Students

Merve Akin Tas

After receiving my BA in Mathematics Education in Eskisehir, Turkey, I started my career as a math teacher in 2011. I received my master’s degree in Educational Psychology at Texas Tech University in 2017, where I also had more than 2 years of work experience in federally supported projects.

Haoyang Yu

Fascinated by liberal arts curriculum in the United States, I first came to Pittsburgh from China for undergraduate studies in 2011. Also a believer in the power of education, I received a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Taylor Wilson

I’m a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology department (REMS track). My academic journey has been relatively unconventional; I hopped around several schools before finally settling in Lawrence, where I received a BS in Marketing and an MS in Journalism from KU. 

Derick Reid

Derick Reid, Ed.S., NCSP, is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology, REMS concentration, focusing on educational measurement, statistics, and policy studies. He obtained B.S., M.S., and Ed.S. degrees from Mississippi State University.

Jessica Hess

I am a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology and Research program with an emphasis on Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics. Prior to coming to KU, I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Bethel University in Arden Hills, MN.

Erkan Hasan ATALMIS

I am associate professor in the Measurement and Evaluation in Education program at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University (KSU) in Turkey. Prior to coming to KSU, I earned PhD degree in Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics Program from University of Kansas, USA.

Jie Chen

I am a psychometrician with Center for Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems at the University of Kansas. Prior to this current position, I was a program development associate at ACT, Inc., supporting content teams in item development.

Amy Clark

I started my career as a classroom teacher and became interested in the use of assessment data to inform instruction, which led me to KU. I completed my MS and PhD in the Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (REMS) track while working as a GRA on the Kansas Assessment Program and Dynamic Learning Maps projects.

Fei Gu

After graduating from KU in 2013, and my first position was an assistant professor in quantitative psychology at McGill University. Currently, I am an assistant professor in the Educational Research and Evaluation (EDRE) program in the School of Education at Virginia Tech.

Hongling Lao

After getting a bachelor’s degree in psychology, I continued my MS and PhD study in the field of Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (REMS) at the University of Kansas.

Qianqian Pan

I am currently a Post-doc research fellow at the University of Hong Kong. I received training in Research, Evaluation, Measurement, Statistics under the direction of Dr. Neal Kingston at the University of Kansas and received my Ph.D. in 2018.

Jake Thompson

I completed my PhD in the Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics (REMS) program at KU in 2018. During my time in the program, I worked as a graduate research assistant on the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment.

Gail Tiemann

Currently, I am a research project manager at Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS) at KU. I primarily work with research and development projects in computer-based testing, including serving as co-principal investigator of our Innovations in Science Map, Assessment, and Report Technologies (I-SMART) project.

Wenhao Wang

I am currently a senior psychometrician with Center for Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS) at the University of Kansas. After graduating in 2012, I remained at KU and worked as an operational psychometrician.

Chunmei (Rose) Zheng

I was a graduate student in the Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (REMS) program at KU between 2008 and 2013. After graduation, I worked at Pearson-Always Learning for 6 years and I am currently a state psychometrician at New York State Department of Education.

Jessica Loughran

Fei Zhao