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Steve Boker is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, directing the Human Dynamics Laboratory and the LIFE Academy. His research focuses on quantitative psychology, structural equation modeling (SEM), and dynamical systems analysis for longitudinal and time series data.
Dr. Boker has pioneered methods like Differential Structural Equation Modeling (dSEM), Latent Differential Equations (LDE), and the Windowed Cross-Correlation (WCC) method. He co-developed the widely used OpenMx SEM software framework and invented the RAMpath method for path diagram analysis.
- Key Research Areas: Dyadic conversation dynamics, adaptive systems in addiction, motion symmetry in social interactions, maternal-infant coupling, and resilience modeling through longitudinal data.
- Awards & Honors:
- 2024 Distinguished Researcher Award (UVA)
- 2020 Saul Sells Award for lifetime achievement in multivariate psychology
- Fellow, American Psychological Association
- Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
His methodological contributions span over 150 publications, with recent work emphasizing nonlinear dynamics, surrogate data validation, and complexity metrics like the Tangle index for short time series analysis.
