Julian, E. & Bontempo, B (2017). Communication with Candidates and Other Stakeholders. In Davis-Becker, S. & Buckendahl, W. (Eds.), Testing in the Professions. New York, NY: Routledge.

Goodman, J, Masters, J, Bontempo, B and Fang, F Improving Test Results Reports. Presented at the 2017 ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Bontempo, B., Gothier, I and Sayar, Z. NCCA Accreditation: Lessons Learned from the Standards Update. Presented at the 2017 ICE Exchange Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2016, March). Improving Reports for Testing Programs. Presented at the 2016 ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Orlando, FL.

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2016, March). TRANSOM Your Window Into Test Results. Product demonstration at the 2016 ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Orlando, FL.

Bontempo, B., & Saiar, A. (2016, March). Demystifying Measurement Equivalence: A Comparison of Equating and Examination Form Assembly Methods. Presented at the 2016 ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Orlando, FL.

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2016, April). Program Reports. Presented at the 2016 NCLEX Conference for Canadian Educators, Toronto, ON.

Bontempo, B., Koneman, P., and Munson, L. (2015, October). So, You Think You've Got a Certification Program? Understanding the Nuances of Various Credentialing Programs. Presented at the 2015 ICE Exchange Conference, Portland, OR.

Bontempo, B. (2015, September). TRANSOM - Your Window into Testing Results. Product demonstration at the 2015 E-ATP Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Bontempo, B., & Boyle, A. (2015, September). Leveraging Standards to Leap Ahead. Breakout session presented at the 2015 E-ATP Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Bontempo, B., Wise, S., Kingsbury, G., Houser, R. (2015, September). Identifying item enemies in a CAT pool using a chi-square goodness-of-fit test. Presented at the 2015 IACAT Conference, Cambridge, England.

Bontempo, B. (2015, September). CAT for Rapidly Changing Content Domains. Presented at the 2015 IACAT Conference, Cambridge, England.

Bontempo, B. (2015). A Review of the Newly Adopted NCCA Standards. CLEAR Exam Review, 25(1).

Bontempo, B. (2015, March 11). Exam Results & Score Reports: Do's and Don'ts [Webinar]. Retrieved from http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/p/cm/ld/fid=350

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2015, March). Innovating Report Design in Testing. Workshop presented at the 2015 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Bontempo, B. (2014). Designing Effective Data Visualizations for Testing. CLEAR Exam Review, 24(2), 9-14.

Bontempo, B. (2014, September). Increasing Mobility in Europe through Assessment-Based Certificates. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Division of the Association of Test Publishers, Budapest, Hungary.

Bontempo, B. (2014, September). The Basics of Data Visualization for Test Reporting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Division of the Association of Test Publishers, Budapest, Hungary.

Bontempo, B. (2014, September). TRANSOM - Your Window into Testing Results. Product demonstration presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Division of the Association of Test Publishers, Budapest, Hungary.

Bontempo, B. (2014, July). The Use of Data Visualization in Testing Reports. A paper presented at the 9th Conference of the International Test Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

Bontempo, B. (2014, July). A More Informative Group Percentile Rank. A paper presented at the 9th Conference of the International Test Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

Bontempo, B. (2014). An Introduction to Data Visualization for Testing. CLEAR Exam Review, 24(1), 8-12.

Bontempo, B., & Nolin, M. (2014, May 20). Assessment-Based Certificate Programs: Why They May Be Preferable to Certification [Webinar]. Retrieved from http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/p/cm/ld/fid=303&source=5

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2014, March). Innovating Reports with Data Visualization. Workshop presented at the 2014 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Krishna, V., & Weber, A., Bontempo, B., and Webb, L. (2014, March). The Best of Both Worlds: ANSI 17024 and NCCA Accreditation. Workshop presented at the 2014 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Bontempo, B., & Nolin, M. (2013, November). Assessment-based Certificate Program: Why It May Be Preferable to NCCA Accreditation. Presented at the 2013 ICE Exchange Conference, Amelia Island, FL.

Bontempo, B. (2013, May). Certification Quality and Accreditation. Presented at the 7th Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum, Portland, OR.

Bontempo, B., Buckendahl, C., Muckle, T., & Neustel, S. (2013, February). Benchmarks: A (Theoretically) Comprehensive Overview of Industry Standards and Best Practice Guidelines. Presented at the 2013 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Bontempo, B., & Wilson, D. (2013, February). Free Data Visualization and Reporting Evaluations. A presentation at the Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Ft. Lauderdale.

