Her program of research focuses on scoring issues in large-scale performance and portfolio assessments. She has published studies related to rater training, rubric design, quality control monitoring, improving rater performance, and the detection and measurement of rater effects. During her career, Myford has held assessment and measurement-related positions in government, and in business and industry. Prior to coming to UIC, Myford was a senior research scientist at the Educational Testing Service (ETS).