Experiences

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University

• Support EDPS 32700 (Classroom Assessment), assisting with instruction and course activities under Dr. Anne Traynor.

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Engineering Education, Purdue University

• Developed and refined CD-CAT algorithms and conducted simulation studies.
• Performed psychometric analyses on operational datasets to support ongoing research.

Research Assistant

Purdue University (NSF Grant No. 2141847)

• Lead CD-CAT parameter estimation and item-selection optimization.
• Lead online calibration and CAT tuning procedures, and support LASSO-platform data analysis and mathematics cognitive-diagnosis development.

Volunteer Statistical Consultant

Psychometric Investigation Laboratory, Purdue University

• Advise researchers on statistical methods, research design, and data management.
• Deliver workshops on applying machine learning to educational data.

Research Assistant, Classroom Interaction Analysis

East China Normal University

• Analyzed classroom interaction patterns from video data (Suzhou micro-monitoring project).

Research Assistant, Clinical Pharmacist Training Evaluation

Chinese Hospital Association (partnership project)

• Evaluated trainee satisfaction using ordinal logistic regression.

Research Assistant, Student Creativity Study

East China Normal University

• Modeled creativity data from 4,833 students across 48 schools using Rasch analysis.

Research Assistant, Conceptual Understanding Project

East China Normal University

• Conducted systematic literature reviews on conceptual understanding in education.

Research Assistant, Quality-of-Life Survey Studies

East China Normal University

• Conducted data analysis for quality-of-life surveys and program-evaluation reports.

Research Assistant, International-Student Perception Study

East China Normal University

• Interviewed 17 international students on their perceptions of Shanghai.