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Ting Dai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Her research focuses on student motivation, engagement in STEM fields, and methodological issues like missing data and measurement invariance. She teaches statistics, research design, and assessment courses. Dr. Dai has been awarded grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and NIH, including roles as Co-PI/Co-I in studies addressing STEM achievement, biology education, and coping strategies for urban youth.
Education: Ph.D. and M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from Temple University. Professional memberships include American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA), and European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Research interests span cognitive-motivational interventions in STEM, measurement validity, and educational technology applications. Current work includes a pilot study on STEM identity for underrepresented minorities. She serves on editorial boards for Journal of Educational Psychology and Journal of Experimental Education.
Grants and projects include IES-funded studies on biology reasoning assessments and motivational interventions. Her methodological contributions address missing data techniques and longitudinal research designs.
