James R. McBride, Ph.D., is vice president and chief psychometrician for Renaissance Learning.
Matthew K. Burns, Ph.D., is an associate professor of educational psychology and coordinator of the School Psychology Program at the University of Minnesota. (Consulted on Response to Intervention)
Michael Milone, Ph.D., is a research psychologist and award-winning educational writer and consultant to publishers and school districts. (Consulted on STAR Early Literacy and STAR Reading)
Margaret Heritage, Ph.D., is assistant director for professional development at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. (Consulted on Core Progress for Reading with STAR Reading Enterprise)
Edward S. Shapiro, Ph.D., is professor of school psychology and director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice in the College of Education at Lehigh University. (Consulted on Response to Intervention)
Thomas P. Hogan, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and a Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton. (Consulted on STAR Math)
Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., is a private consultant and researcher living in Fairhope, Alabama. (Consulted on Accelerated Math, Early Numeracy library)
Joseph F. Kovaleski, D.Ed., NCSP, is professor of educational and school psychology and director of the Program in School Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Consulted on Response to Intervention)
James Ysseldyke, Ph.D., is Emma Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. (Consulted on Response to Intervention)