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The Sanford School
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Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 3701
Institute for Social Science Research Affiliated Faculty
Professor
Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 3701
Biography: 

Marilyn Thompson is a professor of measurement and statistical analysis in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Her research and teaching activities are focused on the advancement and application of quantitative methods for analyzing data in education and the social sciences. Much of her methodological research has focused on challenges in the application of structural equation modeling, including model respecification, models for mean structures, and evaluation of measurement invariance. She regularly collaborates in conducting longitudinal, data intensive studies to examine children’s social, emotional, and academic development, particularly the academic development of English language learners. She also studies the use and misuse of data to inform education policy and practice.

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Binary Data Curriculum Vitae
Education: 
  • Ph.D. Educational Psychology & Research--Quantitative Research Methodology, University of Kansas 1999
  • M.A.  Science Education, University of Kansas 1996
  • B.A.  Chemistry, Carleton College 1989
Publications: 
  • *Svetina, D., *Crawford, A. V., Levy, R., Green, S. B., *Scott, L., Thompson, M. S., Gorin, J. S., *Fay, D., & *Kunze, K. L. Designing small-scale tests: A simulation study of parameter recovery with the 1-PL. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling (2013).
  • Restrepo, M. A., Morgan, G., & Thompson, M. S. The efficacy of a vocabulary intervention for dual language learners with language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (2013).
  • Tragant, E., Thompson, M. S., & Victori, M. Understanding foreign language learning strategies: A validation study. System (2013).
  • Valiente, C., Eisenberg, N., Spinrad, T. L., Haugen, R. G., Thompson, M. & Kupfer, A. Effortful control and impulsivity as concurrent and longitudinal predictors of academic achievement. The Journal of Early Adolescence (2013).
  • Thompson, M. S., & Green, S. B. Evaluating between-group differences in latent variable means. A Second Course in Structural Equation Modeling, 2nd ed (2013).
  • *Bate, S. L., Stigler, M. H., Thompson, M. S., MacKinnon, D. P., Arora, M., Perry, C. L., & Reddy, K. S. A qualitative mediation study to evaluate a school-based tobacco prevention program in India (Project MYTRI). Field Methods (2012).
  • *Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., & Thompson, M. S. Dynamic Assessment of Word Learning Skills: Identifying Language Impairment in Bilingual Children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (2012).
  • *Lo, W.-J., Thompson, M. S., & Chen, Y.-H. A construct validity examination of the Chinese version of the Parental Bonding Instrument using confirmatory factor analysis. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment (2012).
  • *Van Vleet, B. B., & Thompson, M. S. An empirical investigation of self-reported ethnicity measures. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment (2012).
  • Green, S. B., Levy, R., Thompson, M. S., *Lu, M., & Lo, W.-J. A proposed solution to the problem with using completely random data to assess the number of factors with parallel analysis. Educational and Psychological Measurement (2012).
  • Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., & Thompson, M. S. Dynamic Assessment of Word Learning Skills: Identifying Language Impairment in Bilingual Children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (2012).
  • Feather, R.M., McLaughlin, C.W., Thompson, M.S., & Zike, D. (alphabetical). Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science. (2012).
  • McLaughlin, C. W., Thompson, M.S., & Zike, D. (alphabetical). Glencoe Physical Science. (2012).
  • Green, S. B., & Thompson, M. S. A flexible structural equation modeling approach for analyzing means. Handbook of Structural Equation Modeling (2012).
  • Chen, Y.-H., Thompson, M. S., Kromrey, J., & Chang, G. H. Relations of student perceptions of teacher oral feedback with teacher expectancies and student self-concept. Journal of Experimental Education (2011).
  • Green, S. B., & Thompson, M. S. Can specification searches be useful for hypothesis generation?. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods (2011).
  • Chen, Y.-H., Ferron, J., Thompson, M. S., Gorin, J. S., & Tatsuoka, K. Group comparisons of mathematics performance from a cognitive diagnostic perspective. Educational Research and Evaluation (2010).
