R.J. De Ayala

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R.J. De Ayala

Professor, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods, Program Director, Institutional Research

Department of Educational Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
TEAC 219
Lincoln NE 68588-0345
Phone
402-472-2223 On-campus 2-2223
Email
rdeayala2@unl.edu
Website

Education

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., University of Connecticut

Courses Taught

  • EDPS 942 – Intermediate Statistics: Correlational Methods
  • EDPS 970 – Theory and Methods of Educational Measurement
  • EDPS 980 – Item Response Theory
  • EDPS 995 – Doctoral Seminar
     

Areas of Expertise

  • Item response theory
  • Computerized adaptive testing
  • Psychometrics
  • Latent class analysis
  • Hierarchical linear modeling
     

Honors and Recognition

  • American Educational Research Association Fellow, Division 5
  • American Psychological Association Fellow, Division 5
  • Big 12 FellowshipGallup Research Professorship
     

Experience

  • Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Adjunct Professor, Survey Research and Methodology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Associate Professor, Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation, University of Maryland, College Park
     

Memberships

  • American Educational Research Association
  • The Psychometric Society
  • National Council of Measurement and Education