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Current Students

	Ying-Fang Chen Ph.D. pie0316@gmail.com	In 2005, I got my Master's degree in educational psychology from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. In my two-year graduate school period, my research interest was focused on individual cognitive processes when assessing i Internet information. After graduation, I worked for three years in a national research institute, which aims to create multi-purpose databases for universities in Taiwan by collecting data from different institutions, students, and faculty through web-based surveys. Now, I am so happy to be here pursuing my Ph.D. in the EDMS family here at UMCP. I totally love it here!

	Youngmi Cho Ph.D. ymcho@umd.edu

	Younyoung Choi Ph.D. totov@umd.edu

	Bradley Coverdale Ph.D. bcoverda@umd.edu	B.A. (Computer Science, Messiah College, 2005) M.A. (Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement in Education, The Ohio State University, 2009) Originally from Orrville, OH, I am excited to begin my Ph.D. working with Dr. Lissitiz as a graduate assistant in the Maryland Assessment Center for Education Research. Prior to obtaining my MA, I was an Academic Advisor for the Upward Bound Program at Ohio State University-ATI. As a first-generation college graduate, I am very interested in the evaluation programs like Upward Bound that help prepare students for post-secondary education, as well as value-added modeling, and the implications of statistical measurement in effecting educational policy. I look forward to many great research experiences in several areas that will provide me the tools to help make a difference in education.

	Austin Fossey M.A. afossey@umd.edu

	Matthew Gushta Ph.D. matthew@allinonemove.com	B.A. (Psych; UAlberta, 2001); M.Ed. (UAlberta, 2003) Since 2004, I have worked as a Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (www.air.org) where I perform psychometric duties for statewide educational achievement assessment programs, specializing in alternate assessments. My current research interests include application of cognitive psychology to assessment design and analysis, multidimensional modeling, simulation- & games-based assessment design, and computer-based testing.

	Sarah Hensler M.A. sarah.m.hensler@gmail.com

	Xiaodong Hou Ph.D. xd.turtle@gmail.com

	Ari Houser M.A. ahouser@umd.edu

	Jui-Chen Hsu Ph.D. jchsu@umd.edu

	Xiaomin Huang Ph.D. xhuang1@umd.edu

	Yoonjeong Kang M.A. yjkang@umd.edu	Interests: Assessments and associated statistics, Computer-based/Online teaching & learning Nationality: South Korea

	Nidhi Kohli Ph.D. nidhik@umd.edu

	Feifei Li Ph.D. feifeili@umd.edu

	Ming Li Ph.D. americaneagle@yahoo.cn

	Ying Li Ph.D. yingli@umd.edu	I joined EDMS doctoral program in fall 2006 and originally came from Beijing, China. My research interests are measurement models such as MIRT and CFA in terms of model fit, item and person parameter estimations, and examinee classifications.

	Fu Liu Ph.D. floraliu@umd.edu

	Junhui Liu Ph.D. jhliouw@umd.edu

	Min Liu Ph.D. mliu@umd.edu	Homehown: Hubei I completed an EDMS Master's degree in 2007 and am still pursuing Ph.D. My areas of interest and active research include growth mixture modeling and evidence-centered design. I have presented papers at a variety of applied and methodological conferences, including the American Educational Research Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education.

	Yong Luo Ph.D. jackyluoyong@gmail.com	I got my bachelor's degree in English back in 2002 and worked for five years as an English teacher. Then in 2007 I went to University of Tulsa, Oklahoma for my master's degree in education and graduated in May 2009. Now I am a Ph.D. student in EDMS and my main research interest is measurement and language testing.

	Harlan Luxenberg M.A. hlux@umd.edu

	Xiulin Mao Ph.D. maoxiulin@gmail.com	I'm from Beijing, China. I'm a first-year EDMS Ph.D. student, and am still trying to determine my research interest. I like playing badminton and table tennis. New experiences are always fascinating to me.

	Eunjou Oh M.A. eoh1@umd.edu

	Olivia Padilla M.A. olivia.padilla @gmail.com	I'm from Carlisle, PA. I completed my undergraduate studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. I have lived in DC since January 2003. I have worked at the American Institutes for Research since June 2005. I work in the International Development Division and primarily work on cross-national evaluations of education programs and assessments of student achievement in developing countries. I am interested in instrument development, program evaluation and reporting.

	Min Pan Ph.D. mpan@umd.edu	I originally majored in Business and Management both for undergraduate and Master's study and now I am a first year Ph.D. student in EDMS. I am always interested in the application of measurement models and statistical models to analyze the underlying behavior modes in the social science realm in order to help enhance performance.

	Daisy Wise Rutstein Ph.D. dawise@umd.edu	I am in the dissertation stage of the EDMS Ph.D. program. Before joining EDMS I obtained a M.A. of mathematics at U.C. Santa Cruz and then worked for several years as a Developer Support Engineer. I have been working with the Cisco project for Dr. Mislevy throughout my time in this department. My current research interests revolve around Bayesian Networks.

	Mary Carolyn Thies Ph.D. umdteacher@aol.com

	Hsiu-Fei Wang (Joyce) Ph.D. hfwang@umd.edu

	Brandi A. Weiss Ph.D. weissba @umd.edu

	Chin Fang Weng Ph.D. cfweng@umd.edu	I was born and grew up in Taiwan. In 1998 I came to the United States to study in EDMS and received my M.A. degree in 2000. In 2001 I returned to Taiwan for two years to complete my teaching obligation. In 2003 I came back to the U.S. and started my Ph.D. program in EDMS and became a Ph.D. candidate in 2007. Meanwhile, I joined the Math Department Statistics program and received my M.A. in Mathematical Statistics at the end of 2008. Currently, I work at the Census Bureau.

	Yuan Zhang Ph.D. jessicaz@umd.edu

	Xiaoshu Zhu Ph.D. xzhu6@umd.edu	Country: China Birth place: Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Master's Degree Graduate School: Beijing Normal University (Beijing, China) Master's Degree Major: Psychological Assessment and Evaluation

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