Educational Research and Evaluation Laboratory
About Us
The Educational Research and Evaluation Laboratory (EREL) features 10 computers with select statistical software — Mplus, RStudio, SPSS, and Stata — available for use, in addition to three machines reserved for Research, Measurement, and Statistics faculty and graduate student use. We also offer:
- Consultation on quantitative research questions
- Consultation on appropriate statistical analyses
- Consultation on appropriate statistical software and computer code
Lab Hours
718 Harrington Lab
Virtual Statistical & Quantitative Methods Help Available Now
For assistance, click the “Zoom with us!” button below. Follow the directions to be added to the Zoom channel where you can communicate with graduate assistants in the lab.
In-person appointments are available with advanced scheduling. Contact lab graduate assistants through the Zoom channel or e-mail them directly at the addresses listed below to make an appointment.
Fall 2023 Hours
Monday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Naike – Zoom, prefer by appointment)
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Naike – Zoom, prefer by appointment)
Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Noah – Zoom, prefer by appointment)
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Noah – Zoom, prefer by appointment); 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Naike – Zoom, prefer by appointment)
Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Noah – Zoom, prefer by appointment)
Lab Contacts
Noah Koehler
nlkoehler26@tamu.edu
Hello, my name is Noah Koehler. I am a doctoral student in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Research, Measurement, and Statistics. My research interests involve the evaluation of academic growth rates over time and the effects of social comparisons in educational contexts. I also am interested in: multiple regression analysis, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, single-case experimental design, psychometrics, meta-analysis, and network analysis.
Naike Wang
wangnaike@tamu.edu
Naike Wang is a PhD student in the RMS program. He has a Master’s degree in Forensic Mental Health Counseling. His current research interest is meta-analysis in general. He is also passionate about teaching statistics.
Software Access
Software
- R Software
- Stata Software
- SAS Software
- SPSS Software (available free for download through 8/31/20 from TAMU Software Center)
- Mplus Software
Remote access to many software programs is available through the Virtual Open Access Lab (VOAL). Both quantitative software (e.g., JMO, SAS, SPSS, Stata) and qualitative software (e.g., Atlas. ti) are included.
Graduate Student Assistants
Fatma Altinsoy | fatmaaltinsoy@tamu.edu
I am a doctoral student in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Research, Measurement, and Statistics. I also hold a master’s degree in RMS. I am interested in higher education research, particularly undergraduate students’ experiences and success in college. I am also interested in structural equation modeling, data visualization, and survey analysis.
Noah Koehler | nlkoehler26@tamu.edu
Hello, my name is Noah Koehler. I am from Phoenix, Arizona and completed my undergraduate degree at Arizona State University. I am currently a first year Ph.D. student pursuing a degree in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Research, Measurement, and Statistics. My research interests include multilevel modeling methodologies and psychometrics.
Hsiang Yu Chien | johnny.chien@tamu.edu
Howdy, you can call me Johnny. I am a doctoral student in the RMS program. My research interests include but not limited to online learning motivation and exploratory statistics methodology. My expertise includes hypothesis test statistics, multiple regression, multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling. Various statistical methods were used in my previous studies, like construct and validate a scale, hypothesis model building, and cluster analysis. I am familiar with multiple statistical software, STATA, SAS, R, SPSS, JMP, and Mplus.
718J Harrington Education Tower
EREL Leadership
Dr. Myeongsun Yoon
Associate Professor
Dr. Eunkyeng (Elly) Baek
Assistant Professor
