Each semester, we offer a series of virtual talks on quant topics of interest to substantive researchers. Talks are recorded and are available to QFC members to view on YouTube.
An Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
Nilam Ram, Ph.D.
November 4, 2025 from 12:30 to 1:30 EST
2025
New Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) platform in JMP Pro (Dr. Laura Castro-Schilo, Stat Developer at JMP)
Merging experimental and quantitative approaches in psychological science (Dr. Sam Cooper, UT Austin )
Formalizing Psychological Processes Using Differential Equations (Rohit Bahtra, Ph.D. Candidate, U.C. Davis)
2024
Registered Reports (Dr. Amanda Montoya, Associate Professor, UCLA)
Latent class/profile analysis (Dr. Nathan Jorgensen, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute)
Introduction to Network Psychometric Analysis (Anastasia Galkina, PhD Student, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca & Dr. Michela Zambelli, Assistant Professor, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Getting more information about item information: IRT approaches to measurement diagnostics (Dr. Sam Cacace, Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte)
Multiple Imputation using MICE in R (Katherine Venturo-Conerly, Ph.D. Student, Harvard University)
Introduction to Factor Models for Multilevel Data (Dr. Chris Strauss, Senior Lecturer, Vanderbilt University)
Why Not Both? Developing Diverse and Transferable Data Skills in Graduate School (Dr. Shirley Duong and Dr. Ketura Elie, Ph.D. Students, University of Pittsburgh)
2023
Operationalizing research questions (Dr. Ash Rajesh, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine)
Mixed Effect and Structural Equation Modeling for Longitudinal Analysis (Dr. Ethan McCormick, University of Delaware)
Power analysis and simulation (Dr. Thomas Olino, Associate Professor, Temple University)
Introduction to data visualization in R (Dr. Ketura Elie, Ph.D. Student, University of Pittsburgh)
Introduction to Moderation (Dr. Jacob Coutts, Lecturer, University of Maryland)
Approaches to analyzing fMRI data (Dr. Drew Winters, Research Faculty, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)