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Maggie Zhao

 

Member profile details

First name
Maggie
Last name
Zhao
 

Personal information

Bio
A psychologist and educator, Maggie earned her doctorate in psychometrics at the University of Massachusetts and Master of Applied Positive Psychology from University of Pennsylvania.

Academically, Maggie is fascinated by learning and sharing the science of well-being. Her work has appeared in refereed journals and scholarly books like Lancet Psychiatry, Quality of Life Research, Assessment, and Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science.

Non-academically, Maggie is passionate about discovering Positive Humanities through the lens of arts and mind/body wellness. She explores her passions for yoga, fashion, painting, traveling, and flower arrangement.
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Professional Information

Employer
University of Hong Kong
Job title
Director
Primary Focus
educational and psychological measurement and assessment, quantitative methods, science of learning, positive education
Professional Area
  • Education
Active Professional Interests
  • Education, University
  • Humanities
  • Technology
  • Yoga
Professional Skills
  • Coaching
  • Consulting
  • Leadership development
  • Project Management
  • Research design
  • Speaking
  • Teaching resilience
  • Wellness Coaching
  • Writing
Fluent in Languages
  • English
Certifications
Certified Yoga Teacher
 

Education

Degrees Before MAPP
Doctorate in Psychometrics, University of Massachusetts
Master of Science in Statistics, University of Massachusetts
 

Social Media

 

Speaking Experience

Interested in Speaking Referrals
Yes
Speaking Topics
Wellbeing, resilience, data science, student learning
 

Publications

Journal Articles
Selected Publications

Krause, K. R., Chung, S., Adewuya, A. O., Albano, A. M., Babins-Wagner, R., Brann, P., Birkinshaw, L., Creswell, C., Delaney, K., Falissard, B., Forrest, C. B., Hudson, J. L., Ishikawa, S., Khatwani, M., Kieling, C., Krause, J., Kumar, … Zhao, Y., Wolpert, M. (2020) International consensus on a standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Lancet Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30356-4.

Zhao, Y. (2017). Impact of IRT item misfit on score estimates and severity classifications: an examination of PROMIS depression and pain interference item banks. Quality of Life Research, 26(3), 555-564. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1467-3.

Zhao, Y., & Hambleton, R.K. (2017). Practical consequences of item response theory model misfit in the context of test equating with mixed-format test data. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:484. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00484.

Zhao, Y., Huen, J. M. Y., & Chan, Y. W. (2017). Measuring longitudinal gains in student learning: A comparison of Rasch scoring and summative scoring approaches. Research in Higher Education, 58(6), 605-616. doi: 10.1007/s11162-016-9441-z.

Hambleton, R.K., & Zhao, Y. (2005). Item Response Theory models for dichotomous data (Vol. 2, pp. 982–990). In Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science. Chicester, England: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/0470013192.bsa039.
 

Contact data

MAPP Geography
  • Asia
 

MAPP Information

MAPP Graduation Year
2021
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