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78
Citations
23003
World Ranking
433
National Ranking
204

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

David Thissen is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work spans multiple research areas, including psychometric methodologies and testing, advanced statistical modeling techniques, and various aspects of adolescent and pediatric health and development.

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers such as:

  • A Review of Some of the History of Factorial Invariance and Differential Item Functioning, 2024, published in Multivariate Behavioral Research
  • Validation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting: An application of item response theory, 2021, Psychological Assessment
  • Applying latent profile analysis to identify adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions at risk for poor health-related quality of life, 2023, Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics
  • Advancing PROMIS's methodology: results of the Third Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS ® ) Psychometric Summit, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Health-related quality of life profiles in adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions, 2023, Quality of Life Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, prominent among them:

  • Darren A. DeWalt
  • James W. Varni
  • Brian D. Stucky
  • Esi Morgan DeWitt
  • Jin-Shei Lai

David Thissen's publications have appeared regularly in several academic venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation
  • Multivariate Behavioral Research
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Their research mainly engages with the following fields and subfields:

  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Speech and Hearing

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Family and Disability Support Research

David Thissen has been recognized with fellowships from key professional organizations, including:

  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) (2006)

Best Publications

  • Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Bryce B. Reeve;Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Karon F. Cook

  • Quick and Easy Implementation of the Benjamini-Hochberg Procedure for Controlling the False Positive Rate in Multiple Comparisons:

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Daniel Kuang

  • Local Dependence Indexes for Item Pairs Using Item Response Theory.

    Wen Hung Chen;David Thissen

  • Detection of differential item functioning using the parameters of item response models.

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Howard Wainer

  • Likelihood-Based Item-Fit Indices for Dichotomous Item Response Theory Models.

    Maria Orlando;David Thissen

  • A TAXONOMY OF ITEM RESPONSE MODELS

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg

  • Use of item response theory in the study of group differences in trace lines.

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Howard Wainer

  • More information from fewer questions: the factor structure and item properties of the original and brief fear of negative evaluation scale.

    Thomas L. Rodebaugh;Carol M. Woods;David M. Thissen;Richard G. Heimberg

  • An item response analysis of the pediatric PROMIS anxiety and depressive symptoms scales

    Debra E. Irwin;Brian D. Stucky;Michelle M. Langer;David Thissen

  • On the relationship between the higher-order factor model and the hierarchical factor model

    Yiu Fai Yung;David Thissen;Lori D. McLeod

  • Further investigation of the performance of S - X2: An item fit index for use with dichotomous item response theory models

    Maria Orlando;David Thissen

  • On the Reliability of Testlet‐Based Tests

    Stephen G. Sireci;David Thissen;Howard Wainer

  • Beyond group-mean differences: The concept of item bias.

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Meg Gerrard

  • The Construct of Adaptive Behavior: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability

    Marc J . Tassé;Robert L . Schalock;Giulia Balboni;Hank Bersani

  • PROMIS Pediatric Pain Interference Scale: an item response theory analysis of the pediatric pain item bank

    James W. Varni;Brian D. Stucky;David Thissen;Esi Morgan Dewitt

  • COMBINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE TEST SCORES: TOWARD A MARXIST THEORY OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

    Howard Wainer;David Thissen

  • A Response Model for Multiple-Choice Items

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg

  • Development of six PROMIS pediatrics proxy-report item banks

    Debra E. Irwin;Heather E. Gross;Brian Dale Stucky;David Thissen

  • Trace Lines for Testlets: A Use of Multiple-Categorical-Response Models.

    David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Jo Ann Mooney

  • How Is Reliability Related to the Quality of Test Scores? What Is the Effect of Local Dependence on Reliability?

    Howard Wainer;David Thissen

  • Graphical data analysis.

    Howard Wainer;David Thissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Wainer
Howard Wainer National Board of Medical Examiners
James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Jin Shei Lai
Jin Shei Lai Northwestern University
Keith F. Widaman
Keith F. Widaman University of California, Riverside
Dalun Zhang
Dalun Zhang Texas A&M University
Robert L. Schalock
Robert L. Schalock University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Maria Orlando Edelen
Maria Orlando Edelen RAND Corporation
Stephen G. Sireci
Stephen G. Sireci University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dagmar Amtmann
Dagmar Amtmann University of Washington
Carol M. Woods
Carol M. Woods University of Kansas

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