Caveon’s Sarah Toton Honored with Prestigious “Rising Leader Award” at ATP Innovations in Testing Conference

This award, established in 2023, honors young professionals under 35 who are shaping the future of the assessment industry through innovative contributions, ethical leadership, and a commitment to advancing the value of testing in society.

The award has recognized those who embody the future of the field—bold thinkers, driven professionals, and advocates for meaningful change. Dr. Toton is exactly that.

At Caveon, Dr. Toton leads a team of forensic scientists and engineers who analyze complex testing data across a wide range of industries. With a Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology and deep expertise in Item Response Theory, Dr. Toton has become one of the industry’s most sought-after voices on topics like test fraud detection, item compromise, and examinee pre-knowledge.

“A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful and supportive team at Caveon,” Dr. Toton shared in her acceptance speech. “Despite processing millions of test instances every year, they find the energy, time, and patience for my ideas for innovations and improvements.”

A passionate advocate for test security and evidence-based decision making, Dr. Toton’s work combines cutting-edge statistical methods, machine learning, and data visualization to deliver insights that drive action. She has an exceptional gift for distilling complex concepts into meaningful takeaways, and her contributions are helping reshape how we think about fairness and integrity in testing.

“I’d like to say thank you to my family for their love and support,” Dr. Toton said. “They don’t understand what this award is for. They don’t really understand what I do, but they understand that I love it and that it helps make the world a better place.”

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sarah Toton on this well-deserved recognition and celebrating the bright future she is helping to build for our industry.