WORKSHOP | Longitudinal Modeling: Synthesizing Current Approaches and Looking Beyond

Longitudinal Modeling: Synthesizing Current Approaches and Looking Beyond

Date and Time

Session I: 8:30-11:30 am (Beijing Time), April 20^th, 2022 【Zoom ID: 86193880952 / Psw: 652216】

Session II: 8:30-11:30 am (Beijing Time), April 23rd, 2022 【Zoom ID: 86210588561 / Psw: 779825】

Format:

Slides: English; Talk: Chinese

Two sessions: 3 hours (including Q&A) each day

Presenter:

Prof. Zhen Zhang, Southern Methodist University

Abstract:

Various modeling approaches to examining longitudinal data have been used in diverse disciplines of education, developmental psychology, management, and economics. These include latent growth models, cross-lagged panel models, latent change score models, time series analysis, and some more nuanced forms. In this workshop, I review the current approaches by highlighting their similar foundations as well as key differences. Moreover, I discuss how a better understanding of existing models helps researchers to apply more sophisticated techniques (including dynamic SEM for intensive longitudinal data, continuous time analysis, etc.) in their own research.

Short Bio of Zhen Zhang:

Dr. Zhen Zhang is a Professor and O. Paul Corley Distinguished Chair at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His research areas include leadership and teams, biological basis of work behavior, people side of entrepreneurship, and advanced quantitative research methods. His research has yielded 55+ scholarly publications and received media coverages from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Economist. He is currently an associate editor at Personnel Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of five other academic journals including Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Applied Psychology.