On this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Dr. Kathleen Preston, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Preston teaches several statistics courses including introductory, advanced, and multivariate statistics, as well as psychometrics, and structural equation modeling. She earned her Ph.D. in 2011 in quantitative psychology from UCLA. Her research interests are in using Item Response Theory, specifically the nominal response model, to develop and refine psychological measurement tools. Dr. Preston is co-director of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study where she applies advanced statistical techniques to long-term longitudinal data. Dr. Preston is considered an expert in statistical analysis using R programming and she has recently published a textbook on analyzing multivariate statistics using R. She has given numerous invited statistical presentations and workshops at national and regional conferences, universities, and federal government agencies.
Segment 1: Psychometrics and Item Response Theory [00:00-20:11]
In this first segment, Kathleen discusses psychometrics, and how she got interested in quantitative psychology; she explains item response theory and the nominal response model and their applications.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
Segment 2: Analysis of the Fullerton Longitudinal Study [20:12 -37:44]
In segment two, Kathleen discusses the Fullerton Longitudinal Study, the benefits and drawbacks of the study and the statistical methods she employs in her research.
In this segment the following resources are mentioned:
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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. David J. Connor, a Professor Emeritus of Hunter College (Learning Disabilities Program) and the Graduate Center (Urban Education Program) of the City University of New York. He has taught in New York City for over thirty years, from high schoolers to doctoral students. Throughout his career, David has always been interested in issues of equality, particularly dis/ability and race. He is the author or editor of over a hundred articles and book chapters and nine books, most recent among them being DisCrit: Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory (2016) co-edited with Subini Annamma and Beth Ferri, Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society: A Life in Education (2018) and the second edition of Rethinking Disability: A Disability Studies Approach to Inclusive Practices (2019) co-authored with Jan Valle. He is currently working on two co-edited books. The first, with Beth Ferri, How Teaching Shapes our Thinking About Dis/abilities: Stories from The Field, consists of autoethnographic accounts about how initial teaching experiences influenced the research agendas of career-long educators. The second, with Subini Annamma and Beth Ferri, DisCrit Expanded: Inquiries, Reverberations & Ruptures, looks at new and innovative ways the theoretical framework of Disability Critical Race Theory is being used within the field of education.
Segment 1: Engaging in Disability Studies [00:00-14:27]
In this first segment, David discusses his work in Dis/Ability Studies, including research projects, strategies, and theories used.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
Segment 2: Contemplating Dis/Ability
In segment two, David discusses his book, Contemplating Dis/Ability in Schools and Society: A Life in Education.
In this segment the following resources are mentioned:
Segment 3: Special Education and Disability Studies [26:02-34:30]
In segment three, David provides his thoughts about Special Education as a field, including how Special Education relates to Dis/Ability Studies.
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