Shiyu Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, recently received the 2026 Early Career Award from the Psychometric Society.
The Psychometric Society is a nonprofit professional organization focused on the advancement of quantitative measure practices in psychology, education, and the social sciences.
The organization’s Early Career Award recognizes scholars in the early stages of their careers whose research has the potential to make a major contribution to psychometric research and practice.
The award may honor theoretical psychometric work, the development of psychometric software, or important psychometric contributions to substantive fields such as psychology, education, or medicine.
“Receiving the Early Career Award from the Psychometric Society is both an honor and a deeply reflective moment for me,” said Wang. “It represents a journey guided by curiosity, moments of uncertainty, and a gradual search for meaning in my work. My path into psychometrics was not linear; it grew out of persistent questions about learning, assessment, and how data-driven results can genuinely reflect human growth.”
Wang’s research focuses on methodological innovations and advances developing innovative adaptive testing designs, establishing statistical foundations for restricted latent class models, and developing novel dynamic psychometric models that can measure and predict students’ learning outcomes.
“This recognition motivates me to continue integrating rigorous measurement, data science, and statistical tools with human-centered educational questions,” she said. “It also encourages me to continue supporting students and scholars as they discover their own voices and passions in the field.”