Quantitative Psychology

The Department of Psychology houses a nationally recognized program in Quantitative Psychology, which serves many roles within the Department and the University. The program is designed to provide quantitative training to all Psychology Ph.D students and specifically to students in Quantitative Psychology. The Department has a strong commitment to Psychology as a Quantitative science. The program operates as a de facto Applied Methods program for the whole University, and students from many colleges and departments take our quantitative courses, including Business, Math, Nursing and Public Health, Education, Engineering, Communication, Sociology, Political Science, Computer Science, and many others.

Students in the Quantitative Program are trained in applied statistics, psychometrics, and mathematical modeling. Courses are offered in the following topics:

  • Behavioral Statistics (two courses)
  • Experimental Design
  • Multivariate Statistics
  • Evaluation & Quasi-Experimental Design
  • Test Theory
  • Multiple Comparison Procedures
  • Structural Equations Modeling
  • Scaling & Measurement
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Longitudinal Methods & Data Analysis
  • Behavioral Decision Theory
  • Nonparametric Statistics
  • Factor Analysis
  • Categorial Data Analysis
  • Computer Applications
  • Mathematical Modeling

View a tentative schedule of quantitative courses offered.

Requirements

To complete the Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology a student must complete 90 hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree. The individual student, in consultation with a faculty advisory committee, will design a unique course of study that reflects the student's interest and career goals. Successful completion of all coursework, the Ph.D. general exams, and the dissertation is required for the Ph.D. An M.S. degree is typically completed in route to the Ph.D., and requires 32 hours of coursework and the successful completion of a master's thesis.

Core Quantitative Faculty

Jorge Mendoza (Ph.D. University of Oklahoma)
Professor and Chair of Psychology

Joe Rodgers (Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Professor of Psychology

Robert Terry (Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Associate Professor of Psychology

Larry Toothaker (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin)
Professor of Psychology

Affiliated Quantitative Faculty

Scott Gronlund (Ph.D. Indiana University)
Professor of Psychology

Jennifer Kisamore (Ph.D. University of South Florida)
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Tulsa Campus

Lori Anderson Snyder (Ph.D. University of Colorado)
Associate Professor of Psychology

Rick Thomas (Ph.D. Kansas State University)
Assistant Professor of Psychology

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