Since the 1970s, the field of health measurement has been informed by methodological developments in educational and psychological measurement. In this talk I will discuss how validity theory has changed over the past 4 decades in education and psychology, how these changes have or have not been reflected in the field of health measurement, and how modern validity theory may address current struggles within health measurement.
Kevin Weinfurt, Ph.D., is the James B. Duke Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Dr. Weinfurt is also a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, and a Faculty Associate of the Trent Center for the Study of Medical Humanities and Bioethics. Dr. Weinfurt co-directs the Center for Health Measurement in the Duke University School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Weinfurt is working part-time as a Special Governmental Employee with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Office of Biostatistics, developing guidance for the Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative. Dr. Weinfurt received his PhD in psychology at Georgetown University and did graduate work in the history of science and philosophy of mind at Linacre College, Oxford. Dr. Weinfurt conducts research on measuring patient-reported outcomes, research ethics, and the psychology of medical decision making.