Speaker Bio:  Lorin Mueller is the Managing Director of Assessment for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), a not-for-profit organization that works with states to help implement national standards for licensure including the National Physical Therapy Examinations (NPTE). In his role at FSBPT, Lorin oversees the development of the NPTE along with a staff of psychometricians, staff physical therapists, assessment development professionals, and over 100 volunteer subject matter experts each year. Lorin’s team also supports research efforts aimed at improving passing rates, improving scaling and equating, removing item bias, determining eligibility criteria, detecting security threats, and gathering validity evidence for the exams. Prior to joining FSBPT in 2011, Lorin was a Principal Research Scientist at the American Institutes for Research, where he worked for 11 years. Lorin has a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston.