Research

The PRISM lab engages in a wide variety of research in quantitative methods.  

Note: ✝ Post‑bac; ✲ Undergraduate student; ✭ Graduate student

Refereed Journal Articles

2025

Yeager, R., & Martinez, A. J. (2025). A sow’s ear purse: Developing an integrated placement test in an under-resourced English for Academic Purposes program. Language Testing, x(x): xx-xx. Link to article.

2024

Hong, H., Vispoel, W. P., & Martinez, A. J. (2024). Applying SEM, Exploratory SEM, and Bayesian SEM to Personality Assessments. Psych, 6(1), 111-134. Link to article. 

Yamaguchi, K., & Martinez, A. J. (2024). Variational Bayes inference for hidden Markov diagnostic classification models. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 77, 55–79. Link to article.

2023

Martinez, A. J., & Templin, J. (2023). Approximate invariance testing in diagnostic classification models in the presence of attribute hierarchies: A Bayesian network approach. Psych, 5(3), 688–714. Link to article.

2022

Martinez, A. J., & Templin, J. T. (2022). Estimating Bayesian diagnostic models with attribute hierarchies with the Hamiltonian-Gibbs hybrid sampler. (abstract). Multivariate Behavioral Research, 58(1), 141-142. Link to article. 

Martinez, A. J., Templin, J. T., Mintz, C., Hicks, T., & Pace, J. (2022). Enabling computer adaptive assessments for slider-bar item types with the three-part beta measurement model. (abstract). Multivariate Behavioral Research, 57(1), 166. Link to article.

2021

Martinez, A. J. (2021). Factor structure and measurement invariance of the academic time management and procrastination measure. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 39(7), 891–901. Link to article.

Under Review

Martinez, A. J., & Rios, J. A. How tenable are modeling assumptions around rapid guessing behavior? Results from a large corpus of low-stakes assessments. Link to preprint (PsyArXiv).

Yanez, G. F., Martinez, A. J., Ali, S. R., & Son, Y. Sociopolitical development and healthcare interests among rural youth: Is gender a moderator? (under review)

Martinez, A. J. Beta item factor analysis for asymmetric, bounded, and continuous item response data. Link to preprint (PsyArXiv).

Preprints

Martinez, A. J., & Rios, J. A. The impact of rapid guessing on model fit and factor-analytic reliability. Link to preprint (PsyArXiv).

Martinez, A. J. An examination of distributional characteristics and psychometric properties of rating scales under different scale label configurations. Link to preprint (PsyArXiv).