| Education |
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- 2009 Ph.D., Quantitative Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2007 M.A., Quantitative Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2005 M.S., Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| Major Research Interests |
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- Improving the use of item response theory in psychological and health-related measurement
- Developing unfolding/ideal-point models for attitude and preference measures
- New innovations in cognitive diagnosis models, a family of latent class models that provides diagnostic profile information
- Improving the use of structural equation modeling techniques in behavioral research
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| Projects |
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- A General Item Response Model for Surveys with Filter Questions: An Innovative Data Analysis Technique with Wide Applications (PI; sponsored by Fordham University)
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| Courses |
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- PSYC 2000 - Statistics
- PSYC 7835 - Categorical Data Analysis
- Item Response Theory
- Psychometric Theory
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| Further Professional Expertise/Experience/Tasks |
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- Member, Psychometric Society
- Member, National Council on Measurement in Education
- Member, American Statistical Association
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| Selected Publications |
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- Liu, Y., Douglas, J. A., & Henson, R. A. (2009). Testing person fit in cognitive diagnosis. Applied Psychological Measurement,33: 579-598.
- McBride, B. A., Dyer, W. J., Liu, Y., Brown, G. L., & Hong, S. (2009). The differential impact of early father and mother involvement on later student achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology,101: 498-508.
- Gan, Y.-Q., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2004). Flexible coping responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome-rated and daily life stressful events. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 7, 55-66.
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| Selected Presentations |
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- Liu, Y. & Verkuilen, J. (2010, July). An item response model for filter questions with mixed response types. Paper presented at the Psychometric Society Annual Meeting, Athens, GA.
- de la Torre, J. & Liu, Y. (2008, March). A cognitive diagnosis model for continuous responses. Paper Presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.
- Liu, Y. & Douglas, J. A. (2007, April). Person fit in cognitive diagnosis (with the emphasis on applications). Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
- McBride, B. A., Dyer, W. J., & Liu, Y. (2007, April). Fathers' early parenting and home/school partnerships: Does early involvement make a difference. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
- McBride, B.A., Dyer, W. J., & Liu, Y. (2007, March). The differential impact of early father and mother involvement on later student achievement. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Liu, Y. & Douglas, J. A. (June, 2006). Person fit in cognitive diagnosis models (with the emphasis on theoretical build-up). Paper presented at the Psychometric Society Annual Meeting, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Liu, Y. & Verkuilen, J. (June, 2006). Ideal point IRT models for forced choice responses. Poster presented at the Psychometric Society Annual Meeting, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- McBride, B.A., Dyer, J., & Liu, Y. (2006, April). Father involvement and student achievement: Variations based on ecological contexts. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
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