Jian Li
Biography
Jian received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement from The Ohio State University in 2010. Before her appointment to the Research, Measurement and Statistics program at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, she worked as a research associate in the Evaluation Research Program at WestEd, a research organization stationed in California, where her responsibilities included developing and implementing research design, assessing instruments’ psychometric properties, and conducting first-hand and secondary analysis of large-scale databases. Her general research interests focus on methodological issues when quantitative statistical methods are applied to data that either have complex structures or are not perfect. She frequently uses hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, and advanced experimental and quasi-experimental designs such as randomized controlled trials, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity design, and interrupted time series. The second focus of her research is the application of statistical techniques in answering substantive research questions. She is interested in assessing how physical and psychological health can affect human behavior, particularly in the populations with disabilities or vulnerabilities.
Jian has served as an editorial board member for the Journals of Experimental Education and Personality Assessment and guest co-edited one special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation in the field of education and rehabilitation. She has been invited to serve on the Advisory Board for one international research project and one domestic research project funded by the National Science Foundation. In addition, she has been elected Program Chair and Chair of the Advanced Studies of National Databases Special Interest Group in the American Educational Research Association, the most prestigious association in education, for the 2019-2023 serving term. In addition, she has served as a Co-PI or a statistician on projects funded by National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and State agencies.
In her role as a faculty member at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Jian teaches courses such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Structural Equation Modeling, Factor Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Multiple Regression, Introduction to Statistics, and Program Evaluation. The focus of her teaching, curricular development, and advising is doctoral education in quantitative research methods, measurement and statistics. Among her doctoral advisees who have graduated, three have received national recognition for their dissertation study.
Education
M.A. Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement, The Ohio State University
M.A. English, Bowling Green State University
B.A. English Language and Literature, Wuhan University
Research Methods
Publications
- Li, J., Rumrill, P.D., Iwanaga, K., et al. (2023). Effects of postsecondary education on employment outcomes of youth with specific learning disabilities: A propensity score matching approach. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58(2), 165-174.
- Li. J., Alghamdi, A., Li, H., Lepp, A., Barkley, J., Zhang, H., & Soyturk, I. (2023). Reassessing the Smartphone Addiction Scale: Support for uni-dimensionality and a shortened scale from an American sample. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 1-19.
- Li, J., Bishop, M., Fraser, R., et al. (2022). Quality of life and experience with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society strategic plan priorities for people with multiple sclerosis: Findings from a path analysis. Work, 71(4), 987-1005.
- Li, J., Roessler, R. T., Rumrill, P. D., & Li, H. (2018). Employment retention expectations of working adults with multiple sclerosis: A multinomial logistic regression analysis. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 48(3), 305-319.
- Li, J., Roessler, R., Rumrill, P. D., & Ahmed, E. R. (2017). Factors influencing job satisfaction for employed adults with multiple sclerosis. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 61(1), 28-40.
- Li, J., & Lomax, R. G. (2017). Effects of missing data methods in SEM under conditions of incomplete and nonnormal data. Journal of Experimental Education, 85(2), 231-258.
- Li, J., Lepp, A., & Barkley, J. E. (2015). Locus of control and cell phone use: Implications for sleep quality, academic performance, and subjective well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 450-457.
- Li, J., & O’Connell, A. A. (2012). Obesity, high-calorie-food intake, and academic achievement trends among U.S. school children. Journal of Educational Research, 105(6), 391-403.
- Li, J., & Lomax, R. G. (2011). Analysis of variance: What is your statistical software actually doing? Journal of Experimental Education, 79(3), 279-294.
Awards/Achievements
- Outstanding Research and Creativity Award – Early Career, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, KSU, 2021
- Mothers, Mentors, and Muses Honoree, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Women’s Center, 2020
- President’s Faculty Excellence Award, KSU, 2018
- Best Paper Award, Priority Employment Concerns Identified by Americans with Multiple Sclerosis Living in Rural Areas, paper presented at the annual meeting of International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, Boca Raton, FL, 2018
- American Rehabilitation Counseling Association National Best Paper Award, Second Place, Determinants of independent living optimism among adults with multiple sclerosis. 2016
- Best Paper Award, High-Priority Employment Concerns of Hispanics/Latinos with Multiple Sclerosis in the United States, paper presented at the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research Conference, Boca Raton, FL, 2015
- Faculty Recognition Award, University Teaching Council, KSU, 2015
- Honorable Mention for Best Paper, Getting the Point Across: Exploring the Effects of Dynamic Virtual Humans in an Interactive Museum Exhibit on User Perceptions, paper presented at the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2014