Pei-Ying Lin

Dr. Pei-Ying Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at the University of Saskatchewan. She focuses on assessment practices for students with disabilities and English language learners, combining quantitative, qualitative, and experimental methodologies. Her work addresses inclusive education challenges, teacher training, and psychometric innovations.

• PhD from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT), Canada
• MEd from National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
• BEd from National University of Tainan, Taiwan

Research interests include:

• Educational measurement and psychometrics
• Inclusive assessment design
• Accommodation effects for marginalized students
• Teacher education in inclusive practices
• Educational neuroscience applications

Recent publications (2014-2020) emphasize cognitive processes in reading, accommodation equity, and cross-cultural assessment challenges. Her work often uses advanced statistical methods like IRT and latent class analysis.

Professional service includes:

• Executive board member, Canadian Education Researchers’ Association (CERA)
• Board member, Saskatchewan Preventive Institute

Advisory work includes supervising 1 MEd graduate student (Baiochi, 2017). Active in securing grants including a 2020 SSHRC award for social sciences research.

Key collaborations involve cross-disciplinary teams investigating bilingual language processing and neurocognitive aspects of learning disabilities.