Dr. Dandan Liao Receives 2021 NCME Brenda Loyd Dissertation Award

Dr. Dandan Liao, alumna of the Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation program, has received the 2021 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Brenda Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation, “Modeling the Speed-Accuracy-Difficulty Interaction in Joint Modeling of Responses and Response Time.”

This award is presented to an NCME member who presents outstanding dissertation in the field of educational measurement and the winner receives $1,000 and a commemorative plaque!

Congratulations to Dandan and to her advisor, Dr. Hong Jiao!