Habing, Brian

Associate Professor

Dr. Habing's current research is in the field of Educational and Psychological Measurement. Most of his recent research is centered around Item Response Theory (IRT). Item response theory is the latent variable modeling approach commonly applied to data from large scale standardized testing.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Statistics
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Educational Measurement
Institutional Focus Areas
Computational Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Item Response Theory, Scale Construction, Multivariate Statistics

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1998 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois PhD Statistics
1994 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois MS Mathematics
1991 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois BS (cum laude) Mathematics

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership American Educational Research Association
Membership Psychometric Society
Membership National Council on Measurement in Education

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
08/1991 - 08/1998 Graduate Fellow, Teaching Assistant, and Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
08/1998 - 08/2004 Assistant Professor (tenure track), Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina
08/2004 Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina
05/2007 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina
12/2008 Adjunct Associate Professor, Experimental Psychology Program, University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2001 Honor Nominated for the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award University of South Carolina
2005 Honor Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award Finalist University of South Carolina
2006 Honor Nominated for the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award University of South Carolina
2008 Honor Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award Finalist University of South Carolina
2009 Honor Nominated for the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award University of South Carolina
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