Quantitative Speaker Series
Fall 2025
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | Methods Research for the Psychological and Social Sciences: Current Work from JAStaG | Martin Hecht |
| Oct 28 | Modeling Nonlinear Change in Psychology: Sinusoidal & Splines Approaches | Han Du |
Spring 2025
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13 | A two-stage approach to account for measurement error when using random slopes as predictors | Mark Lai |
| Feb 20 | Detecting Critical Change in Dynamics Through Outlier Detection with Time-Varying Parameters | Meng Chen |
| Feb 27 | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research at Genentech | Coen Bernaards |
| Apr 10 | AI and technology-based micro-experimental intervention for precision mental health | Addie Timmons |
| Apr 18 | A Few Things I’ve Learned About Multilevel Modeling (MLM) Over the Past 20 Years | Oi-man Kwok |
| Apr 24 | Exploring the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in early-stage test development | Meltem Ozcan |
| May 1 | From Data to Knowledge: AI/ML solutions to industry applications | Marianna Graf |
Fall 2024
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Latent Factor Score Estimation With Missing Data | Ehri Ryu |
| Nov 14 | Measuring the Unmeasurable? Psychometrics and Human Evaluation in Google Ads | Jeremy Miles |
Spring 2024
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | Recent Advancements of Moderation and Mediation Analyses | Ke-Hai Yuan |
| Apr 18 | Elliptical Sampling as an Alternative to Extreme Group Designs | Ryne Estabrook |
| Apr 4 | Assessing the Validity of Behavioral Measures of Risk Taking | Kevin Kapadia |
| Feb 15 | Mapping Person-Item Interactions: A Latent Space Approach to Psychological Assessment Data with Interaction Maps | Minjeong Jeon |
Fall 2023
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7 | Disentangling multi-timescale latent processes in high-intensity repeated mobile cognitive assessments | Zita Oravecz |
| Nov 7 | Latent Growth Factors as Predictors of Distal Outcomes: Completing the Triad | Patrick J. Curran |
| Oct 19 | Mom Genes: A new extended pedigree model for quantifying the contributions of mitochondrial DNA | S. Mason Garrison |
Spring 2023
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20 | Methodological considerations in data fusion using Bayesian synthesis | Katerina Marcoulides |
| Apr 6 | Incorporating Meta-Science in the development of mediation and moderation analysis | Amanda Montoya |
| Mar 9 | Estimating the standardized average treatment effect with missing outcome data | Samantha Anderson |
| Feb 16 | To what extent is there really a replication (and reproduction) crisis? | Stephen West |
Fall 2022
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Measurement invariance testing in item factor analysis | Kevin Grimm |
| Nov 17 | Some development and applications of longitudinal data analysis methods in psychology research | Peggy Wang |
| Sep 22 | Jack McArdle’s influence on me and my work | Sarfaraz Serang |
Spring 2022
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| May 3 | Prevalence, Influences, and Handling Methods of Non-normal Data | Johnny Zhang |
| Apr 19 | Engineering an intervention to achieve EASE: The multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) | Linda Collins |
| Mar 22 | Measurement Practices, Metascience, and the Methodological Reform Movement | Jessica Flake |
Fall 2021
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | A Discussion on The Uses of Power | Jolynn Pek |
| Oct 19 | Applications of Data-Driven Methods for Studying Dynamic, Person-Specific processes | Kathleen Gates |
| Oct 5 | On networks and online Russian trolls: How can the total entropy fit index be applied to optimize the number of embedded dimensions used in dynamic exploratory graph analysis, and why does it matter? |
Hudson Golino |
Spring 2021
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 | Similar Predictions from Different Models: Exploring the Space of Model Similarity | Christopher Beam |
| Mar 30 | Cognition and Achievement: Isn’t it about time we cancelled IQ? | Nayena Blankson |
| Mar 2 | Recent Progress on Bayesian Structural Equation Models | Ed Merkle |