Patrick Meyer
Vice President, Psychometric Solutions at NWEA
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolPatrick Meyer is a seasoned psychometrician and leader with 12 years of industry experience and a deep academic foundation in educational psychology (Ph.D., University of South Carolina). As Vice President of Psychometric Solutions at NWEA, he translates rigorous measurement theory into scalable assessment systems and previously directed psychometric strategy there after a productive academic career at the University of Virginia and James Madison University. He combines research-grade expertise in statistics and measurement with practical product delivery, overseeing teams that ensure validity, fairness, and operational reliability of large-scale assessments. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, he is known for bridging scholarly rigor and operational impact—turning complex psychometric models into usable, policy-relevant insights. A less obvious strength is his sustained track record across both academia and nonprofit assessment organizations, giving him unusual fluency in teaching, research, and enterprise implementation.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of GeorgiaM.S., Psychology, M.S., Psychology at Augusta UniversityPh.D., Educational Psychology and Research, Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Research at University of South Carolina
java, r
Stackoverflow
197reputation
28kreached
4answers
12questions
Github Skills (46)
measurement10
genetic-algorithm10
classification10
psychometrics10
theory10
factor-analysis10
wavelet10
regression10
orange10
factor10
clustering10
principal-component-analysis10
self-organizing-map10
statistical-learning9
testing9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
meyerjp3/jmetrik
Oct 2014 - Jul 2018
Contributions:26 commits, 1 PR, 17 pushes in 3 years 10 months
java-applicationjavapsychometricpure-java
meyerjp3/jmetrik-cadence
Mar 2015 - Oct 2018
Contributions:43 pushes, 2 branches, 3 comments in 3 years 7 months
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