I am an assistant professor in the Quantitative Psychology training program at the University of Kansas, and an associate of the KU Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis (CRMDA). I teach courses on multilevel modeling, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and nonparametric statistics.
I am interested in bridging the gap between theory construction and model specification and assessment. Much of my research involves finding ways to apply multivariate statistical techniques to address complex hypotheses with longitudinal and correlational data. Specific interests include factor analysis, structural equation modeling (SEM), multilevel modeling (MLM), latent growth curve modeling (LGM), model fit, and the assessment of mediation and moderation effects. I am also interested in expanding what can be done with multilevel strutural equation modeling (MSEM), an emerging paradigm that combines the strengths of MLM and SEM.