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MYEONGSUN YOON
Associate Professor
Curriculum Vitae

Education
Ph.D., Quantitative Psychology, Arizona State University (2007)
M.A., Quantitative Psychology, Arizona State University (2004)
B.A., Psychology, Seoul National University (2000)
COURSES TAUGHT
EPSY625. Advanced Behaviors Meas
2009A,2008A
EPSY625. ADV PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY
2020C,2020B,2020A,2019C,2019A
EPSY625. ADV BEHAV MEAS
2019B
EPSY651. THEORY OF STRUCT EQ MOD
2020C,2020A,2019C,2017C,2016C
EPSY655. ITEM RESPONSE THEORY
2019A,2017A,2015C,2014C,2013C
EPSY685. DIRECTED STUDIES
2014B,2013A,2012A
FORMER DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Mirim Kim, Ph.D. (Summer 2021)
Huan Wang (Fall 2017)
Qian Cao (Fall 2016)
Leina Zhu (Fall 2015)
Hok Lai (Summer 2015)
Myung Hee Im (Summer 2014)
Eunju Jung (Summer 2014)
Qiong Zhou (Summer 2013)
Eun Sook Kim (Summer 2011)
Russell Warne (Spring 2011)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Clemens, N.H., Keller-Margulis, M.A., Scholten, T., & Yoon, M. (in press). Models for implementing response to intervention: Tools, outcomes, and implications. In S. R. Jimerson, M. K. Burns, & A. M. VanDerHeyden (Eds.), Handbook of Response to Intervention: The Science and Practice of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Science.
Journal Articles
Tong, F., Guo, H., Wang, Z., Min, Y, Guo, W., & Yoon, M. (In press). Examining cross-cultural transferability of self-regulated learning model: an adaptation of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire for Chinese adult learners. Educational Studies.
Clemens, N., Soohoo, M., Wiley, C., Hsiao, Y., Estrella, I., Allee-Smith, P., Yoon, M. (2018). Advancing Stage 2 Research on Measures for Monitoring Kindergarten Reading Progress. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(1), 85-104.
Kwok, O., Lai, M., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Yoon, M., & Yeh, Y. (2018). Analyzing complex longitudinal data in educational research: A demonstration with Project English Language and Literacy Acquisition (ELLA) using xxM. Frontiers in Psychology (Quantitative Psychology and Measurement), 9:790.
Yoon, M., & Lai, M. H. C.* (2018). Testing Factorial Invariance with Unbalanced Samples. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 25(2), 201-213.
Jung, E., & Yoon, M. (2017). Two-step Approach to Partial Factorial Invariance: Selecting a Reference Variable and Identifying the Source of Non-invariance. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 24:1, 65-79.
*Lai, M. H. C., Kwok, O., Yoon, M., & *Hsiao, Y. (2017). Understanding the impact of partial factorial invariance on selection accuracy: An R script. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 24, 783[48]13799. [ISI 2016 impact factor: 3.097]
*Im, M., Kim, E. S., Kwok, O., Yoon, M., & Willson, V. L. (2016). Impact of not addressing partially cross-classified multilevel structure in testing measurement invariance: A Monte Carlo study. Frontiers in Psychology, 7:328. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00328
Jung, E.*& Yoon, M. (2016). Comparisons of Three Empirical Methods for Partial Factorial Invariance: Forward, Backward, and Factor-ratio Tests. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 23:4, 567-584
*Kim, M., Kwok, O., Yoon, M., Willson, V. L., & *Lai, M. H. C. (2016). Specification search for identifying the correct mean trajectory in latent growth models: A Monte Carlo study. The Journal of Experimental Education, 84, 307-329. [ISI 2015 impact factor: 1.638]
Castillo, L. G., Cano, M. G., Yoon, M., Jung, E., Brown, E. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Kim, S. Y., Schwartz, S. J., Huynh, Q., Weisskirch, R. S., & Whitbourne, S. K. (2015). Factor structure and factorial invariance of the multidimensional acculturative stress inventory. Psychological Assessment, 27, 915-924
Kim, E., Yoon, M., *Luo, W., Yao, W., & Kwok, O. (2015). Within-level group factorial invariance in multilevel data: Multilevel factor mixture and multilevel MIMIC models. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 22, 603-616. [ISI 2014 impact factor: 4.176]
Lai, M.* & Yoon, M. (2015). A Modified Comparative Fit Index (CFI) for Factorial Invariance Studies. Structural Equation Modeling, 22, 236[8211]248.
