Dr. Scott Davies
Husband, father, friend, person of faith, I/O psychologist, program evaluator, psychometrician, behavioral scientist, leader, change agent, professor, business owner and lifelong learner…Scott has held many roles in his career, and in each he strives to live by the motto “Make every situation more positive than you found it.”
The focus of Scott’s work – that sustainable improvements to outcomes of interest for employers and employees are achieved by alignment of person-job fit and development to critical job competencies – is supported by four pillars:
- Predictive latent models based on the preponderance of evidence from 100+ years of behavioral research,
- Psychometrically sound and user friendly measures of variables in the model,
- Continuous improvement of optimization through model based AI, and,
- Business intelligence metrics & reports for decision makers to communicate and evaluate work success.
Dr. Davies’ hope is that by applying the model, measures and metrics developed from our predictive research and as described in this book, readers will help improve outcomes for recipients and providers of care. His research and practice focus on unbiased talent management models, measures & metrics that improve target outcomes for businesses, employees and career seekers from diverse populations.
Scott is founder and Chief Executive Officer for PointLeader, Inc. He has over 25 years experience working with organizations of all types and sizes to identify and solve their talent management measurement issues. He received his PhD in I/O Psychology with minors in Quantitative Psychology and Program Evaluation from The Ohio State University. He has assisted over 500 organizations around the globe and across government, private sector, public sector, and not-for-profit sectors to define, implement and improve the strategic management of their talent for the good of their people and their bottom line.
Having written over 100 publications and research papers on topics including handheld medical technology use at Walter Reed hospitals, psychometric properties of the MCAT, identifying and developing hospital leadership, career pathing options for the Department of Labor, computer adaptive testing in employee selection, personality testing for high risk occupations, fairness and bias in educational tests, appropriate methods of test translation, and the validity of assessments for decision making; Dr. Davies is a well-respected behavioral data scientist with a practical perspective on applied psychological assessment use.
Hiring Great Caregivers is the first book of a series intended to provide useful research information, valid tools, and effective plans within a nontechnical explanation of best practice methods for selecting and developing workers across occupations for jobs and careers using numerous examples and practical tips.