Assistant Professor
University of Houston
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, presently affiliated with the Industrial-Organizational Program. As an interdisciplinary quantitative psychologist, my expertise lies in the development and application of structural equation models using constructively defined latent variables, engaging in work that intersects the areas of quantitative psychology, education, industry, and health. I prioritize not only the development of statistical models, but also their application to applied research, and have applied such methods to examine 1) the stability of graduate students’ research self-efficacy across the PhD, 2) comparing multiple working memory models under the assumption of ergodicity, 3) examining groups of soft skills among doctoral students as they move into the workforce. My lab and I develop and apply approaches to construct latent variables that reflect psychological concepts, considering theoretical meanings of the measured concepts alongside statistical best-practices. We develop statistical and theoretical methods to better capture variability in combinations of longitudinal process data, multi- and mixed-methods data, nested data, and subgroup data.
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