Haiyan Bai

Dr. Haiyan Bai is a Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research at the University of Central Florida's College of Community Innovation and Education. She holds a Ph.D. in quantitative research methodology from the University of Cincinnati. Her expertise spans statistical methods, research design, and measurement, with a focus on applications in education and behavioral sciences.

Dr. Bai teaches graduate-level courses in research methods, measurement, and statistics, delivered via face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats. She actively chairs doctoral dissertation committees and provides statistical consultation to colleagues and local school districts. Her service includes federal/state grant reviewing, journal/book proposal reviewing, and involvement in international educational initiatives.

Her research emphasizes statistical innovations such as propensity score analysis and resampling techniques, applied to educational and behavioral datasets. She has secured grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Education, contributing to large-scale educational research projects.