Chaitra M. Hardison

Biography

Chaitra M. Hardison is a behavioral scientist working primarily in RAND Education and Project Air Force; she is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Hardison's research includes development and validation of higher education assessment tools for measuring value-added in writing and critical thinking skills; testing the viability of replacing human scoring of open ended essay responses with computer based scoring; measuring coaching effects on standardized essay tests; measuring the effects of organizational policies and rewards on ethics, culture, and behavior in organizations; evaluating training and selection in organizations; and investigating the impact of selection and assessment tools on fairness, diversity and illegal discrimination in educational and organizational settings. Hardison received her Ph.D. in industrial organizational psychology from the University of Minnesota.