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Stephen Stark is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychological measurement, statistical modeling, and the development of testing methodologies within the field of psychology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the area of psychometric methodologies and testing, with research also covering advanced statistical modeling techniques, cognitive abilities and testing, statistical methods and Bayesian inference, clinical trials, personality traits, and economic and environmental valuation.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Forced-Choice Format Character Measure: Testing the Thurstonian IRT Approach (2020, Journal of Personality Assessment)
  • Detecting DIF in Multidimensional Forced Choice Measures Using the Thurstonian Item Response Theory Model (2020, Organizational Research Methods)
  • Adaptive vocational interest diagnostic: Informing and improving the job assignment process (2020, Military Psychology)
  • Examining personality for the selection and classification of soldiers: Validity and differential validity across jobs (2020, Military Psychology)
  • Modeling Multidimensional Forced Choice Measures with the Zinnes and Griggs Pairwise Preference Item Response Theory Model (2021, Multivariate Behavioral Research)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Applied Psychological Measurement
  • Military Psychology
  • Organizational Research Methods
  • Behavior Research Methods
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Their research spans several subfields:

  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Frequently collaborating researchers include:

  • Seang-Hwane Joo
  • Philseok Lee
  • Naidan Tu
  • Christopher D. Nye
  • Fritz Drasgow

The work of Stephen Stark is situated mainly within psychology, tallying fourteen publications. Their contribution to psychometric methodologies and testing totals twenty publications, reflecting a primary focus on measurement techniques in psychological assessment.

Best Publications

  • THE STRUCTURE OF CONSCIENTIOUSNESS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION BASED ON SEVEN MAJOR PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRES

    Brent W. Roberts;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Lewis R. Goldberg

  • Detecting differential item functioning with confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory: toward a unified strategy.

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow

  • Fitting Item Response Theory Models to Two Personality Inventories: Issues and Insights

    Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Kim Yin Chan;Fritz Drasgow

  • Examining assumptions about item responding in personality assessment: should ideal point methods be considered for scale development and scoring?

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow;Bruce A. Williams

  • An examination of the comparative reliability, validity, and accuracy of performance ratings made using computerized adaptive rating scales

    Walter C. Borman;Daren E. Buck;Mary Ann Hanson;Stephan J. Motowidlo

  • Job satisfaction as mediator: An assessment of job satisfaction's position within the nomological network

    Marcus Crede;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Reeshad S. Dalal

  • Effects of the testing situation on item responding : Cause for concern

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Kim Yin Chan;Wayne C. Lee

  • An IRT Approach to Constructing and Scoring Pairwise Preference Items Involving Stimuli on Different Dimensions: The Multi-Unidimensional Pairwise-Preference Model

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow

  • Openness to Experience: its lower level structure, measurement, and cross-cultural equivalence.

    Sang Eun Woo;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Andrew Longley;Zhi-Xue Zhang

  • A lexical investigation of the lower-order structure of conscientiousness.

    Brent W. Roberts;Tim Bogg;Kate E. Walton;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko

  • Constructing personality scales under the assumptions of an ideal point response process: Toward increasing the flexibility of personality measures

    Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Fritz Drasgow;Brent W. Roberts

  • Examining the effects of differential item (functioning and differential) test functioning on selection decisions: when are statistically significant effects practically important?

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow

  • 75 Years After Likert: Thurstone Was Right!

    Fritz Drasgow;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark

  • Toward standardized measurement of sexual harassment: Shortening the SEQ-DoD using item response theory.

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Anita R. Lancaster;Fritz Drasgow

  • An investigation of appearance motives for tanning: The development and evaluation of the Physical Appearance Reasons For Tanning Scale (PARTS) and its relation to sunbathing and indoor tanning intentions.

    Guy Cafri;J. Kevin Thompson;Megan Roehrig;Patricia van den Berg

  • From ABLE to TAPAS: A New Generation of Personality Tests to Support Military Selection and Classification Decisions

    Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow;Christopher D. Nye

  • Cultural Intelligence as a Mediator of Relationships Between Openness to Experience and Adaptive Performance

    T. Oolders;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark

  • Adaptive Testing With Multidimensional Pairwise Preference Items Improving the Efficiency of Personality and Other Noncognitive Assessments

    Stephen E. Stark;Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Fritz Drasgow;Leonard A. White

  • Validity of six openness facets in predicting work behaviors: a meta-analysis.

    Sang Eun Woo;Oleksandr S Chernyshenko;Stephen E Stark;Gabriella Conz

  • Individual differences, their measurement, and validity

    Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko;Stephen Stark;Fritz Drasgow

  • Development of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) to Support Army Personnel Selection and Classification Decisions

    Fritz Drasgow;Stephen Stark;Oleksandr S Chernyshenko;Christopher D Nye

Frequent Co-Authors

Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko
Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko Nanyang Technological University
Fritz Drasgow
Fritz Drasgow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Louis Tay
Louis Tay Purdue University West Lafayette
Tammy D. Allen
Tammy D. Allen University of South Florida
Brent W. Roberts
Brent W. Roberts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chi-Yue Chiu
Chi-Yue Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
J. Kevin Thompson
J. Kevin Thompson University of South Florida
Marina A. Bornovalova
Marina A. Bornovalova University of South Florida
James Rounds
James Rounds University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lillian T. Eby
Lillian T. Eby University of Georgia

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