Matthew Gushta

Matthew Gushta has a diverse and extensive work experience in research, psychometrics, and analytics. Matthew is currently working as a Senior Director of Research & Psychometric Services at MetaMetrics, Inc. Previously, they held various roles at Cognia, including Vice President of Research & Analytics and Director of Research & Analytics. Prior to that, Matthew worked at Measured Progress as a Director of Research & Analytics and Principal Research Scientist / Psychometrician. Matthew also worked at Amplify as the Director of Research and Psychometrics and as a Psychometrician. Matthew'searlier work experience includes roles as a Research Analyst/Psychometrician and a Research Associate at the American Institutes for Research. Matthew started their career as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Alberta.

Matthew Gushta has an extensive education history. Matthew obtained a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Maryland College Park between the years 2006 and 2012. Prior to that, they completed their M.Ed. in Educational Measurement, Statistics, Evaluation, and Cognition at the University of Alberta from 2001 to 2003. Matthew also holds a B.A. degree from the University of Alberta, which they earned between 1995 and 2001, majoring in Psychology and Fine Arts.

In addition to their formal education, Matthew has pursued various certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Some of their certifications include Unsupervised Machine Learning with R from DataCamp (obtained in March 2023), Causal Inference with Observational Data in R from the Institute for Statistical and Data Science (obtained in February 2023), and Statistics Fundamentals with R from DataCamp (obtained in February 2023). Matthew also obtained certifications in Finance for Non-Financial Managers from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2023), Executive Data Science from Coursera (obtained in March 2022), Agile Project Leadership from LinkedIn (obtained in December 2021), and Researcher Management and Leadership Training from Coursera (obtained in November 2021). Furthermore, Matthew holds Pragmatic Marketing certifications in Build, Focus, and Foundations from Pragmatic Institute (obtained in October 2018).