Some Papers and Publications
Wiesen (2009)
- Invited address presented at the Fall Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Council (MAPAC), Albany, NY, 11/5/2009.
- The Recent Judicial Decision Concerning Two NYC Firefighter Exams
Wiesen (2008)
- 107th Annual APA Convention, Boston, MA, 08/14/2008.
- Six Alternative Methods of Use of Employee Selection Test Data (poster exhibits)
Wiesen (2007)
- 31st Annual IPMAAC Conference, St. Louis, MO, 06/11/2007.
- Possible New Approaches to Reduce Adverse Impact
Wiesen (2006)
- Invited address presented at the Fall Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Council (MAPAC), Princeton, NJ, 11/16/2006.
- Thinking Outside the Box in Merit Selection
Wiesen (2006)
- Invited address presented at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers/National College for DUI Defense Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, 10/12/2006.
- Limitations and Flaws in the Research Supporting Field Sobriety Tests
Wiesen (2006)
- 30th Annual IPMAAC Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 06/26/2006.
- Thinking Outside the Box in Merit Selection (pdf version)
- Benefits, Drawbacks, and Pitfalls of z-Score Weighting (pdf version)
Wiesen (2002)
- Second Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture's Diversity Challenge Conference, Boston, MA, 10/11/2002.
- Session Title: Racial and Cultural Group Differences on Cognitive Ability Tests
- Presentation Title: Some Possible Reasons for the Black-White Mean Score Differences Seen With Many Cognitive Ability Tests
- Possible Reasons for the Black-White Mean Score Differences Seen With Many Cognitive Ability Tests (updated and expanded version)
Wiesen (2002)
- 17th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Toronto, Canada, 4/14/2002.
- Session Title: Developing Defensible Written Test Questions: Art, Science, and Some Guidelines
- Presentation Title: Review of Written, Multiple-Choice Test Items, with Some Emphasis on Cultural Bias
- Handout One: Guidelines and Suggestions for Avoiding Cultural Bias in Multiple-Choice Test Questions
- Expanded Version of Handout One: Guidelines and Suggestions for Avoiding Cultural Bias in Multiple-Choice Test Questions
- General Guidelines for Writing/Review of Multiple-Choice Test Questions
Wiesen (2001)
- 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; San Diego, California, 4/27/2001.
- Session Title: Reducing Adverse Impact While Maintaining Validity: The Public Sector Experience
- Presentation Title: Some Possible Reasons for Adverse Impact
- Possible Reasons for the Black-White Mean Score Differences Seen With Many Cognitive Ability Tests (updated and expanded version)