Committee Member (Student Member)
Jason Millman Promising Measurement Scholar Award Committee, National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), 05/2026–05/2027
Selected to serve on a national NCME award committee responsible for reviewing nominations and recognizing promising early-career scholars in educational measurement and applied psychometrics.
Collaborate with committee members from universities and testing organizations on award review and selection activities.
Journal Reviewer
Social Sciences & Humanities Open, since 2026
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, since 2026
Journal of Medical Internet Research, since 2026
Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, since 2025
ECNU Review of Education, since 2024
International Journal of Science Education, since 2024
Journal of Science Education and Technology, since 2024
Conference Reviewer
2027 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 08/2026
Division C - Section 11: Digital Learning Environments
Division D - Section 1: Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment
Division K - Section 06: In-Service Teacher Professional Development
International Relations Committee
SIG-Classroom Assessment
SIG-Improvement Science in Education
SIG-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
National Council on Measurement in Education 2024 Special Conference on Classroom Assessment, Chicago, Illinois, 03/2024
Department Representative, UIC Graduate Student Council, Chicago, IL, 2023-2024; 2025-2026
Communicated student concerns to university leadership and voted on key policy and funding decisions.
Prepared and distributed meeting notes to keep students informed of decisions and opportunities.
Co-organized graduate student gatherings with department faculty and staff.
Designed student event activities, coordinated venue setup, hosted and led on-site events.
Illinois Student Invention Convention Judge
Illinois Student Invention Convention, IL, 03/2026
Evaluated K-8th grade student inventions projects in the Illinois Student Invention Convention.
Reviewed students’ pitch videos and project logbooks prior to live judging.
Participated in a live virtual judging session, asking questions and providing feedback to student inventors.
Scored projects using the official competition rubric and submitted evaluations through the zFairs judging system.
Provided constructive feedback using the “compliment–suggestion–compliment” format to support students’ innovation and design thinking.
Chicago Metro History Day Judge
Chicago Metro History Day 2026, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 02/2026-03/2026
Judge, Senior Division, Individual Performances Category
Judge, Senior Division, Individual Documentaries Category
Judge, Senior Division, Individual Papers Category
Judge, Junior Division, Group Performance Category
Judge, Junior Division, Individual Papers Category
Evaluated students’ projects and conducted live interviews with students using National History Day evaluation rubrics
Contest host and sponsors: The University of Illinois Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, and the Minow Family Foundation in memory of Josephine Baskin Minow.
Teacher Professional Development (PD) Workshop Designer & Facilitator
Workshop Title: “Making Generative Artificial Intelligence Helpful in Classroom Assessment”
For in-service teachers, West Lafayette Public Library, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 09/21/2025
For in-service teachers, Purdue University Stewart Center, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 11/10/2025
For in-service teachers, online, 05/03/2026
Teacher PD Workshop Assistant
Fall 2025 Education Symposium: EdTech as a Catalyst for Student-Centered Pedagogy, PD for pre-service teachers, Discovery Partners Institute, Chicago, IL, USA, 11/21/2025
AI Heuristic / Use of AI in Assignments Tool Design, PD for in-service teachers, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 03/09/2026