  • Crawford, A., Green, S. B. Levy, R., *Lo, W-J, *Scott, L., *Svetina, D. S., & Thompson, M. S. (AUTHORSHIP ALPHABETICAL). Evaluation of parallel analysis methods for determining the number of factors. Educational and Psychological Measurement (2010).
  • Iyer, R.V, Kochenderfer-Ladd, B., Eisenberg, N.E., & Thompson, M. S. Peer victimization and effortful control: Relations to school engagement and academic achievement. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly (2010).
  • Y. Chen, Joanna Gorin, Marilyn Thompson, K Tatsuoka. Cross-cultural validity of the TIMSS: A cognitive skills analysis. International Journal of Testing (2008).
  • S Green, Marilyn Thompson. Structural equation modeling for conducting tests of differences in multiple means. Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (2006).
  • Feather, R M, McLaughlin, C W, Thompson, Marilyn S, Zike, D. Physical Science with Earth Science. (2006).
  • McLaughlin, C W, Thompson, Marilyn S. Physical Science. (2006).
  • Thompson, Marilyn S, Salkind, N. Encyclopedia of human development. (2006).
  • Thompson, Marilyn S (Author) ,Green, S B (Author) . Evaluating between-group differences in latent variable means. A Second Course in Structural Equation Modeling (2006).
  • S Stockford, W Lo, Y Chen, Marilyn Thompson, Samuel Green. Power of the t test for normal and mixed normal distributions. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods (2005).
  • . . The Condition of PreK-12 Education in Arizona (2005).
  • . . The Condition of PreK-12 Education in Arizona, 2005 (2005).
  • N Eisenberg, Marilyn Thompson, Tracy Spinrad, Richard Fabes, M Reiser, A Cumberland, S Shepard, Carlos Valiente, S Losoya, I Guthrie. The relations of effortful control and impulsivity to children's resiliency and adjustment. Child Development (2004).
  • . . The Condition of PreK-12 Education in Arizona (2004).
  • C Dyck, I Schneider, Marilyn Thompson, R Virden. Specialization among mountaineers and its relationship to environmental attitudes. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration (2003).
  • Green, Samuel (Author) ,Thompson, Marilyn S (Author) . Structural equation modeling in clinical research. Methods of Research in Clinical Psychology: A Handbook (2003).
  • Marilyn Thompson, K DiCerbo, K Mahoney, J MacSwan. ¿Exito en California? A validity critique of language program evaluations and analysis of English learner test scores. Education Policy Analysis Archives (2002).
  • N Eisenberg, Marilyn Thompson, S Augir, E Stanley. Getting in revisited: An analysis of manuscript characteristics, reviewers' ratings, and acceptance of manuscripts in Psychological Bulletin. Psychological Bulletin (2002).
  • McLaughlin, C W, Thompson, Marilyn S, Zink, D. Integrated Physics and Chemistry. National Geographic Society. (2002).
  • S Kemper, Marilyn Thompson, J Marquis. Longitudinal change in language production: Effects of aging and dementia on grammatical complexity and propositional content. Psychology and Aging (2001).
  • Samuel Green, Marilyn Thompson, J Poirer. An adjusted Bonferroni method for elimination of parameters in specification addition searches. Structural Equation Modeling (2001).
  • Marquis, J G (Author) ,Horner, R H (Author) ,Carr, E G (Author) ,Turnbull, A P (Author) ,Thompson, Marilyn S (Author) ,Behrens, G A (Author) ,Magito-McLaughlin, D (Author) ,McAtee, M L (Author) ,Smith, C E (Author) ,Ryan, K A (Author) ,Doolabh, A (Author) . A meta-analysis of positive behavior support. Contemporary Special Education Research: Syntheses of the Knowledge Base on Critical Instructional Issues (2000).
