Mireya Smith, Ph.D.

Mireya Smith, Ph.D.

Psychometrician/Methodologist

Psychometrics Matters

Biography

Mireya Smith is trained as a psychometrician/methodologist. Research interests include validity (specifically measurement invariance), using psychometric models to measure social and emotional learning (SEL; complex and multifaceted) constructs, and the intersectionality of machine learning and measurement. She proposes in using the “Paradigm for SEL assessment”” that will lead to meaningful, useful, appropriate, and fair score interpretation and use.

Interests

  • Psychometric models
  • Measurement
  • Machine Learning

Education

  • PhD in Quantitative Methods in Education (QME), 2020

    University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

  • MA in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology (CSPP), 2009

    University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Psychometrician

Amplify Education Inc

Mar 2021 – Present New York
Psychometric work
 
 
 
 
 

Manager

Saint Catherine University

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021 Minnesota
Build the Just Data Lab (JDL) hosted in the Data Science Institute that serves about 5,000 students and faculty/staff by providing statistical analyses support and tools to contribute to the social justice algorithm.
 
 
 
 
 

Researcher/Methodologist

Psychometrics Matters

Aug 2020 – Present Minnesota

Responsibilities include:

  • Analyzing
  • Modeling
  • Interpreting models and results
 
 
 
 
 

Consultant

CZI via University of Minnesota

Jun 2020 – Present Minnesota
Collaborate with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) in the mapping project in developing a toolkit to assess overall measures that pertain to the well-being of school ecosystems upon school re-opening and beyond.
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Research Methodology Consulting Center (RMCC) at University of Minnesota

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 Minnesota
Provide advice to graduate students and faculty about methodology and statistical analysis.
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Research Methodology Consulting Center (RMCC) at University of Minnesota

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 Minnesota
Provide advice to graduate students and faculty about methodology and statistical analysis.
 
 
 
 
 

Community Faculty

Metropolitan State University

Aug 2017 – Aug 2011 Minnesota
Teach Statistics I (STAT 201) in a traditional classroom setting, hybrid-blended, asynchronous online format.

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