Lijin Zhang's Website

Welcome to my website! I am an incoming Assistant Professor in Psychology at UIUC, starting in Jan 2027. I will receive my Ph.D. in Developmental and Psychological Science at Stanford University this December, where I am also a Ph.D. Scholar in Data Science, advised by Professors Ben Domingue and Jason Yeatman. My research has been generously supported by the Stanford Data Science Fellowship.

I have also been fortunate to work with Professors Johnny Zhang, Esther Ulitzsch, Junhao Pan, Xinya Liang, and Edward Ip on particular projects. My academic training spans psychology and statistics. I hold M.S. and B.S. degrees in Psychology from Sun Yat-sen University and an M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University.

📊 Research Interests

Leveraging diverse data sources such as survey responses, text, and response time to improve psychological measurement.
Using machine learning approaches to model and predict developmental change and dynamic processes in longitudinal and intensive longitudinal settings.
Applying these tools across psychology, education, and medicine to address substantive problems.

📧 Contact

lijinzhang [at] stanford [dot] edu

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📢 News

[08/2026] I successfully defended my PhD dissertation and will join the UIUC Department of Psychology as a TTAP in Jan 2027.
[03/2026] Invited talk at the University of Oxford on careless respondent detection in survey research.
[02/2026] Our paper on InterModel Vigorish in CFA is accepted by Multivariate Behavioral Research [IF: 5.3, Q1].
[01/2026] Invited talk at the Harvard Measurement Lab on out-of-sample prediction in confirmatory factor analysis.
[08/2025] Our paper on Beta Mixture Model for VAS Data is accepted by Psychometrika, the Flagship Journal of the Psychometric Society.
[07/2025] Our paper on Factor Mixture Model with Response Time is accepted by Behavior Research Methods [IF: 7.2, Q1].
[06/2025] I obtained a M.S. in Statistics from Stanford.
[02/2025] Our paper on Bayesian Growth Curve Modeling is accepted by Multivariate Behavioral Research [IF: 5.3, Q1].
[02/2025] Our paper on Polytomous Explanatory Item Response Models is accepted by Behavior Research Methods [IF: 7.2, Q1].
[08/2024] I received the Stanford Data Science Fellowship, an honor given to ~15 recipients annually across the campus, which will support my stipend and research (~$100,000) for the next two years.
[08/2024] Our paper on Anesthesiologists' Adoption of Virtual Reality is accepted by Journal of Clinical Anesthesia [IF: 5.0, Q1].
[11/2023] Our paper on Bayes Factors in Factor Analysis Models is accepted by Psychological Methods [IF: 11.5, Q1].
[07/2023] Our paper on CRAN R Repository is accepted by R Journal [IF: 5.2, Q1].
[04/2023] Our paper on Bayesian Regularized Structural Equation Modeling is accepted by Psychological Methods [IF: 11.5, Q1].

Lijin Zhang ｜ 张沥今

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Lijin Zhang ｜张沥今