CLEAR Journal of Professional Regulation, Fall 2025

CLEAR Journal of Professional Regulation, Fall 2025, Volume 35, No. 2

• Abstracts and Updates, by George Gray- In Abstracts and Updates, George Gray surveys recent publications on topics ranging from licensing reform and exam validity studies to nursing licensure predictors, virtual OSCE equivalence, strategies to reduce bias in employment testing, and the organizational and brand implications of DEI policy changes.
• Legal Beat, by Dale Atkinson- Dale Atkinson reviews a Delaware Supreme Court decision upholding the bar exam board’s denial of a candidate’s request for a score adjustment or alternative competency assessment, despite granting adjustments to others affected by verifiable technical issues. 
• Recent CLEAR Quick Poll Results, by Carla Caro- CLEAR’s latest Quick Poll results highlight regulator perspectives on AI use and proactive legislative engagement, including a January poll focused specifically on “efforts to discontinue or end regulation.”
• Regulation in Practice - Tools to Transform Your Regulatory Agency, by Renee Moseley- This issue debuts our Regulation in Practice section—short, actionable pieces designed to help regulators apply lessons from the field. Our inaugural article offers five practical strategies for modernizing operations and services. 
• The Assessment of Ability Emotional Intelligence Using Collaborative Problem-Solving Tasks: An Exploratory Study- This feature article, by Deirdre Dennehy, Ph.D., Zita Lysaght, Ph.D., and Michael O’Leary, Ph.D., examines how AEI can be assessed in real-life scenarios.
• A Randomized Study Examining How Different Invitation Emails for an Online Survey Influenced Participation in a Job Analysis Study- This feature article, by Jennifer L. Banek, M.Ed., Jennifer L. Benavente, MS, and Robert C. Shaw, Ph.D., explores how message design can boost survey response rates.