I am a Full Professor in the Quantitative area in the Psychology Department at Arizona State University where I am the director of the Mixed Effects Modeling Lab and work with Xinran Liu. Lab alumnae include Andrea Savord (2018-2023), Melissa Wolf (2020-2022) and Jennifer Somers (2018-2021).
My research interests in applied statistics generally fall into three broad areas:
models for clustered, longitudinal, and time-series data
structural equation and measurement models
methods for small sample data
These methodological interests often result in collaborations on empirical research addressing disparities in health and behavioral outcomes, particularly involving underrepresented groups or hard-to-reach populations where sample sizes tend to be more modest.
I completed my Ph.D. in Measurement & Statistics at the University of Maryland in 2015, an MA in Measurement & Statistics at the University of Maryland in 2013, and a BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University in 2011.
Previously, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Methodology & Statistics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a Quantitative Methodologist working with the Center for Developmental Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
My research has been acknowledged with:
Federation of Associations in Brain and Behavioral Sciences (FABBS)
American Psychological Association (APA)
2022 & 2023 Highly Cited Researcher in Psychiatry & Psychology
Web of Science/Clarivate
2021 Tanaka Award for best article
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP)
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP)
American Psychological Association (APA), Division 5
American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division D
2018 Rising Star early career award
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
2018 Elected Member
Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP)
American Psychological Association (APA), Division 5
I also serve on as:
Associate Editor at Multivariate Behavioral Research
Associate Editor at Behavior Research Methods
Consulting Editor at Psychological Methods
Editorial Board member at Organizational Research Methods
Editorial Board member at Multivariate Applications Series