Research Activity: 
Fall 2021
Course NumberCourse Title
SOC 390Social Statistics I
CDE 591Seminar
EDP 592Research
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
Spring 2021
Course NumberCourse Title
FAS 508Structural Equation Analysis
Fall 2020
Course NumberCourse Title
CDE 591Seminar
EDP 592Research
FAS 598Special Topics
EDP 792Research
DCI 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
DCI 799Dissertation
Summer 2020
Course NumberCourse Title
FAS 795Continuing Registration
FAS 799Dissertation
Spring 2020
Course NumberCourse Title
CDE 580Practicum
SOC 584Internship
SOC 590Reading and Conference
FAS 590Reading and Conference
EDP 592Research
FAS 595Continuing Registration
EDP 599Thesis
FAS 680Practicum
SOC 780Practicum
FAS 784Internship
SOC 790Reading and Conference
CDE 791Seminar
FAS 791Seminar
SOC 791Seminar
CDE 792Research
EDP 792Research
FAS 792Research
FAS 795Continuing Registration
SOC 799Dissertation
CDE 799Dissertation
EDP 799Dissertation
FAS 799Dissertation
Fall 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
CDE 591Seminar
EDP 592Research
DCI 792Research
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
DCI 799Dissertation
Spring 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
SOC 508Structural Equation Analysis
FAS 508Structural Equation Analysis
EDP 592Research
EDP 599Thesis
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
Fall 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
CDE 591Seminar
EDP 592Research
DCI 792Research
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
DCI 799Dissertation
Spring 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
SOC 508Structural Equation Analysis
FAS 508Structural Equation Analysis
EDP 592Research
EDP 599Thesis
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
Fall 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
CDE 591Seminar
EDP 592Research
DCI 792Research
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
DCI 799Dissertation
Spring 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
SOC 508Structural Equation Analysis
FAS 508Structural Equation Analysis
EDP 592Research
EDP 599Thesis
EDP 792Research
EDP 799Dissertation
Presentations: 
  • Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. How are children grouped in an unclassified sample based on CELF-4 Spanish? A latent profile analysis. Annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Orlando, FL (Nov 2014).
  • O’Brien, J., Hagler, D., & Thompson, M. S. A validation protocol for nursing simulation scenario development. National League for Nursing Education Summit, Phoenix, AZ (Sep 2014).
  • Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. Bilingual children with and without language impairment: Are there only two groups?. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI (Jun 2014).
  • Runnion, E., Ratiu, I., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Gorin, J., & Thompson, M. S. Comparing the measurement structure of a language screener between Spanish-speaking children with and without language impairment. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI (Jun 2014).
  • Liu, Y., & Thompson, M. S. The impact of partial factorial invariance on between-group comparisons of latent means for a second-order factor. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA (Apr 2014).
  • Green, S. B., Lai, K., Levy, R., Xu, Y., Yel, N., Thompson, M. S., Eggum-Wilkens, N., Kunze, K., Iida, M., & Reichenberg, R. Assessing model similarity in structural equation modeling. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA (Apr 2014).
  • Lo, W.-J., & Thompson, M. S. Investigating item wording effects and invariance for a parenting measure. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii (Aug 2013).
  • Kube, E., Tracey, T. J. G., Thompson, M., & Green, S. Modeling motivation: Examining the structural validity of the Sport Motivation Scale-6 among runners. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii (Aug 2013).
  • Kapantzoglou, M., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Thompson, M. S., & Gorin, J. Latent language ability groups in bilingual children. Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI (Jun 2013).
  • Runnion, E., Schlesinger, N., Restrepo, M. A., Gray, S., Gorin, J., & Thompson, M. S. Measurement structure of linguistic and processing skills on a new measure to screen Spanish-speaking students. Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI (Jun 2013).
  • Green, S. B., Thompson, M. S., Levy, R., & Redell, N. Accuracy of revised parallel analysis for assessing dimensionality with binary data. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (May 2013).
  • Bryce, C. I., Field, R. D., Martin, M. S., Thompson, M. S., & Hanish, L.D. Measurement invariance and same-sex aggression: A look at equivalent construct measurement between boys and girls. Society for Research in Child Development conference, Seattle, WA (Apr 2013).
  • Green, S. B., Lo, W.-J., Thompson, M. S., & Levy, R. A stepwise hypothesis-testing approach to assess the number of underlying factors: Revised parallel analysis as an alternative to maximum likelihood testing. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Apr 2012).
