Sterett H. Mercer

Dr. Sterett H. Mercer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Education. He holds the endowed Chris Spencer Foundation Professorship in Dyslexia (2015-2024), established to advance methodology and training resources for dyslexia and learning disabilities. His research focuses on educational assessment and intervention strategies.

Primary research interests include:

• Applied measurement and psychometrics for test development/validation
• Learning disabilities diagnosis and intervention
• Literacy development and reading difficulties
• Single-subject research methodologies
• Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) systems
• Automated scoring algorithms for writing assessment

Significant scientific recognitions include:

• Shapiro Mid-Career Scholar Award (2019)
• Early Career Scholar designation (2011)
• Multiple editorial excellence awards
• Research article honors

He leads the development of the writeAlizer R package for automated writing assessment, supported by grants from the U.S. Institute of Education Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He maintains editorial roles with major journals in educational psychology and school psychology.