Richard G. Lomax (born September 30, 1954) is a tenured professor of education at the School of Educational Policy and Leadership and the College of Education and Human Ecology at

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. His research interests include multivariate analysis, models of literacy acquisition, structural equation models, graphics, and statistics in sports.

Background

Lomax was born in

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. He received a BS in psychology from St. Joseph’s College (Pennsylvania) in 1976, an MA and PhD in educational research methodology from the

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in 1980, and an MEd in elementary education from

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in 1995. He has taught at

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Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS ...

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, and

Awards and grants

Lomax served twice as a

Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...

Scholar. In 2005 he served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar at Tallinn University at the Department of Psychology. In 2003–2004 he served as a Fulbright Scholar, Lecturing Award at Tallinn Pedagogical University at the Department of Psychology. He has also received several research, teaching, and book awards including the

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from the

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, the Excellence in Teaching Award from LSU, and the Choice Book Award. Lomax has also served as a statistical consultant on numerous projects such as

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, FIPSE, and

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. In 2010 he was named fellow of the

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Publications

Lomax is the author of the following books: ''An Introduction to Statistical Concepts for Educational and Behavioral Sciences'', ''Statistical Concepts: A Second Course for Education and the Behavioral Sciences'', and ''A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Equation Modeling'' (co-authored with R. E. Schumacker). He has also published numerous articles and book chapters in publications including the ''International Journal of Sports Medicine'', ''

Reading Research Quarterly ''Reading Research Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. The current editors are Robert T. Jiménez ( Peabody College, Vanderbilt University) and Amanda P. Goodwin ( Peabody College, Vanderbilt Univ ...

'', and ''Understanding Statistics: Statistical Issues in Psychology''.

Career

Currently Lomax is the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at The Ohio State University''Richard Lomax's Profile''
Ohio State University, College Directory and continues to teach a reduced number of statistics courses.

References

External links

Ohio State UniversityAmerican Educational Research Association
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