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Shenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\n

Associate Professor
\nDepartment of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
\ns.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
\nCV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychometrics and quantitative methodology, item response theory, cognitive diagnostic models, large-scale assessments and surveys, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, machine learning, and missing data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Current Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Evan French
\n(Summer-Fall 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\n

Program: <\/strong>Gerontechnology-Focused Student Undergraduate Research Experience (GSUR) Summer Internship
\nProject: <\/strong>Mental Alertness and Heart Rate via Smartwatch Predict Everyday Cognition: Multilevel and Person-Specific Analyses\u00a0<\/em>(presented at the International Society for Gerontechnology 15th World Conference)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jaehong Lee
\n(Summer 2024)<\/span><\/h5>\n

Program: <\/strong>Gerontechnology-Focused Student Undergraduate Research Experience (GSUR) Summer Internship
\nProject<\/strong>: Examining Consistency and Accuracy of Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Cognition using N-back Measures<\/em> (presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting)*
\n<\/em>*WSU SURCA 2025 Crimson Award in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Information Sciences<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Graduated Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Antranik Kirakosian, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\n

Dissertation<\/strong>: Exploratory Investigation of Mathematics Engagement In Digitally Based Assessments: Evidence From NAEP Process Data<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Onur Ramazan, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\n

Dissertation<\/strong>: Examining Measurement Invariance and Differential Item Functioning in Reading Self-Concept<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Olasunkanmi Kehinde, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2024)<\/span><\/h5>\n

Dissertation: <\/strong>Unveiling Learning Pathways: Exploring Q-Matrix Designs with Hierarchical Cognitive Attributes in Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Models
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Shenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\n

Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
s.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
CV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychometrics and quantitative methodology, item response theory, cognitive diagnostic models, large-scale assessments and surveys, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, machine learning, and missing data.<\/p>\n

Current Students<\/h5>\n
Undergraduate Students<\/h5>\n

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Evan French
(Summer-Fall 2025)<\/h5>\n

Program: <\/strong>Gerontechnology-Focused Student Undergraduate Research Experience … » More …<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4782,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4782"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/lsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}