Alumni

2024 Graduate

Christopher M. Amissah, Ph.D.
Dissertation Advisor:  R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Advancing scientific measurement of latent constructs: Comparitive evaluation of the stability and precision of exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and Rasch models

2023 Graduates

Janine A. Jackson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Advisor:  Duvon Winborne, Ph.D.
Measurement and modeling:  A multidimensional examination of sociocultural factors as determinants for perceptions of risk and victimization in metropolitan settings

Yvette Jackson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Advisor:  Damon Bryant, Ph.D.
Examining rating quality in rater-mediated activities for standard-item alignment research

2021 Graduates

Brittany Boyd, Ph.D.
Researcher - American Institutes for Research
Dissertation Advisor: Charlene Chester, Ph.D.
Examining the Bridge: Validating instruments used to study the impact of recent high-school graduate summer intervention programs

Mona Calhoun, Ph.D.
Chairperson/Associate Professor - Health Information Management Department, Coppin State University
Dissertation Advisor: Duvon Winborne, Ph.D.
Parental involvement as a moderator for students with learning disabilities aspiring to attend college

Zachary Stimely, M.S.
Thesis Advisor:  Carrol S. Perrino, Ph.D.
Identification of risk factors of Alzheimer's Disease in pursuit of timely diagnosis

2020 Graduate

Da'Vona K. Boyd, M.S.
Health Statistician - Department of Health & Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Thesis Advisor:  R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and the Potential Biases of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

2019 Graduates

Maisaa Alahmadi, Ph.D.
Researcher - The National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (Qiyas), Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
Dissertation Advisor: Carrol S. Perrino, Ph.D.
Evaluating Possible Bias in Giftedness Assessment: An Empirical Comparison of IRT and Non-IRT (Parametric and Non-Parametric) Techniques for Detecting Differential Item Functioning

Eric Boorman, Ph.D.
Biostatistician - Adherence Research Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dissertation Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Development of a Measure of Black Liberation Religiosity

2018 Graduates

Paris Adkins-Jackson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
Dissertation Advisor: Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa, Ph.D.
Examining the Validity of Self-Care for Black Women: A Mixed Method Analysis

Elana Levine, M.S.
Chief Marketing Officer - Greencurve Energy Solutions
Thesis Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Combining CTT and Rasch Analyses to Examine Cross-Cultural Validity

2016 Graduates

Yvette Beersingh, Ph.D.
Dissertation Advisor: Anita M. Wells, Ph.D.
Examining Item Functioning on the Jamaican Grade Four Literacy Test

Felicia Heru, Ph.D.
Research Analyst - Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness; Prince George's Community College
Dissertation Advisor: Carrol S. Perrino, Ph.D.
Identification of Differential Item Functioning of Self-Esteem in a Sample of High Achieving Minority Students

Subin Hona, Ph.D.
UX Quantitative Researcher - Meta (formerly Facebook)
Dissertation Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
The Development of a Semi-Automated Score Reporting Framework Using the Rasch Measurement Model

Tameka Payton, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer - Psychometrics Solutions
Dissertation Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
The Student Scale of Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Development and Validation Study Using the Rasch Rating Scale Model

Cheryl Rollins, Ph.D.
Director - Office of Institutional Research, Morgan State University
Dissertation Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Examining the Validity of a Developmental Mathematics Diagnostic Test Using the Rasch Model, Virtual Equating, and Ordinal Regression

2015 Graduates

Avis Jackson, Ph.D.
Project Manager - Center for Predictive Analytics, Morgan State University
Dissertation Advisor: Carrol S. Perrino
The Engagement and Satisfaction of Adult African Americans at Historically Black College and Universities and Adult Hispanic Americans at Hispanic Serving Institutions

Erika Thomas, M.S.
Institutional Research Analyst - Office of Institutional Research, Morgan State University
Thesis Advisor: R. Trent Haines, Ph.D.
Discovering the Psychometric Properties of a Delinquency and Criminality Scale: A Look at the Add Health Study

2013 Graduates

Lauder Francis, M.S.
Data Analyst - Early Childhood Education, District of Columbia Public Schools
Thesis Advisor: Pamela E. Scott-Johnson
Examining the Reliability and Validity of an Employment Barriers Survey for Moving from Welfare to Work

Mercy Mugo, Ph.D.
Senior Research Analyst and Grants Specialist - Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Dissertation Advisor: Pamela E. Scott-Johnson
Examination of Adherence to Holland's Vocational Interest Structure of Temporary Cash Assistance Recipients

2009 Graduate

Mercy Mugo, M.S.
Senior Research Analyst and Grants Specialist - Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Thesis Advisor: Pamela E. Scott-Johnson
How Engaged are Morgan State University Students? A Focus on Service Learning

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