Oscar Gonzalez

Oscar Gonzalez is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology in the L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on integrating psychometrics with machine learning and addressing measurement challenges in statistical mediation analysis. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame (2012) and a PhD from Arizona State University (2018), supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Education Background:

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame, 2012
• Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 2018

Key Research Interests:

• Psychometric applications of machine learning for assessment
• Impact of measurement quality on mediation conclusions
• Validation of screening tools and construct overlap evaluation

Teaching:

• Machine Learning in Psychology
• Advanced Test Theory
• Statistical Mediation Analysis

Grants/Awards:

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Laboratory Affiliation:

• L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory