Current roles and responsibilities at the center include:

• Assessment liaison to Cluster 2 (Fine Arts and Humanities)
• Assistant Coordinator for the Institute for Computer-Based Assessment

Courses frequently taught include:

• Doctoral Seminar in Scholarly Communication
• Performance Assessment
• Mixed Methods

• Ph.D.,  University of South Florida (2002) 
  Concentrations: Educational Measurement & Evaluation and Instructional Technology
• M.S.L.S.,  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1995) 
  Concentration: Library Science
• M.A.,  Ohio University (1992) 
  Concentration: Economics (International Trade & Econometrics)
• B.A.,  Ohio University Honors Tutorial College (1991) 
  Concentration: Spanish

Parshall, C. G., & Harmes, J. C. (2007). Designing templates for innovative item types.  Proceedings of the GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing. Available on the C.A.T. Central website: http://www.psych.umn.edu/psylabs/catcentral/

Kemker, K., Barron, A. E., & Harmes, J. C. (2007, December).  Laptop computers in the elementary classroom:  Authentic instruction with at-risk students. Educational Media International, 44(4), 323-339.

Hoffman, D., & Harmes, J. C. (2007, April).  Usability evaluation for computer-based testing software:  Comparing method effects on information acquisition.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Joe, J. N., Harmes, J. C., & Barry, C. L. (2007, April).  General education outcomes assessment within the arts and humanities:  A qualitative approach to developing objectives.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Swerdzewski, P. J., Dainis, A. M., Finney, S. J., & Harmes, J. C. (2007, April).  Skipping the test: Using evidence to inform policy related to those students who avoid taking low-stakes assessments in college. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Dainis, A. M., Swerdzewski, P. J., & Harmes, J. C. (2007, April).  The effect of innovative item placement on computer-based test motivation and performance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Harmes, J. C., Barron, A. E., & Kemker, K.  (2007, March).  Development and implementation of an online tool to assess teacher technology skills.  Paper presented at the annual international conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.

Harmes, J. C., & Parshall, C. G.  (2007, February). Development and evaluation of an innovative computer-based assessment.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Palm Springs, CA.

Kong, X., Wise, S. L., & Harmes, J. C., & Yang, S. (2006, April). Motivational effects of response time-based feedback: A follow-up study of effort-monitoring CBT. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco. Download PDF

Barron, A. E., Harmes, J. C., & Kemker, K. (2005). Authentic instruction in laptop
classrooms: Sample lessons that integrate Type II applications. Computers in the Schools, 22 (3/4), 119-130.

Barron, A. E., Harmes, J. C., & Kemker, K. (2005). Technology as a classroom tool:
Learning outcomes with laptop computers. In L. Tan & R. Subramaniam (Eds.), Handbook of research on literacy in technology at the K-12 level (pp.271-286).  Hershey, PA:  Idea Group Reference.