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Quantitative Methods Colloquium

QM Colloquium Series Schedule, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Department of Psychology & Human Development

Location/Time: Mondays, 2:00pm - 3:30pm, Hobbs 105
Organizer: Sonya Sterba
September 3 Labor Day
September 10
 		Own experience bias in a labor market with heterogeneous rewards
Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Economics
September 17 Exploring and diagnosing dynamical systems models using the R package, Dynamic Modeling in R (dynr)
Sy-Miin Chow, Human Development & Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
September 24 Healthcare opportunities for measurement experts: Lessons along my journey
Jason Cole, Executive Director, Global Health Economics & Outcome Research
October 1 Geospatial data manipulation, modeling, and analysis: Cartesian and subject-oriented approaches in anthropology
Steve Wernke, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Anthropology
October 8 Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP) conference talks
Kris Preacher, Vanderbilt Univ. Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
Joe Rodgers, Vanderbilt Univ. Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
Sonya Sterba, Vanderbilt Univ. Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
October 15 Rethinking psychological constructs
Paul De Boeck, The Ohio State University Dept. of Psychology
October 22 Making a difference: How gifted individuals enhance communities world-wide
Kira McCabe, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
October 29 Confidence intervals for correlation matrices
Alexandria Hadd, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
November 5 Interview tips for graduate students
Ruth Schemmer, Assistant Dean for Career Development, Vanderbilt University
November 12 Approximating the asymptotic covariance matrix when estimating models with the EM algorithm
Phil Chalmers, University of Georgia Department of Educational Psychology
November 19 Thanksgiving break
November 26
 		Using families to test causal claims without experiments
Mason Garrison, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
December 3 Advances in R-squared measures for quantifying explained variance in multilevel models
Jason Rights, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
January 7 Professional development seminar in inclusion and cultural competence: Exploring self in society
Gregory Fontus, Vanderbilt University Office of Inclusion & Cultural Competence
January 14 Biomedical applications for structural equation modeling
Steven Brunwasser, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Medicine
January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 28 A dynamic generalized linear mixed effect model for intensive binary time series data from an eye tracking technique
Sun-Joo Cho, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
February 4 Corporate data scientist – cog in the wheel or superhero?
Miriam Kraatz, Asurion, Data Science
February 11 No colloquium
February 18 Measurement equivalence with categorical indicators: Thresholds as a first-order measurement model
Terrence Jorgensen, University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
February 25 Novel assessment strategies for improving our understanding of mental health
Ross Jacobucci, University of Notre Dame Dept. of Psychology
March 4 Spring break
March 11 Deductive data mining
Gitta Lubke, University of Notre Dame Dept. of Psychology
March 18 Academic acceleration in gifted youth and fruitless concerns about psychological well-being: A 35-year longitudinal Study
Brian Bernstein, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
March 25 Matthew Naveiras, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
April 1 Keith Muller, University of Florida, Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
April 8 Patrick O'Keefe, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
April 15 Charles Fisk and JunLan Ren , Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development
April 22 Jaehyun Shin and Yasi Wang, Vanderbilt University Dept. of Psychology & Human Development

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Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics