BIOGRAPHY
Benjamin Brumley joined the faculty at West Chester University as an instructor in Fall 2017 before completing his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). He has since earned his PhD in Policy Research, Evaluation and Measurement from Penn where he was an Institute of Education Sciences Predoctoral Fellow funded through the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Brumley’s dissertation research, funded by a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, utilized novel multilevel statistical methods to identify and address the pervasiveness of “assessor variance” in early childhood assessments. Dr. Brumley is deeply committed to serving young, vulnerable children through research and service that improves education and health services.
AREA OF INSTRUCTION
Dr. Brumley currently teaches Educational Foundations and Policy Studies undergraduate courses in educational assessment and has taught Mixed Methods for Educational Researchers for the Doctorate of Education in Policy, Planning and Administration program at West Chester University. Dr. Brumley has also taught Research Methods at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Brumley’s research focuses on child-centered educational assessment and meeting the needs of children growing up in poverty through promoting culturally responsive and equitable assessment. He is currently at work on scholarly articles concerning efforts to move forward anti-racist work at West Chester University as well as an article on “anti-fascist” educational assessment. His research has appeared in Child Abuse and Neglect, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Children and Youth Services Review, and Applied Cognitive Psychology. Dr. Brumley has received financial support for his work from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.