  • Van Vleet, B. B., & Thompson, M. S. An investigation of power analysis in latent growth modeling. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Apr 2012).
  • *Kapantzoglou, M., Thompson, M. S., Restrepo, M. A., Gorin, J., & Gray, S. Assessing Measurement Bias in Spanish Sentence Repetition and Morphology Tasks. Annual Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI (Jun 2011).
  • Thompson, M. Structural Equation Modeling SIG Session on Mixture Models. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (May 2011).
  • Green, S. B., Levy, R., Thompson, M. S., *Lu, M., Lo, W.-J., *Svetina, D., *Crawford, A., & *Scott, L. Use of completely random data to assess the number of factors with parallel analysis: An empirical evaluation of a conceptual flaw and its correction. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA (Apr 2011).
  • Thompson, M. S., Tragant, E., & Victori, M. A structural model for foreign language learning motivation, strategies, and achievement. Annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL (Mar 2011).
  • Stockford, S. M., & Thompson, M. S. Meta-analysis of intraclass correlation coefficients from multilevel models of educational achievement. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (May 2010).
  • Tragant, E., & Victori, M., & Thompson, M. S. Learning strategies, motivation and linguistic achievement in foreign language learners: A structural model. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (May 2010).
  • Green, S. B., & Thompson, M. S. Interpretation of parameters in models with composite factors. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (May 2010).
  • Thompson, M. Educational Statisticians Roundtable Discussion Session. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (May 2010).
  • Chen, Y., Gorin, Joanna, Thompson, Marilyn, Tatsuoka, K. Subgroup comparisons of Taiwanese mathematics performance: From a perspective of cognitive attributes. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY (Apr 2008).
  • MacSwan, Jeffrey, Thompson, Marilyn, Deklerk, Gertruida. Theory, research and theory-driven research: Explanations of academic achievement differences among English Language Learners. Annual meeting of the University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (LMRI) (May 2007).
  • Gorin, J, Obeidat, K, Chen, Y, Thompson, Marilyn. Academic precursors of underrepresented groups in postsecondary education: Findings from multiple data sources. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California (Apr 2006).
  • Gorin, J, Tatsuoka, K, Chen, Y, Thompson, Marilyn. Verification of cognitive attributes required to solve the TIMSS-1999 mathematics items for Taiwanese students. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California (Apr 2006).
  • MacSwan, J, de Klerk, G, Thompson, Marilyn, McAlister, K. Beyond program effectiveness research: Explaining academic achievement differences among English language learners. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California (Apr 2006).
  • MacSwan, Jeffrey, Deklerk, Gertruida, Thompson, Marilyn, McAlister, Kara. Beyond program effectiveness research: Explaining academic achievement differences among English Language Learners. Annual meeting (Apr 2006).
  • Thompson, Marilyn. educational statisticians special interest group and Division D paper sessions. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California (Apr 2006).
  • Bate, S, Thompson, Marilyn. Examining individual risk factors and full-day kindergarten as predictors of early reading achievement in the ECLS-K. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
  • de Klerk, G, Kuriakose, A, Obeidat, K, Thompson, Marilyn. The relationship between native language support and dropout status of Hispanic children. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (Apr 2005).
  • Green, S, Thompson, Marilyn. Assessment of essential unidimensionality and the Schmid-Leiman transformation. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California (Apr 2004).
  • Thompson, Marilyn, Lewis, S. Using national datasets to conduct educational research: Examining racial, ethnic, and language minority subpopulations. Relevance of Assessment and Culture in Education conference, Tempe, Arizona (Feb 2004).
  • Thompson, Marilyn. Secondary analysis of large data sets: Perks and pitfalls for educational researchers. Annual meeting of the Arizona Educational Research Organization, Tempe, Arizona (Oct 2003).
  • Green, S, Thompson, Marilyn. Understanding discriminant analysis/MANOVA through structural equation modeling. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois (Apr 2003).
  • Osborn Popp, S, Ryan, J, Thompson, Marilyn, Behrens, J. Operationalizing the rubric: The effect of benchmark selection on the assessed quality of writing. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois (Apr 2003).
