Professor in Education. Professor Andrich was Dean of Education from 1988-1990 inclusive, and from June 2003 until end May 2005. Research interests include the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in social and educational research; educational, psychological and social measurement, test construction and assessment; intellectual development and the philosophy of social science. He has published articles in psychological, educational, sociological and statistical journals, and is the author of Rasch Models for Measurement, published in Sage's series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. He has also written State and Federal Government Reports on Tertiary Entrance. Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Science.

He will have held ARC Large and Discovery grants continuously from 1985 - 2006.

Professor Andrich has supervised or co-supervised doctoral and masters research theses in a range of content and methodology areas. In addition to theoretical studies in measurement and assessment, topics include gifted education, intellectual development, accreditation, emotional intelligence in organisations and the study of attitudes.

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