Catherine Close

Catherine Close is an experienced professional in psychometrics with a career spanning over a decade at Renaissance Learning, where roles have included Vice President, Director, Manager, Psychometrician Supervisor, and Psychometrician since September 2011. Prior to this, Catherine Close served as an IES Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota from September 2007 to September 2011 and completed an internship at ETS in the summer of 2010. Catherine Close holds a PhD in Educational Psychology with a focus on Psychometrics and Statistics from the University of Minnesota, a Master's degree in Education from Hamline University, and a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Nairobi.