Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Ph.D.
Areas of Expertise
Multilingual Assessment and Testing Systems, Validity Theory as an Integrated Argument Framework, Accountability Systems in Education, Admissions and High-Stakes Decision-Making, Technology-Based Language Assessment
Leadership & Professional Engagement
National Service and Leadership (Selected)
- Founder and first President of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MWALT).
- President of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).
- Board of Trustees for the Center for Applied Linguistics Washington DC.
- Co-founder of the UNCG SOE Access and Equity Committee.
- Co-founder of the UNCG SOE Diverse Language Communities Center.
Awards, & Recognition (Selected)
- Outstanding Senior Scholar Award UNCG School of Education.
- Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship by Center for Applied Linguistics and Stanford University The citation: “We are so pleased to present the 2022 Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship to Dr. Micheline Chalhoub-Deville,” said Dr. Shirley Brice Heath. “There are people who, by their very nature, are destined to make an impact on the world, and we felt that Dr. Chalhoub-Deville embodied that rare combination of outstanding scholarship, superior leadership skills, and the ability to foster collaborations among a wide range of people to enrich the world around them. We are also excited that this year’s awardee works in testing, an area previously not as awarded as other fields of applied linguistics.”
- The Samuel J. Messick Memorial Lecture Award. This honor is awarded by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and the LTRC 2024 Organizing Committee in recognition of a scholar’s outstanding contributions to the field as well as their dedication and service to the language testing organizations.
- Interviewed for Voices of Change: Pioneering Women Researchers in Language Assessment. Authors:Wu, J., The Language Training & Testing Center, Taipei and Cooke, S., British Council, London. This in press book highlights the vital contributions of 17 pioneering women in a traditionally male-dominated field. The achievements of the professionals featured here not only mark historical progress but also inform ongoing discussions of gender equality and diversity in language testing and assessment.
Professional Boards (Selected)
- 2023-Present | Center for Applied Linguistics Board of Trustees, Washington DC. CAL is a trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis involving language and culture as they relate to access and equity in education and society around the globe.
- 2022-Present | WIDA Advisory Board. The WIDA Consortium is made up of 41 U.S. states, territories and federal agencies dedicated to the research, design and implementation of a culturally and linguistically appropriate system to support multilingual learners in K-12 contexts.
- 2019-2023 | The MetaMetrics Technical Advisory Board, Durham, NC, member
- 2018-present | The Duolingo English Test (DET) Technical Advisory Board, Pittsburgh, PA, member.
- 2010-2025 | Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL), University of Arizona, Board member.
- 2003-present | Language Assessment Quarterly, Editorial Board Member.
- 2002-2014; 2018-2021 | Language Testing Journal, Editorial Board Member.
Research & Publications (Selected)
Books and Edited Special Issues
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. (Editor). (2025). Special Issue of The Next Generation of Policy-Driven Language Testing Systems: Accountability, Consequences, and Learning Edited by: Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Language Testing in Asia. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-025-00352-1
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. and O’Sullivan, B. (2020). Validity: Theoretical Development and Integrated Arguments. British Council Monograph Series 3. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781781799918
Articles & Book Chapters
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. and Wolf, M.K. (2026). Accountability and Language Testing. In The Encyclopaedia of Applied Linguistics (Assessment and Testing), C.A. Chapelle & B. Kremmel (Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0654.pub2. ISBN9781405198431.
- Cardwell, R., Naismith, B., & Chalhoub-Deville, M. (2025). Computer-Adaptive language testing: focus on language tests utilizing psychometric methods in assessment. In Kunnan, A. J. (Ed.), The Concise Companion to Language Assessment (pp. 649-660). John Wiley & Sons. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118411360
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. and Lin, J. (2022). Foreign Language Testing Constructs, Frameworks, and Assessments. In S. Brookhart (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Education. NY: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781138609877-REE195-1
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. (2020). Towards a Model of Validity in Accountability Testing. In M. K. Wolf, (Ed.), Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools, (245-264). NY: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429491689-13
- Chalhoub-Deville, M. (2019). Multilingual Testing Constructs: Theoretical Foundations, Language Assessment Quarterly, 16, 472-480. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15434303.2019.1671391
Presentations
- June 2025. Taipei, Taiwan. “Validation: Bridging Global Thinking and Local Realities in Language Testing.” Invited opening keynote at the international conference “25 Years of the GEPT: Shaping the Future of Language Assessment and Glocalization,” featuring nine international scholars.
- June 2025 Bangkok, Thailand. East Meets West: A Multifaceted Interaction of Constructs and Contexts in Language Testing and Assessment. The Language Testing Research Colloquium annual meeting. Featured Symposium, Discussant.
- April 25, 2025 Denver, CO. Bringing Security into the Fold of Validity: A Critical Review. National Council on Measurement in Education. Presenter with Mark Stevens.
- August 2024. Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. “Enhancing Professionalism in Language Testing and Assessment: A focus on guiding theories, key documents, and established practices.” This 10th anniversary of the Association was hosted by Shanghai International Studies University. Keynote presentation.
- September 2024 Virtual Webinar. “Responsible AI in Assessment.” Hosted by the Center for Applied Linguistics Critical Conversations: Research to Policy and Practice series. Panelist.
- June 2024 Innsbruck, Austria. “Reimagining Validity in Accountability Testing: Understanding Consequences in a Social Context.” The Language Testing Research Colloquium annual meeting. The Samuel J. Messick Memorial Lecture Award. This honor is awarded by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and the LTRC 2024 Organizing Committee in recognition of a scholar’s outstanding contributions to the field as well as their dedication and service to the language testing organizations.
- April 2024 Philadelphia, PA. Symposium/ Coordinated Paper Session: “Unveiling Narratives: Advancing Equity in Psychometric Testing Through Black Scholars’ Perspectives.” Comprising four papers, this session, guided by emerging Black scholars in psychometrics. National Council on Measurement in Education. Discussant.
- June 2023 Virtual Webinar. “Harnessing the Power of Multilingualism: Strategies for Meaningful Assessment.” T Hosted by the Center for Applied Linguistics Critical Conversations: Research to Policy and Practice series. Invited Plenary.
- March, 2022 Pittsburgh, PA and virtual. “Language testing and a bit of my professional journey: the construct.” A presentation given as part of the recognition received: the 2022 Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship.
- April 2019 Ghent, Belgium. “Accountability in Language Testing.” Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE). Keynote Plenary Presentation.