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Shenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\nAssociate Professor
\nDepartment of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
\ns.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
\nCV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/a><\/p>\nPsychometrics 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\n\nCurrent Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2026\/09\/Mariam-Ola.43-396x528.jpg\")
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Mariam Ola
\n<\/span><\/h5>\nEducational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative methodology, and applied statistics
\nmariam.ola@wsu.edu<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\nUndergraduate Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/h6>\nGerontechnology-Focused Student Undergraduate Research Experience (GSUR) Summer Internship<\/h6>\n\n- Joshua Vinson<\/strong> (Cohort 2026)\n
\n- Project: <\/strong>Associations Between Gait and Cognitive and Mental Health Outcomes in Older Adults
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- Destinee Winston<\/strong> (Cohort 2026)\n
\n- Project: <\/strong>Associations Between GPS-Derived Location Mobility, Momentary Experiences, and Cognitive Functioning Among Older Adults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Evan French<\/strong> (Cohort 2025)\n
\n- Project: <\/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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Jaehong Lee<\/strong> (Cohort 2024)\n
\n- Project<\/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)<\/li>\n
- WSU SURCA 2025 Crimson Award in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and Information Sciences<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
\n\nGraduated Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2022\/10\/KirakosianAntranik.43-396x528.jpg\")
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Antranik Kirakosian, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\nDissertation<\/strong>: Exploratory Investigation of Mathematics Engagement In Digitally Based Assessments: Evidence From NAEP Process Data<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2023\/11\/Onur-Ramazan.2023.43-396x524.jpg\")
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Onur Ramazan, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\nDissertation<\/strong>: Examining Measurement Invariance and Differential Item Functioning in Reading Self-Concept<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2022\/10\/Kehinde-Ola.43-396x528.jpg\")
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Olasunkanmi Kehinde, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2024)<\/span><\/h5>\nDissertation: <\/strong>Unveiling Learning Pathways: Exploring Q-Matrix Designs with Hierarchical Cognitive Attributes in Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Models
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/2619\/2025\/03\/Slide8-396x169.jpg\")
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Shenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\nAssociate Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
s.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
CV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/a><\/p>\nPsychometrics 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
<\/p>\n
\nDepartment of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
\ns.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
\nCV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/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 Educational measurement, psychometrics, quantitative methodology, and applied statistics Dissertation<\/strong>: Exploratory Investigation of Mathematics Engagement In Digitally Based Assessments: Evidence From NAEP Process Data<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Dissertation<\/strong>: Examining Measurement Invariance and Differential Item Functioning in Reading Self-Concept<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Dissertation: <\/strong>Unveiling Learning Pathways: Exploring Q-Matrix Designs with Hierarchical Cognitive Attributes in Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Models <\/div>\n<\/section>\n Associate Professor 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>\nCurrent Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
<\/p>\nMariam Ola
\n<\/span><\/h5>\n
\nmariam.ola@wsu.edu<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nUndergraduate Students<\/span><\/h5>\n
<\/h6>\n
Gerontechnology-Focused Student Undergraduate Research Experience (GSUR) Summer Internship<\/h6>\n
\n
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\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n
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Graduated Students<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
<\/p>\nAntranik Kirakosian, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p>\nOnur Ramazan, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2025)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/p>\nOlasunkanmi Kehinde, Ph.D.
\n(Class of 2024)<\/span><\/h5>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\nShenghai Dai, PhD<\/a><\/h5>\n
Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology
s.dai@wsu.edu<\/a>
CV <\/a>| Google Scholar<\/a> | LinkedIn<\/a> | GitHub<\/a><\/p>\nCurrent Students<\/h5>\n
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