item response theory, psychometrics, test theory, statistical inference, Latent variable modeling

Yang Liu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation program of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on the development of statistical methods for analyzing item response data, as well as the adaptation of measurement modeling to psychological, educational, and health-related research. Personal website: http://www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~yliu87/