Dr. Richard W. Hass, PhD, is assistant professor of psychology at Thomas Jefferson University-
East Falls. He completed his PhD in cognitive psychology at Temple University and has been on
the faculty at TJU-East Falls since 2015. Prior to that, he held visiting positions in psychology at
Rowan University and the University of Delaware. Dr. Hass has expertise in research design,
psychometrics, cognitive science, and mathematical statistics. He is on the editorial board of
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and The Arts and has published over 20 peer reviewed
journal articles on performance assessment, creative thinking, mindset, self-efficacy, and self-
perceptions of ability. He works with the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice as
resident statistician and psychometrician.
There remains a significant gap in the literature regarding validated tools to assess interprofessional education core competencies (IOM, 2015). Educators and clinicians at Jefferson University sought to address this gap by leveraging the IPEC competencies to create an easy-to-use tool: the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide™ (JTOG). Initially used for the formative assessment of student teams, the application has been enhanced to allow for the 360-degree observations of teamwork behaviors in a multitude of educational and clinical settings.