Teaching interests: Psych Statistics, Tests & Measurement, Research Methods,
                Experimental Design, Research Design & Interpretation
 

Research interests: Applied Statistics, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory
 

                                          Selected Recent Publications:

    Wright, L., May, K., & Jackson, K. (1991). Brief Report: Exaggerated Social Control and Its Relationship to
                 the Type A Behavior Pattern as Measured by the Structured Interview.
                 Journal of Research in Personality, 1991, 25, pp. 135-136.

    Wright. L., Newman, R., Meyer, D. May, K. (1993). Gender Differences in Negative Affectivity
        Among University Faculty Members. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24, 4,
        pp. 497-499.

    May, K. (1993): Book Review: Fundamentals of Item Response Theory. Hambleton, K.,
                Swaminathan, H., and Rogers, H. in Applied Psychological Measurement, 17, 3, September,
                1993, pp.293-294.

    Bowers, R. L., Doran, T.P., Edles, P.A. & May, K. (1994). Paired-Associate Learning with Visual
                and Olfactory Cues: Effects of Temporal Order. The Psychological Record, 44, pp. 501-507.

    Rodgers, J.L., Rowe, D.C. & May, K. (1994). DF Analysis of NLSY IQ/Achievement Data: Non-
                Shared Environmental Influences. Intelligence, 19, pp. 157-177

    May, K., & Nicewander, A. (1994). Reliability and Information Functions for Percentile Ranks.
                Journal of Educational Measurement. 31, 4, pp. 313-325

    May, K., & Hittner, J. B. (1997). A Note on Statistics for Comparing Dependent Correlations.
                Psychological Reports, 80, pp. 475-480

    May, K., & Nicewander, A. (1997). Information and Reliability for Percentile Ranks and other
                Non-Monotonic Transformations of the Number-Correct Score; a reply to De Gruijter.
                Journal of Educational Measurement, Summer 1997, 34, 2, pp. 179-183.

    May, K., & Hittner, J. B. (1997). Tests for Comparing Dependent Correlations Revisited: A Monte
                Carlo Study. Journal of Experimental Education, 65, 3, pp. 257-269.

    May, K., & Hittner, J. B. (1997). Reliability and Validity of Gain Scores in Three Possible
                Scenarios. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 85, pp. 179-184.

    Bowers, R. L., Halberda, J., Mullen, L., & May, K. (1997). Captopril Alters Schedule Induced
                Polydipsia, Urination, and Defecation in Rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior,
                57, 2, pp 353-359.

May, K., & Hittner, J. B. (1998). Further Observations on the Reliability and Validity of Gain
               Scores. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 87, p 664-666.

May, K., & Nicewander, A. (1998). Measuring Change Conventionally and Adaptively. Educational
              and Psychological Measurement, 58,  6, pp. 882-896.

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