José Palma, a recent graduate of the quantitative methods in education program in the Department of Educational Psychology, has earned a post-doc role at the University of Texas in Austin.

Dr. Palma successfully defended his dissertation “Modeling Response Processes in Early Literacy Measures,” on September 16, 2021.

According to an announcement on UT – Austin’s website, Dr. Palma’s research focuses on developing fair and valid testing practices in the assessment of diverse and vulnerable populations. This work has included research on the assessment of English language learners and students with disabilities, the role and application of multilevel measurement and educational disparities, the measurement of social-emotional learning and youth development, and in understanding the psychometric properties of tests and items.

Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Palma!