Michael de Nola

Michael De Nola is an experienced educational professional specializing in item writing and course development. Currently serving as an Outside Item Writer at Educational Testing Service (ETS) since January 2006, Michael crafts diverse assessment materials for K-12 state tests, TOEFL listening items, and TOEIC reading and listening questions. Concurrently, Michael has contributed as an item writer for Quarasan and Words & Numbers since 2012 and has an extensive freelance background in K-12 and higher education. Previous roles include an adjunct professor at New York University and The New School, as well as directing course development at Distance Learning, Inc. Michael holds a Master's degree in Music from Queens College and a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley.