology, Organizational Development, and Quality of Working Life (IDOCAL). Her main methodological research interests are related to validity issues in measurement instruments, in general, and scale and item functioning, in particular, as well as multilevel analysis. She has published about these topics in journals such as Multivariate Behavioral Research, Journal of Applied Psychology, Structural Equation Modeling and Organizational Research Methods. She chairs the Spanish Test Commission within the Spanish Psychological Association. She is current vice-president of the executive committee of AEMCCO (Spanish Association of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences), and EAM (European Association of Methodology). Regarding WOP-P Psychology, her main research interests are related to work teams, leadership, and job quality. She has published on these topics in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Journal of Vocational Behavior, among others. She is member of the Executive Committee of EAWOP (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology).
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Associate Director of the Center for Educational Assessment
Javier Suárez-Álvarez is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), where he teaches graduate courses in Research, Educational Measurement, and Psychometrics (REMP). He also serves as the Associate Director at the UMass Center for Educational Assessment (CEA), where he works on various
research grants, such as the Adult Skills Assessment Program (ASAP). In this role, he is at the forefront of developing 21st-century assessments that integrate the latest technological advances and culturally sustaining assessment principles. Javier currently serves as an elected council member of the International Test Commission (ITC), a member of the Technical Advisory Group for UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and a member of the National Center on Education
and the Economy (NCEE) Benchmarking Working Group. He is an Associate Editor of two highly cited journals, Psychological Assessment and Psicothema. He also serves as Consulting Editor for the International Journal of Testing (IJT) and Practical
Assessment, Research & Evaluation (PARE). Before joining UMass, Javier was an Education Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. He was the lead
author of the PISA report 21st-Century Readers: Developing Literacy Skills in a Digital World, co-authored the report Beyond Academic Learning: First Results from the Survey of Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) and its Assessment Framework, led analytical reports in the International Early Learning and Well-being Study (IELS), and contributed to implementing PISA for Schools in Latin-American countries. Furthermore, he oversaw the quality control and successful implementation of these international large-scale assessments, collaborating closely with contractors and participating countries.
Earlier in his career, Javier was a teaching and research staff member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oviedo, Spain. He also worked as an analyst in the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Javier earned his B.A. in Psychology and his PhD in Psychometrics from the University of Oviedo, Spain. He was a visiting scholar in the Research, Educational
Measurement, and Psychometrics (REMP) program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, and the Psychometrics Centre of the University of Cambridge, UK. Javier has been a member of the European Association of Methodology (EAM) and the Spanish Association for the Methodology of Behavioral Sciences (AEMCCO) for over ten years.
University of Cambridge
Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Education.
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie is a multiple award-winning author, researcher, methodologist, scholar, educator, thought leader, and mentor. Currently, he is a Professor Extraordinarius at the University of South Africa and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. His research areas primarily involve social and behavioral science topics, including disadvantaged and under-served populations such as minorities and juvenile delinquents. Additionally, he writes extensively on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological topics. With an h-index of 115 and more than 120,000 citations, he has secured the publication of more than 580 works, including more than 450 journal articles, 50 book chapters, and 6 books. He has delivered more than 1,000 presentations, 250 methodological workshops, and 75 keynote addresses worldwide. He is former editor of Educational Researcher. Currently, he is editor-in-chief of both the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches and the Journal of Mixed Methods Studies. He is founding member and past President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. Professor Onwuegbuzie was a recipient of the 2024 National Research Foundation (NRF) top honors awards in the science and research field—receiving an “A” rating. According to the AD Scientific Index World Scientist and University Rankings 2025, within the Field of Education, he is ranked #1 in the United Kingdom in terms of number of citations over the last 6 years, #1 in Africa, #6 in Europe, and #8 in the world in terms of h-index over the last 6 years. Also, Research.com, “one of the major websites for Social Sciences and Humanities research offering credible data on scientific contributions since 2014,” recognizes him as a top cited Social Sciences and Humanities Scientist, being ranked #2 in South Africa and #104 in the World. Among numerous awards, he received the 2022 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award, the 2023 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award, the 2023 Best Researcher Award: International Academic Awards, the 2024 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award, and the 2024 Research Excellence Distinction Award: International Academic Achievements and Awards.