Bio/CV

Laine Bradshaw, Ph.D.

Dr. Laine Bradshaw has a Ph.D. in Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics and is a tenured Associate Professor and Program Chair of Quantitative Methodology in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia. Dr. Bradshaw created the Navvy assessment system and is CEO and Founder of Navvy Education, LLC.

Dr. Bradshaw’s work focuses on creating innovative assessments that are helpful for students, teachers, educational leaders, and educational researchers. In addition to developing the assessments comprising the Navvy assessment system, she has collaborated with interdisciplinary research teams to create a number of multidimensional assessments for diagnosing knowledge, skills, and abilities. Her research is published in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals and has been recognized by awards from her field and her university. Dr. Bradshaw serves regularly as a technical consultant for state, district, and other large-scale testing systems; as a professional learning provider for school districts; and as a speaker for national events.

Dr. Bradshaw completed her Master’s degree in Mathematics Education and certification as a high school mathematics teacher. Her heart as an educator is ever at the forefront of her work as a professor, researcher, and author.

Professional Experience

  • Navvy Education, LLC

    • Founder and CEO, 2017-Present

    The University of Georgia

    • Associate Professor of Quantitative Methodology with Tenure,
      Department of Educational Psychology
      August 2016-Present

    • Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methodology,
      Department of Educational Psychology
      July 2012 - July 2016

  • James Madison University

    • Assistant Professor, Tenure Track,
      Department of Graduate Psychology
      July 2011 - June 2012

    • Assistant Assessment Specialist,
      Center for Assessment and Research Services
      July 2011 - June 2012

Education

  • Ph.D., Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics

    The University of Georgia, College of Education

  • M.S., Mathematics Education

    The University of Georgia, College of Education

  • B.S., Mathematics Education

    The University of Georgia, College of Education

Scholarly Interests

  • Diagnostic psychometrics
  • Multidimensional measurement
  • Assessment design and build
  • Formative assessment

Personal

If it is morningtime, Dr. Bradshaw probably has a cup of coffee in her hand. She loves taking walks to the coastside with her puppy, Ellis, in order to watch the sunrise over the Atlantic ocean. Family and church is of great importance to her, and she marvels at her five beautiful nieces and nephews.Dr. Bradshaw loves people and their ideas. She celebrates teachers as heroes, especially her mom. She comes from a family of educators and is thankful to work with them on the Navvy team!

Other hobbies include basketball, frisbee, and skiing (both on the snow and the water). The pandemic brought rollerblading back into her life from childhood, and St. Simons Island reintroduced her to tennis as well as made a friendly introduction to pickleball. She loves to be outside in the sun and on the water aboard the “B Happy,” her father's boat.

She is active in the community, coaching middle school girls basketball and serving on the Steering Committee for UGA’s Christian Faculty Forum. She and her sister started and run Wonderfully Stitched (Psalm 139:14) ministry to provide back-to-school clothes, shoes, bookbags, and school gear for teen girls in need.