Lydia Liu

Dr. Ou Lydia Liu is Principal Research Director in charge of three ETS research centers: Center for Education and Career Development, Center for Language Education and Assessment Research, and Center for K12 Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. The three research centers support ETS programs including GRE, TOEFL, TOEIC, Praxis, HiSET, and HEIghten and are responsible for foundational research in language assessment and learning, K-12 teaching, learning, and assessment, and higher education and workforce assessment and training. Dr. Liu is an internationally recognized expert in assessment and research of critical competencies in higher education.

She has authored and coauthored over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, and book chapters in the fields of applied measurement, higher education, and science assessment. Her research appeared in Science, Educational Researcher, Nature, and other influential outlets. She delivered over 100 peer-reviewed conference presentations and invited seminars. Dr. Liu received the 2019 Robert Linn Memorial Lecture Award and 2011 National Council on Measurement in Education Jason Millman Promising Measurement Scholar Award in recognition of her original and extensive research in learning outcomes assessment in higher education and K-12 science assessment. Dr. Liu holds a doctorate in Quantitative Methods and Evaluation from the University of California, Berkeley.