Yunxiao Chen

Dr Yunxiao Chen's research focuses on the development of statistical and computational methods for solving problems in social and behavioral sciences, under three interrelated topics including (1) large-scale item response data analysis, (2) measurement and predictive modeling based on dynamic behavioral data and (3) sequential design of dynamic systems, with applications to educational assessment and learning.

Before joining LSE, Dr. Chen was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University. He completed his Ph.D. in Statistics at Columbia University in 2016.

Honors

• 2018 NCME Brenda H. Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award (Photo)
• 2018 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow (link)

Experience

• Intern at Educational Testing Service, supervised by Dr. Matthias von Davier, June to July 2014
• Visiting Scholar at Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, May to July 2016
• Assistant Professor in Department of Psychology and Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory University, August 2016 - August 2018