Nils Myszkowski

Nils Myszkowski is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Pace University, located within the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences in New York City. He holds a PhD from Université Paris Descartes (now Université de Paris) and is recognized for his contributions to psychometric theory and creativity assessment. His work bridges psychological measurement, cognitive abilities, and occupational applications.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology, Université Paris Descartes (now Université de Paris), France, 2013

His research focuses on improving psychometric methods to measure intellectual, emotional, creative, and aesthetic abilities, particularly in occupational settings. Key areas include creativity-related traits (aesthetic sensitivity, divergent thinking), emotional and social competencies (empathy, leadership, stress coping), and advanced quantitative methods such as item response theory and statistical modeling. He applies these in contexts like occupational health, managerial creativity, and consumer behavior.

The 15 most recent publications highlight a consistent trajectory in psychometrics and creativity measurement, with increasing innovation in modeling techniques (e.g., AR-IRT, Poisson models), applications in virtual reality, and explorations of emotional and personality dynamics. There is a strong emphasis on methodological rigor, interdisciplinary application, and software development for research.

Scientific Awards:

• Berlyne Award for Outstanding Contributions by an Early Career Scholar, American Psychological Association (Division 10), 2020

Nils Myszkowski is the co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation-funded project titled 'Developing, Field-Testing, and Validating an Elementary Algebra Concept Inventory Database For Use In The College Context' (2024–2025), demonstrating active grant acquisition and leadership in educational psychometrics. He has advised students through mentored lab courses and doctoral seminars, though specific advisee names are not listed. His professional service includes editorial board membership for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts and memberships in key societies such as the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts and the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

He has developed three open-source R libraries to support psychometric analysis, most notably the 'jrt' package for judgment data. His book Item Response Theory for Creativity Measurement (Cambridge University Press, 2024) consolidates his theoretical and practical contributions to the field.