Department of Psychology
Dr. Damon U. Bryant
Office: BSSC 423
Phone: 443-885-3906
damon.bryant@morgan.edu
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Central Florida
M.A. in General Psychology, University of North Florida
B.S. in Psychology, Howard University
Dr. Bryant is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Graduate Program in Psychometrics within the Department of Psychology. He joined the Morgan State University faculty in 2022. Dr. Bryant earned his doctorate in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and completed a Harold Gulliksen Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Psychometrics at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, NJ.
Dr. Bryant is a former Research Scientist at ETS within the Foundational Psychometrics and Statistical Research Group. He has served as a Co-Principal Investigator on a collaborative agreement funded by the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Dr. Bryant is also the creator of Smart Test Technology™, a cloud-based computer adaptive testing platform. His assessment platform is being used in the National Basketball Association for the evaluation of draft prospects. Moreover, Dr. Bryant has several US software copyrights related to psychometrics and machine learning.
His areas of research are multidimensional item response theory, moderator variables, and blockchain. His research has been published in top-tier psychometric outlets, including Psychometrika, Applied Psychological Measurement, and The International Journal of Testing. Dr Bryant is also the winner of the American Psychological Association, Division 14, Robert J. Wherry Award for Best Paper.
Dr. Bryant is a member of several professional organizations such as the Academy of Management, the Blockchain Council, and Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. He is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow and certified NFT expert.
Area of Specialization: multidimensional item response theory, blockchain, moderator variables
Courses Taught: Advanced Research Methods, Psychological Measurement, Dimensions of Human Resources Management, Business Psychology, Seminar in Multivariate Statistics, Organizational Behavior, Testing Equating Scaling and Linking, and Psychometric Theory
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Department of Psychology
Morgan State University
Martin D. Jenkins Hall
Behavioral & Social Sciences Center
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Suite 226
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3290
Psychology Department Email
E: psychology@morgan.edu
Psychometrics Program Email
E: psychometrics@morgan.edu
Building Address
1600 Havenwood Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Department of Psychology
Morgan State University
Martin D. Jenkins Hall
Behavioral & Social Sciences Center
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Suite 226
Baltimore, MD 21251
P: 443-885-3290
Psychology Department Email
E: psychology@morgan.edu
Psychometrics Program Email
E: psychometrics@morgan.edu
Building Address
1600 Havenwood Road
Baltimore, MD 21218