Warne, R. T.*, Yoon, M., & Price, C. J. (2014). Exploring the Various Interpretations of "Test Bias". Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(4), 570-582
Yoon, M. & Kim, E.* (2014). A Comparison of Sequential and Non-sequential Specification Searches in Testing Factorial Invariance. Behavior Research Methods, 46 (4), 1199-1206
Riccio, C. A., Blakely, A., Yoon, M., & Reynolds, C. R. (2013). Two-factor structure of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test in adults. Applied Neuropsychology-Adult, 20, 155-158
Clemens, N.H., Hilt-Panahon, A., Shapiro, E.S., & Yoon, M. (2012). Tracing student responsiveness to intervention with early literacy skills indicators: Do they reflect growth toward text reading outcomes? Reading Psychology, 33, 47-77
Kim, E., [020]Kwok, O., & Yoon, M. (2012). Testing factorial invariance in multilevel data: A Monte Carlo study. Structural Equation Modeling, 19, 250-267
Kim, E. S.*, & Yoon, M. (2011). Testing Measurement Invariance: A Comparison of Multiple-group Categorical CFA and IRT. Structural Equation Modeling, 18, 212-228
Riccio, C. A., Kahn, D., Yoon, M., Perez, E., & Reynolds, C. R. (2011). Confirmation of a two-factor model for interpretation of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT) with children. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 26, 235-239
Zhang, D., Barrett, D. E., Katsiyannis, A., & Yoon, M. (2011). Juvenile Offenders with and without Disabilities: Risks and Patterns of Recidivism. Learning and Individual Differences, 21, 12-18
Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., Yoon, M., & Mathes, G. P. (2010). Hispanic English learners' response to a longitudinal English instructional intervention and the effect of gender: A multilevel analysis. The Elementary School Journal, 110(4), 542-566
Tofighi, D., MacKinnon, D. P., & Yoon, M. (2009). Covariance between regression coefficients estimates in a single mediator model. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 62, 457-484
Kwok, 0., Underhill, A,, Berry, J. W., Luo, W., Elliott, T., & Yoon, M. (2008). Analyzing longitudinal data with multilevel models: An example with individuals living with lower extremity intra-articular fractures. Rehabilitation Psychology, 53, 370-386.
Yoon, M., & Millsap, R.E. (2007). Detecting Violoations of Factorial Invariance Using Data-Based Specification Searches: A Monte Carlo Study. Structural Equation Modeling, 143, 435-463.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Validity Study of the Workplace Health Achievement Index
Co-PI (). American Heart Association (Private)
2018-04-01 — 2018-09-30
Improving the Impact of Experiential Learning Activities through Alignment with Student Learning Styles
Co-PI. National Science Foundation (Federal)
2016-10-01 — 2019-09-30
Adolescent School Victimization Screener
Co-I (). US Department of Education (Federal)
2015-07-01 — 2019-06-30
Improving the Impact of Experiential Learning Activities through the Assessment of Student Learning Styles
PI. TEES Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (State)
2014-09-01 — 2016-08-30
ELLA Coaching Solution Scale-Up (ECS)
Other. US Department of Education (Federal)
2011-01-01 — 2015-12-31
Parental and Child Risk/Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity
Co-PI (). DHHS-PHS-NIH (Federal)
2008-08-01 — 2010-07-31
EDITORSHIPS
Editorial Board Member. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment (2012)
Editorial Board Member. Journal of School Psychology (2011 - 2014)
Editorial Board Member. Psychological Assessment (2013 - 2015)