  • MacSwan, J, Stockford, S, Mahoney, K, Thompson, Marilyn, DiCerbo, K. Effective programs for English learners: A longitudinal study of academic achievement of children in bilingual and ESL programs. annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2002).
  • Thompson, Marilyn. structural equation modeling special interest group paper session. annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2002).
  • Green, S, Thompson, Marilyn. Yes, it's a multivariate world, and I don't know how to deal with it!. ASU Psychology Department Quantitative Series seminar (Mar 2002).
  • Thompson, Marilyn, Ladd, B, Ferguson, J, Brewer, L. Preparing for a job search: AERO panel discussion for graduate students. annual meeting of the Arizona Educational Research Organization, Tempe, Arizona (Oct 2001).
  • Aasen, P, Horner, P, Thompson, Marilyn, Robinson-Kurpius, S, Kerr, B. Revised Feminist Identity Development Scale (FIDS): A factor analysis. annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California (Aug 2001).
  • Thompson, Marilyn, DiCerbo, K, Mahoney, K, MacSwan, J. ¿Exito en California? A critical appraisal of achievement trajectories under Proposition 227. annual meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education, Phoenix, Arizona (Feb 2001).
  • Thompson, Marilyn, DiCerbo, K. All the news that's fit to print? Another look at California test scores among limited English proficient students. ASU Educational Psychology brownbag seminar (Nov 2000).
  • Tomoff, J, Thompson, Marilyn, Behrens, J. Measuring NCTM-recommended practices and student achievement with TIMSS. annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2000).
  • Thompson, Marilyn. Investigating dependency at the classroom and school levels in educational research: A multilevel approach. annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (Apr 2000).
  • Eisenberg, Nancy, MICHALIK, NICOLE, Spinrad, Tracy, Ladd, Becky, Ladd, Becky, Thompson, Marilyn, Valiente, Carlos. Longitudinal relations among parental emotional expressivity and sympathy and prosocial behavior in adolescence. Society for Research in Child Development
  • IYER, ROOPA, Ladd, Becky, Eisenberg, Nancy, Thompson, Marilyn. Effortful control and peer interactions: Predictors of children's adjustment?. Society for Research in Child Development
Service: 
  • External reviewer for promotion and tenure case at peer institution in the midwest, External reviewer (2014 - Present)
  • Presenter in Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Arizona State University, Short course lecturer (2014 - Present)
  • Educational and Psychological Measurement, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
  • Summit School of Ahwatukee, Search Committee for new Head of School (2014 - Present)
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
  • American Educational Research Journal, Reviewer (2013 - Present)
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology, Reviewer (2013 - Present)
  • National Science Foundation -- Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Grants Program, Grant Proposal Reviewer (2013 - Present)
  • Child Abuse and Neglect, Reviewer (2013 - Present)
  • Child Development Perspectives, Reviewer (2012 - Present)
  • Educational and Psychological Measurement, Reviewer (2011 - Present)
  • Summit School of Ahwatukee, Board of Trustees, Member, Board of Trustees (2011 - Present)
  • Summit School of Ahwatukee, Board of Trustees, Member, Board of Trustees (2011 - Present)
  • Summit School of Ahwatukee, Board of Trustees, Member, Board of Trustees (2011 - Present)
  • Summit School of Ahwatukee, Board of Trustees, Member, Board of Trustees (2011 - Present)
  • Coordinator for Measurement and Statistical Analysis (MASA) Specialization, SSFD, Coordinator (2010 - Present)
  • Coordinator for Measurement and Statistical Analysis (MASA) Specialization, SSFD, Coordinator (2010 - Present)
  • Coordinator for Measurement and Statistical Analysis (MASA) Specialization, SSFD, Coordinator (2010 - Present)
  • Coordinator for Measurement and Statistical Analysis (MASA) Specialization, SSFD, Coordinator (2010 - Present)
  • Quantitative Methods Planning Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Coordinator (2010 - Present)
  • Leadership Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Member (2010 - Present)
  • Leadership Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Member (2010 - Present)
  • Restricted Data Laboratory/EDCARE Laboratory, Lab Coordinator (2001 - Present)
  • Restricted Data Laboratory/EDCARE Laboratory, Lab Coordinator (2001 - Present)
