Curriculum Vitae for Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto

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Dr. Alberto Maydeu-Olivares

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Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto

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Dr. Maydeu-Olivares applies and develops innovative quantitative methods to a variety of areas: clinical/personality psychology, personnel selection, and marketing. A former President of the Psychometric Society, and Editor of Psychometrika, his most recent work focuses on developing new methods for a) structural equation modeling, b) personnel and educational assessment using item response theory, c) remove common method bias in survey data, d) causal inference.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
survey research; structural equation modeling; test development
Institutional Focus Areas
Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Business and Entrepeneurship
Personal Focus Areas
quantitative methods, personnel selection, causal inference

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1997 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD Quantitative Methods
1994 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign M.S. Statistics
1991 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign M.S. Psychology
1991 University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain PhD Psychology
1987 University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain B.S. Psychology

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
1990 - Present Membership . Psychometric Society
2002 - Present Membership . Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1989 - 1994 Teaching Assistant. Dept. of Psychology University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Chicago, IL
1995 - 1997 Assistant Professor. Dept. of Statistics and Econometrics Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
1997 - 2009 Associate Professor. Faculty of Psychology University of Barcelona
2002 - 2003 Professor, Marketing Dept. IE Business School
2003 - 2012 Adjunct Professor of Quantitative Methods and Marketing IE Business School
2009 - 2011 Professor. Faculty of Psychology University of Barcelona
2011 - 2015 ICREA Academia Distinguished Professor. Faculty of Psychology University of Barcelona
2015 - Present Professor University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1982 Award CIRIT Award to outstanding young researchs Catalan Government (Spain)
1992 Award Postdoctoral Scholarship Ministry of Education and Science of Spain
1993 Award Graduate College Thesis Grant University of Illinois
2002 Award American Psychological Association Distinguished Dissertation Award. Division 5 American Psychological Association
2005 Award Young Investigator (Cattell) Award Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology
1985 Fellowship Repsol Fellowship Repsol Fellowship Program
1989 Fellowship Fulbright La-Caixa Fellowship La-Caixa Foundation
1991 Fellowship CIRIT-AIRE Fellowship Catalan Government (Spain)
1998 Fellowship CIRIT-BE Fellowship Catalan Government (Spain)
1989 Honor Valedictorian University of Barcelona
2002 Honor Honorary mention. Young Investigator Award Society Mathematical Psychology
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