Dr. De Mars has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Riverside, with specializations in Applied Statistics and Psychometrics, an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

She has over 30 years of experience in statistical analysis, evaluation and customized software development. Dr. De Mars has published research on topics from measurement of family environment to Internet usage on American Indian reservations.

Her hundreds of conference presentations range from essential biostatistics, delivered at the SAS Global Forum to needs of Indigenous-student-serving schools, at the International Society for Technology in Education.

A selection of her publications and presentations can be found here.