  • Psychological Methods, Reviewer (2001 - Present)
  • Psychological Methods, Reviewer (2001 - Present)
  • Psychological Methods, Reviewer (2001 - Present)
  • EDCARE laboratory, Director (2000 - Present)
  • Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Reviewer (2000 - Present)
  • Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Reviewer (2000 - Present)
  • Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Reviewer (2000 - Present)
  • AERA National Convention Proposals, Reviewer (1999 - Present)
  • American Educational Research Association Division D Early Career Award Committee, Chair (2010 - 2013)
  • American Educational Research Association Division D Early Career Award Committee, Member (2010 - 2013)
  • American Educational Research Association Division D Early Career Award Committee, Chair (2010 - 2013)
  • Interview committee to hire 5th grade teacher, Summit School of Ahwatukee, Member (2012 - 2012)
  • Leadership Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Member (2010 - 2012)
  • Search Committee for MASA Postdoc in SSFD, Member (2012 - 2012)
  • Search Committee for Longitudinal Methods/Socio-emotional Development, SSFD, Member (2011 - 2012)
  • National Science Foundation, Invited reviewer for REESE grants program (2011 - 2011)
  • Search Committee for Quantitative/Child Health position, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Member (2010 - 2011)
  • Personnel Committee, Advanced Studies in Learning, Technology, and Psychology in Education, Member (2009 - 2010)
  • Faculty Mentor, Mentor for Junior Faculty Member (2009 - 2010)
  • College of Education Faculty Assembly, President (2008 - 2010)
  • College Council, Member (2006 - 2009)
  • College Council, Member (2006 - 2009)
  • Personnel Committee, Division of Psychology in Education, Member (2006 - 2009)
  • Personnel Committee, Division of Psychology in Education, Member (2006 - 2009)
  • Search Committee for Director, Division of Psychology in Education, Member (2006 - 2007)
  • Structural Equation Modeling special interest group of the American Educational Research Association, Elected Chair (2006 - 2007)
  • Salkind, N. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Advisory Editor (2006 - 2006)
  • Educational Statisticians special interest group of the American Educational Research Association, Invited to serve on Nominations/Elections Committee (2005 - 2006)
  • Search Committee for Asst./Assoc. Professor in Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies, Member (2005 - 2006)
  • Structural Equation Modeling special interest group of the American Educational Research Association, Vice-chair (2005 - 2006)
  • Educational Psychology Scholarship Committee, Member (2002 - 2005)
  • Trained Affirmative Action Representative (2000 - 2004)
  • Ad Hoc Committee to Plan an Undergraduate Degree in Educational Psychology, Member (2002 - 2003)
  • Arizona Educator Assessment Advisory Committee, Member (2002 - 2003)
  • Search Committee for Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction, Member and Affirmative Action Representative (2002 - 2002)
  • College of Education's Saturday Seminar Series, Coordinator (2001 - 2002)
  • Planning Committee, College of Education's Saturday Seminar Series, Chair (2001 - 2002)
  • Search Committee for Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies, Member and Affirmative Action Representative (2001 - 2002)
  • Administrative Board for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), Member (2000 - 2002)
  • Educational Psychology Curriculum Committee, Member (2000 - 2002)
  • Planning Committee for the College of Education's Saturday Seminar Series, Member (2000 - 2001)
  • Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor of Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies, Member (2000 - 2001)
  • College of Education Technology Committee, Member (1999 - 2000)
  • Measurement, Statistics, and Methodological Studies, Program Coordinator (1999 - 2000)
  • AERA National Convention - Division D, Structural Equation Modeling SIG, and Educational Statisticians SIG, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Multivariate Behavioral Research, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Psychological Methods, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • The American Journal of Mental Retardation, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
  • The Journal of General Education, Adhoc reviewer (Present)
Expertise Areas: 
Bilingual and English Language Learners
Child and Adolescent Development
Data Analysis
Human Development
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Modeling