Dr Yunxiao Chen's research focuses on the development of statistical and computational methods for solving problems in social and behavioral sciences, under three interrelated topics including (1) large-scale item response data analysis, (2) measurement and predictive modeling based on dynamic behavioral data and (3) sequential design of dynamic systems, with applications to educational assessment and learning.

Before joining LSE, Dr. Chen was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University. He completed his Ph.D. in Statistics at Columbia University in 2016.

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Dr Chen is on sabbatical until Winter Term 2025.