Dr. Becker is a senior research scientist with Pearson. He has over thirty years experience conducting research and performing operational work in measurement and psychometrics. Kirk has conducted research and worked operationally with test security and data forensics, automatic item generation, applications of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to testing, alternative item typess, and exam formats (CAT, LOFT, and MST). Dr. Becker received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.