Weber, A., Bontempo, B., Kruzel, R., Leuschke, D., Galati, T. (2012, November). NCCA Standards – What are Your Biggest Challenges? Presented at the ICE Annual Educational Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Bontempo, B. (2012, September). Data Visualization within Mountain Measurement's TRANSOM system. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Division of the Association of Test Publishers, Berlin, Germany.

Bontempo, B. (2012, September). The Basics of Data Visualization. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Division of the Association of Test Publishers, Berlin, Germany.

Bontempo, B. (2012, February). Data Visualization. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Palm Springs, CA.

Bontempo, B., & Kingsbury, G. (2011, November). A Comparison of CAT and LOFT for Certification Examinations. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, New Orleans, LA.

Bontempo, B. (2011, October). Moving beyond Efficiency to Allow CAT to Provide Better Diagnostic Information. Presented at the 2011 Annual Conference sponsored by the International Association of Computerized Adaptive Testing, Monterey, CA.

Bontempo, B. (2011, May). Standard Setting. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Ontario Based Hospital Group, Windsor, ON.

Garcia, R., Rupp, S., & Bontempo, B. (2011, March). Local Versus Remote Proctoring for High Stakes Exams. Presented at the 2011 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Phoenix, AZ.

Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., Wise, S., & Zara, A. (2011, February). The Future of Computer-based Testing is Now...Or At Least Real Soon. Presented at the 2011 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Phoenix, AZ.

Bontempo, B. (2010, June). Objective Classroom Assessment Using the Rasch Model. Presented at the International Conference on Probabilistic Models for Measurement in Education, Psychology, Social Science and Health, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Becker, K., Bontempo, B., Dickison, P., & Masters, J. (2010, June). A Comparison of Item Exposure, Test Information, and Theta Recovery for LOFT, CAT, and Fixed Form Tests. Presented at the first Annual Meeting of The International Association of Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Wise, S., Bontempo, B., & Kingsbury, G. (2010, June). Pushing the limits of an adaptive test: Interaction between the test population and the item pool. Presented at the first Annual Meeting of The International Association of Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., Wise, S., & Zara, A. (2010, June). The Theoretical Issues That Are Important to Operational Adaptive Testing. Presented at the first Annual Annual Meeting of The International Association of Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., & Zara, A. (2010, May). A Comparison of Progressive Item Selection Procedures for Computerized Adaptive Tests. Presented at the Annual Meeting of The National Council on Measurement In Education, Denver, CO.

Bontempo, B., Claydon, H., & Mulkey, J. (2010, February). Evaluating and Charting a Path for Innovation. Presented at the 2010 Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Orlando, FL.

Wilson, D., Bontempo, B., & Amoruso, M. (2010). NCBTMB Advanced Certification Needs Assessment Survey Results. Report for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, January 19, 2010.

Kingsbury, G., Bontempo, B., & Zara, A. (2009, November). A Comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) with Linear on the Fly Testing (LOFT) Methods for Certification Applications. Presented at the Annual Educational Conference of the National Organization for Competency Assurance, Phoenix, AZ.

Muckle, T., Masters, J., & Bontempo B. (2009, April). Comparing Difficulty Estimates Using Operational CAT and Pilot Data. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Bontempo, B. & Wilson, D. (2009, April). Generating Artificial School Attendance Boundaries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Bontempo, B., Sammet, M., & Sutton, Q. (2009, February). Online Testing: The Green Scene. Presented at the Annual ATP Innovations in Testing Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Semenza, J., Hall, D., Wilson, D., Bontempo, B. Sailor, D. & George, L. (2008). Public Perception of Climate Change: Voluntary Mitigation and Barriers to Behavior Change. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, November 2008 35(5), 479-487

Semenza, JC., Wilson, DJ., Parra, J., Bontempo, BD., Hart, M., Sailor, DJ., George, LA. (2008). Public Perception And Behavior Change in Relationship to Hot Weather and Air Pollution. Environ Research, July 2008 107(3), 401-11

Semenza, JC., March, TL., Bontempo, BD. (2007). Community-initiated urban development: an ecological intervention. Journal of Urban Health. January 2007 84(1), 8-20.

Hauser, C., Bontempo, B. & Kingsbury, G. (2007). A Process for Calculating Group Performance on Assessment Objectives Measured by an Adaptive Test. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Bontempo, B. & Gorham, J. (2006). A Comparison of Traditional and IRT based Item Quality Criteria. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

McCall, M. & Bontempo, B. (2006). Time as a Variable. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

Semenza, J., March, T., & Bontempo B. (2006). Community-Initiated Urban Development: An Ecological Intervention. Journal of Urban Health, 84 (1), 8-20.

