Hua-Hua Chang is a Chinese psychometrician.

Biography

After earning a diploma in mathematics at

East China Normal University East China Normal University (ECNU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The university is part of ...

in 1980, Chang moved to the United States to pursue masters and doctoral studies in statistics at the

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

. His 1992 doctoral dissertation, ''Some Theoretical and Applied Results Concerning Item Response Theory Model Estimation'', was advised by William Fleming Stout. Chang then worked as research scientist for the

Educational Testing Service Educational Testing Service (ETS), founded in 1947, is the world's largest private educational testing and assessment organization. It is headquartered in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, but has a P ...

between 1992 and 1999. Between 1997 and 1998, he was an associate professor at the

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

. From 1999 to 2001, Chang was affiliated with the

National Board of Medical Examiners The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), founded in 1915, is a United States non-profit which develops and manages assessments of student physicians. Known for its role in developing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) i ...

, then returned to academia, joining the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

faculty. In 2005, Chang returned to UIUC, as a professor of educational psychology and within the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies until 2018. That year, Chang was appointed Charles R. Hicks Chair Professor at the

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College of Education, as well as a courtesy professor of statistics. Chang succeeded Mark L. Davison as chief editor of the academic journal ''

Applied Psychological Measurement ''Applied Psychological Measurement'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications. The journal covers research on methodologies and research on the application of psychological measurement in psychology and related discipli ...

''. The first issue of Chang's editorial tenure was published in November 2012. From 2012 to 2013, Chang was president of the

Psychometric Society The Psychometric Society is an international nonprofit professional organization devoted to the advancement of quantitative measurement practices in psychology, education, and the social sciences. The society publishes a scientific journal called ...

. Chang was elected to fellowship of the

American Educational Research Association The American Educational Research Association (AERA, pronounced "A-E-R-A") is a professional organization representing education researchers in the United States and around the world. AERA's mission is to advance knowledge about education and ...

in 2010, and was awarded the AERA's E. F. Lindquist Award in 2017. The

American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in the United States. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1839, and is the second-oldest continuous ...

elected Chang to fellowship in 2019. Chang received the 2021 Award for Career Contributions from the

National Council on Measurement in Education The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) is a U.S. based professional organization for assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement. NCME was launched in 1938 and previously operated under the name Na ...

References

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