Bio

Hyeri Hong, Ph.D.

I am a quantitative methodologist with a PhD in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa and a BA in English Education from Korea University. My experience as a public school teacher working with students from low-income backgrounds sparked my strong interest in educational equity. My research interests include structural equation modeling, Bayesian statistics, network analysis, and generalizability theory. I am deeply interested in conducting equity-focused projects using quantitative methods. I collaborate with colleagues on a range of equity-focused quantitative and mixed methods projects, such as “Empowering Latinx parents of children with disabilities” and “The effects of procedural justice–based teaching practices on statistics anxiety and learning outcomes.”  and so on. In addition to serving as an external evaluator for the Federal Project Access grant ($1,247,005), I have secured around $130,000 in internal and external funding as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator for a number of applied research projects. I have presented over 75 research projects at national and local conferences and have published 27 articles in peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Personality Assessment, International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Applied Measurement in Education, Psychological Methods, Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, AppliedMath, Psychological Assessment, etc). Bringing expertise in education as a former high school teacher, I am committed to making a positive impact on the advancement and progress of high-quality, equity-focused educational research and teaching. 

Assistant professor of educational research, measurement, and statistics, Curriculum and Instruction (Advanced Studies in Education), Kremen School of Education and Human Development, California State University, Fresno, August 2022 - Present

Program coordinator, Certificate of Advanced Study in Research Methods, Kremen School of Education and Human 

Development, California State University, Fresno, August 2025 – May 2028

Certificate of Advanced Study in Research Methods Information Session 

IRB Chair, Curriculum and Instruction, Kremen School of Education and Human Development, California State University, Fresno, August 2025 – May 2028  

Core faculty in the Educational Leadership doctoral program, Kremen School of Education and Human Development, California State University, Fresno. (March 2023 - Present): Teach EDL 504 and EDL 511, and chair the doctoral dissertation committee in EDL 599 and support student recruitment, admissions and interview processes, qualifying exams, and dissertation committee chairing or advising 

     Co-chair of AERA Division D’s Section 1 (Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment), Division D Program Planning Committee,    

    American Educational Research Association (AERA) (April 2025 – April 2027): (junior chair in 25-26: with Dr. Gongjun Xu, U of Michigan; senior chair in 26-27:       with Dr. Yuxi Qiu, Florida International University)

    https://www.aera.net/Division-D/Measurement-Research-Methodologies-D/Section-1-Measurement-Psychometrics-and-Assessment

     Current Grants 

   External Evaluator, Project ACCESS, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Fall 2023 - Fall 2028, $1,247,005 (P.I. Dr. Kristina Rios, Co-

PI: Dr. Michael Mahoney, California State University, Fresno): Special Education Teacher Preparation Scholarships

Principal Investigator, Fairness in the Statistics Classroom: Exploring How Procedural Justice Influences Statistics Anxiety and Learning Outcomes, Provost's Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities IMPACT Award 2026-2027 (P-RSCA), California State University, Fresno, July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027, $15,000 (Co-PIs. Dr. Ryan Ditchfield and Dr. Christian Wandeler, California State University, Fresno) 

     Current and Future Teaching 

     (Average student rating: 4.79 out of 5: Aug 2022 to May 2026) 

     Summer 2026 Courses: 

     EDL 599 Dissertation (Chair of Lisa Maestas’ doctoral dissertation (Topic: General Education Teachers' Pedagogy for Students with Disabilities: May 26 - August 14)

     Fall 2026 Courses: 

     ERE 153 Educational Statistics (6 WTUs; Online)

     CI 280T Unlocking Quantitative Insights: Intermediate Methods (3 WTUs; Tuesday 4-6:50 pm online)

     EDL 511 Educational Evaluation, Assessment, and Planning (4.5 WTUs; Doctoral Course for Online Cohort 10; Online; October 12 - December 17)

     EDL 599 Dissertation (0.5 WTUs; Chair of Lisa Maestas’ doctoral dissertation; Committee Members: Dr. Christina Luna, Dr. Janeth Aleman-Tovar, and Dr. Mike Mahoney)

   Service 

   University-Level Committee

Kremen Representative, Interim Research Award Review Subcommittee, California State University, Fresno, March 2025 – May 2027

School-Level Committee

Member, Kremen International Education Committee, California State University, Fresno, Aug 2025 – May 2028 

Chair, Kremen Research Committee, California State University, Fresno, Aug 2025 – May 2028 

CASRM program coordinator, Kremen Graduate Committee, California State University, Fresno, Aug 2025 – May 2028

Research 

Research interests: structural equation modeling, Bayesian statistics, network analysis, and educational equity

Citation Metrics (as of July 2026):

-       Total Citations: 248

-       h-index: 11  

-       Source: Google Scholar

     https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-2574

     https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hyeri-Hong

Education: 

Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics, University of Iowa

     M.A. in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, University of Iowa 

B.A. in English Education, Korea University