Hart, M.,Bontempo B., George, L., Sailor, D., & Semenza, J. (2006). A multi-faceted approach to assessing human responses to extreme heat, poor air quality, and public advisories. Presented at the 6th International Conference on Urban Climate, Goteborg, Sweden.

Bontempo, B. (2005). The Future of Testing & Assessment. A keynote address given at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of EMS Educators, San Antonio, TX.

Kingsbury, G., Houser, R., Bontempo, B., Tai, J., & Harris, G. (2005). The Growth of the GRD. Presented at the Annual Members Seminar of the Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., Cronin, C., Hauser, C., McCall, M, & Houser, R. (2005). Using item response theory to calculate examinee speed and item duration. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Cronin, J., Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., Hauser, C., McCall, M, & Houser, R. (2005). Using item response time and accuracy on a computer adaptive test to predict deflated estimates of performance. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

McCall, M., Cronin, J., Bontempo, B., Kingsbury, G., Hauser, C. & Houser, R. (2005). Expected and observed response times on computer adaptive tests. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Kingsbury, G., Zara, T., Bontempo, B. (2005). Converting from Paper-Based Tests to Computer-Based Tests - The Practical Issues. Presented at the Computerized Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Scottsdale, AZ.

Kingsbury, G,. Houser, R., Bontempo, B., Tai, J., & Johnson, T. (2004). The Growth of the GRD. Presented at the Annual Members Seminar of the Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Goldstein, R. & Bontempo, B. (2004). Reconciling the Differences between Qualitative Inquiry and Rasch Measurement Theory. A poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Bontempo, B. & Plake, B. (2004). Philosophies and Methods of Standard Setting. Presented at the Computerized Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Indian Wells, CA.

Houser, R., Bontempo, B., Tai, J., & Johnson, T. (2003). The Growth Research Database. Presented at the Annual Members Seminar of the Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Marks, C., Linhart, F., & Bontempo, B. (2003). Managing Item Banks - Practical and Theoretical Issues. Presented at the Computerized Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Amelia Island, FL.

Bontempo, B., & Kingsbury, G. (2002). Creating Scales of School Effectiveness. Presented at the Annual Members Seminar of the Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

Bontempo, B. (2002). Innovations in the Evaluation of Innovation. Paper presented at the Computerized Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Carlsbad, CA.

Bontempo, B. (2001). Innovative Item Types: How to Evaluate the Bang for the Buck. Paper presented at the Computerized Testing Conference sponsored by the Association of Test Publishers, Tucson, AZ.

Bontempo, B. (2000). Archaeological Databases. Paper presented at a workshop on recent Etruscan excavations, Lugano, Switzerland.

Bontempo, B. (2000). Assessing Speededness using Probabilistic Models. A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Division of Social Sciences, University of Chicago.

Bontempo, B., Bergstrom B., & Zaglaniczny, K (1999). Item Types of the Future: Incorporating Sounds and Video into Multiple Choice Questions. Presented to the National Organization for Competency Assurance, San Diego, CA.

Bergstrom, B., Shroeder, L., & Bontempo, B. (1999). Applications of Item Response Theory in Every Day Testing. Presented to the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation, Portland, OR.

Bontempo, B. D. & Marks C. (1998). Local Item Dependence in Computerized Simulation Testing. Paper presented at the Midwest Objective Measurement Seminar, Chicago, IL.

Wendt, A.W., Bontempo, B. D., & Worecester, P. (1998). Update on NCLEX-RN^® Diagnostic Profile. Computers in Nursing 16 (3), 142-144.

Bontempo, B. D., Marks C, & Karabatsos, G (1998). A Meta-Analytic Assessment of Empirical Differences in Standard Setting Procedures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Bontempo, B. D. (1998) Ins and Outs of Computerized Testing. Presented to the Chicago Society of Association Executives.

Bontempo, B. D. (1997). Creating Objective Measures of Item Length and Examinee Speed for the NCLEX Examination. Paper presented at the Midwest Objective Measurement Seminar, Chicago, IL.

Bontempo, B. D. & Julian, E. J. (1997). Assessing Speededness in Variable Length Computer-Adaptive Testing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago.

Parmer, T., Loadman, W.L., Bontempo, B. D., & Thomas, A. M. (1997). Evaluation of Teenage Sexuality and Pregnancy Prevention Project Period September 30, 1994 - December 31, 1995. A final report to the Ohio Department of Education.

Gorham, J. L. & Bontempo, B. D. (1996). Repeater patterns on NCLEX^® using CAT versus NCLEX^® using paper-and-pencil testing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Julian, E. J. & Bontempo B. D. (1996). Investigation into decision rules for NCLEX^® candidates who run out of time. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.