Ganrong (James) Fu is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology. He is currently working with Dr. Jee-Seon Kim. His research interests include Bayesian methods, causal inference, machine learning, and predictive modeling.
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Paulin, Red
Red Paulin is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology, working with Dr. David Kaplan.
Chen, Keding
Keding Chen is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology. He is studying with Dr. James Wollack. His research interests include test security, item response theory, multi-dimensional modeling. Keding Chen is currently working as a project assistant at the UW Testing and Evaluation Center.
UW–Madison’s Kaplan tapped by UNESCO to lead data harmonization efforts
UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, the Hilldale Professor and Richard L. Venezky Professor of Educational Psychology, has been appointed by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics to lead a project to harmonize international and regional educational assessments. Kaplan This effort …
UW-Madison’s Kaplan named Hilldale Professor
David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, has been honored with a Hilldale Professorship. Kaplan Hilldale Professorships are given to faculty members who excel in scholarly …
UW-Madison’s Kaplan presents to OECD on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in Education
UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Educational Psychology, was in Paris in September to give an invited presentation to staff of the Directorate of Education and Skills of …
MacDonald, Abbi
Abbi MacDonald is an Educational Specialist student in the area of School Psychology within the Department of Educational Psychology. She completed her BS in Psychology at Central Michigan University. During her time there, she was an undergraduate research assistant in both the Family Studies department examining culturally responsive early childhood education, and in the Behavior Analysis lab examining choice behavior and extinction burst phenomenon in rats. While in Michigan, Abbigail also worked as an assistant preschool teacher. Her academic interests include social-emotional and behavioral health for middle school students.
Meng, Lionel
Lionel Meng is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Educational
Psychology department studying with Dr. Daniel Bolt. His research interests are related to theory and application of psychometric modeling, particularly in relation to International Large-Scale Assessments.
‘The right place at the right time’: UW–Madison unites researchers at inaugural quantitative ethnography summer institute
By Laurel White When Adaurennaya “Ada” Onyewuenyi was a doctoral student at the University of Washington, her research advisor stumbled upon a book that would drastically change their work — and, arguably, Onyewuenyi’s career as an …
Zhang, Jingru
Jingru Zhang is a doctoral student in the Quantitative Methods area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She is currently working with Dr. Jee-Seon Kim and Dr. Pustejovsky. Her research interests lie in the development of statistical methods that probe into questions in educational research, which serves better evaluation of educational programs and further informs policies and practice. Jingru is currently working as a project assistant at the UW Testing & Evaluation Center in Madison.