Research
Research Interests
Computational psychometrics and statistical learning
Multimodal analytics
Applications of AI, machine learning, and data-adaptive methods
Multilevel and latent variable modeling
Missing data analysis
Bayesian data analysis
Publications
2023
Lai, M. HC., Zhang, Y., Ji, F. (accepted). Estimating between‑cluster effects in multilevel modeling: An empirical Bayes cluster means approach with finite population corrections. Multivariate Behavioral Research
Chen, Y., Wang, S., Barnhart, W., Song, J., Cui, S., Ji, F., He, J. (accepted) Translation and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised in Chinese adults. Body Image
Hilbert, M., Thakur, A., Flores, P. M., Zhang, X., Bhan, J. Y., Bernhard, P., & Ji, F. (accepted). 8–10% of algorithmic recommendations are ‘bad’, but… an exploratory risk-utility meta-analysis and its regulatory implications. International Journal of Information Management, 75, 102743.
Ji, F., Sun, H., Barnhart, W., Cui, T., Cui, S., Zhang, J. , He, J.(accepted). Psychometric network analysis of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 in Chinese general adults. Journal of Clinical Psychology
Ji, F., Rabe‑Hesketh, S., Skrondal, A. (2023). Diagnosing and handling common violations of Missing at Random (MAR), Psychometrika, 1-21, doi: 10.1007/s11336-022-09896-0
Ernst, A. F., Timmerman, M. E., Ji, F., Jeronimus, B., Albers, C. J. (2023). Multilevel mixture vector-autoregressive modeling. Psychological Methods, https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000551
Barnhart, W., Cui, T., Cui, S., Ren, Y., Ji, F., He, J. (2023). Exploring the prospective relationships
between weight bias internalization, psychological distress, and food addiction symptoms in
Chinese adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, doi: 10.1002/eat.24066
Yin, P., Ji, F., Blum, A. (2023). Exploring Chinese international students’ attitudes towards anti-China rhetoric: Development and initial validation of an item response theory-based measure. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000513
Wang-Kildegaard, B., Ji, F. (2023). Context synthesis accelerates vocabulary learning through reading:
The implication of distributional semantic theory on second language vocabulary research. Applied Linguistics, 1-25. doi: 10.1093/applin/amad014/7150752
Schneider, W.J., Ji, F. (2023). Detecting unusual score patterns in the context of relevant predictors. Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology (R package on CRAN, Shiny app), 9(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s40817-022-00137-x
2022 and earlier
Han, Y., Liu, H., & Ji, F. (2022). A sequential response model for analyzing process data on technology-based problem-solving tasks. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 57(6), 960-977. doi: 10.1080/00273171.2021.1932403
Ji, F., Xiao, X., Amanmyradova, A., Rabe‑Hesketh, S. (2022). Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling
using blavaan. Stan Case Studies, Volume 10.
Liu, R., Phillips, J. J., Ji, F., Shi, D., & Bell, M. A. (2021). Temperamental shyness and anger/frustration in childhood: Normative development, individual differences, and the impacts of maternal intrusiveness and frontal electroencephalogram asymmetry. Child Development, 92(6), 2529-2545. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13621
Ji, F., Amanmyradova, A., Rabe‑Hesketh, S. (2021). Bayesian latent class models and handling of
label-switching. Stan Case Studies, Volume 8.
He, J., Ji, F., Zhang, X., & Fan, X. (2019). Psychometric properties and gender invariance of the simplified Chinese version of Night Eating Questionnaire in a large sample of mainland Chinese college students. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24(1), 57-66. doi: 10.1007/s40519-018-0553-7
Lee, J., Sim, N., Ji, F., Rabe‑Hesketh, S. (2018). Multilevel linear models using rstanarm.
Stan Case Studies, Volume 5.
Software packages/apps developed
Ji, F. (2020). Shiny apps for visualizing multilevel models:
Ji, F. (2020). gIVCV: General instrumental variables with cross validation for massive A/B test
experiments. R package version 0.1.0. Vignette
Schneider, W., Ji, F. (2018). unusualprofile: A new method to interpret individual results of
psychological test batteries using conditional Mahalanobis distance. R package version 0.1.0.
CRAN, package website, online tutorial, Top 40 New R Packages in May 2021 on CRAN by RView of RStudio
Editorial Roles
Editorial Board Member
Psychological Review 2023 - present
Journal of Educational Psychology (Editorial Board Reviewer) 2023 - present
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 2024 - present
Behavior Research Methods 2024 - present
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
Biometrics, British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, Multivariate Behavioral Research, Behavior Research Methods, Psychological Methods, Applied Psychological Measurement, Journal of Open Source Software, Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal of Family Psychology, Current Psychology, Journal of Community Psychology, Children and Youth Services Review, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, British Journal of Sociology, BMJ Mental Health