JAMES A. (JIM) BOVAIRD, PhD
Assistant Professor - Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods Program
Department of Educational Psychology
36 Teachers College Hall
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345
(402) 472-6945
Biography
Dr. Bovaird is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometric Methods in Education program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has significant statistical consulting experience, especially with designs requiring hierarchical, multilevel, and structural equation modeling. He recently completed a major analysis project for the Kansas State Department of Education involving a multilevel structural model of statewide kindergarten readiness. Prior to his current appointment at UNL, Dr. Bovaird spent three years as a research associate with the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas providing extensive statistical planning and analysis services for affiliated researcher, and he taught numerous graduate-level statistics courses in the quantitative psychology program.
Dr. Bovaird's research interests focus on methodological applications and innovations in the use of advanced multivariate techniques in the social sciences, especially in education and psychology. He has authored several methodological applications and innovations in the use of advanced multivariate techniques in the social sciences, especially in education and psychology. He has authored several methodological book chapters, edited a compilation on longitudinal methods in the presence of contextual effects, and has authored several methodological articles currently under review in major quantitative and substantive journals, including an article on the proper specification of the mixed model in randomized clinical trials research.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Liu, C. J., Kemper, S., & Bovaird, J. A. (in press). Comprehension of health-related written materials by older adults. Educational Gerontology.
Locker, L., Hoffman, L., & Bovaird, J. A. (in press). On the use of multilevel modeling as an alternative to items analysis in psycholinguistic research. Behavioral Research Methods.
Marsh, H. W., Wen, Z., Hau, K., Little, T. D., Bovaird, J. A., & Widaman, K. F. (in press). Unconstrained structural equation models of latent interactions: Contrasting residual- and mean-centered approaches. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal.
Maikranz, J. M., Steele, R. G., Dreyer, M., Stratman, A., & Bovaird, J. A. (2007). The relationship of hope and illness-related uncertainty to emotional adjustment and adherence among pediatric renal and liver transplant recipients. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 571-581.
Soukup, J. H., Wehmeyer, M. L., Bashinski, S., & Bovaird, J. A. (2007). Impact of classroom ecological and setting variables on access to the general curriculum of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Exceptional Children, 74, 101-120.
Little, T. D., Bovaird, J. A., & Widaman, K. F. (2006). On the merits of orthogonalizing powered and interaction terms: Implications for modeling interactions among latent variables. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal.
Hoffman, L., Yang, X., Bovaird, J. A., & Embretson, S. E. (2006). Measuring attention in older adults: Development and psychometric evaluation of DriverScan. Educational and Psychological Measurement.
Fleming, K., Bovaird, J. A., Mosier, M. C., Emerson, M. R., LeVine, S. M., & Marquis, J. G. (2005). Statistical analysis of data from studies on Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Journal of Neuroimmunology.
Book Chapters
Bovaird, J. A. (in press). Achievement tests. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A. (in press). Computer based testing. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A. (in press). Gf Gc model of intelligence. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A., & Römhild, A. (in press). High-stakes testing. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A. (in press). Testing and measurement. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A., & Embretson, S. E. (in press). Modern measurement in the social sciences. To appear in P. Alasuuta, J. Brannen, & L. Bickman (Eds.), Handbook of social research methods. London: Sage.
Bovaird, J. A., & Ivie, J. L. (in press). Intelligence/IQ. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Bovaird, J. A., & Schenk, D. (in press). SAT. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Kupzyk, K. A., & Bovaird, J. A. (in press). College Board. To appear in C. S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. New York: Springer.
Little, T. D., Card, N. A., Bovaird, J. A., Preacher, K., & Crandall, C. S. (2007) Structural equation modeling of mediation and moderation with contextual factors. In T. D. Little, J. A. Bovaird, & N. A. Card (Eds.), Modeling contextual effects in longitudinal studies. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Books
*Little, T. D., *Bovaird, J. A. & *Card, N. A. (Eds.). (2007) Modeling contextual effects in longitudinal studies. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (*shared senior editorial responsibilities)
