NEPC Talks Education: Discussing Standardized Testing Policy During a Pandemic Share Article Key New NEPC Podcast Takeaway: NEPC Talks Education offers insightful programming on a variety of significant education policy and practice topics for educators, community members, policymakers, and anyone interested in education. Lorrie Shepard BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB) April 15, 2021 In this month’s episode of the NEPC Talks Education podcast, NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Lorrie Shepard, whose research focuses on psychometrics and the use and misuse of tests in educational settings. Dr. Shepard is the University Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder.