Randall Schumacker

Professor, Educational Research
Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology & Counseling
316 Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-6062
rschumacker@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2007

Recent Courses Taught:

BER 546 Regression Methods in Education
BER 641 Multivariate for Interdependence Methods
BER 646 Structural Equation Modeling

Areas of Research:

Structural Equation Modeling
Multiple Regression
Multivariate Statistics
Psychometric Theory
Assessment and certification exams
Computer adaptive testing
Latent Trait and Generalizability Theory
Program evaluation and assessment
Research Design and Mixed Methods

Academic Degrees:

1984 Ph.D. Educational Psychology (measurement/statistics) Southern Illinois University
1978 M.S. AJ (counseling) Southern Illinois University
1974 B.S. Psychology Western Illinois University

Professional Experiences:

2007-present Professor, College of Education, University of Alabama

1998-2007 Professor, College of Education, University of North Texas, Biostatistics, UNT Health Science Center

1991-1997 Associate Professor, College of Education, University of North Texas, Biostatistics, UNT Health Science Center

1996 Visiting Scholar, Professional Development Leave. University of Chicago

1996 Director, Educational Research Lab. University of North Texas

1988-1990 Assistant Professor. University of North Texas

Selected Publications:

Schumacker, R.E.& Beyerlein, S.T. (2000). Confirmatory Factor Analysis with
Different Correlation Types and Estimation Methods. Structural Equation
Modeling, 7(4), 629-636.

Cipher, D.J., Clifford, P.A., & Schumacker, R.E. (2002). Heterogeneous Chronic
Pain Personality: Diverse coping styles among sufferers of chronic pain.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 20, 100-109.

Schumacker, R.E., Monahan, M.P., & Mount, R.E. (2002). A Comparison of OLS and Robust Regression using S-PLUS. Multiple Linear Regresssion Viewpoints,
28(2), 10 - 13.

Schumacker, R.E., Mount, R.E., & Monahan, M.P. (2002). Factors Affecting Multiple Regression and Discriminant Analysis with Dichotomous Dependent Variable: Prediction, Explanation, and Classification. Multiple Linear Regresssion Viewpoints, 28(2), 32- 39.

Bembry, K.L. & Schumacker, R.E. (2002). Establishing the Utility of a Classroom
Effectiveness Index as a Teacher Accountability Measure. Journal for Effective Schools, 1(1), 61-79.

Schumacker, R.E. (2002). Latent Variable Interaction Modeling. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 9(1), 40-54.

Clifford, P.A., Cipher, D.J., & Schumacker, R.E. (2003). Compliance and stages of change in Multidisciplinary Pain centers. The Pain Clinic, 15(4), 355-367.

Si, C. & Schumacker, R.E. (2004). Ability estimation under different item parameterization and scoring models. International Journal of Testing, 4(2), 137-181.

Schumacker, R.E. (2004). Rasch Measurement: The Dichotomous Model, Journal of Applied Measurement, 5(3), 1-22.

Schumacker, R.E. (2005). Effect Size and Confidence Intervals in General Linear Models for Categorical Data Analysis. Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 31(1), 19-22.

Schumacker, R.E. (2006). Conducting Specification Searches with Amos. Structural Equation Modeling, 13(1), 118-129.

Marcoulides, G.A. & Schumacker, R.E. (2001). Advanced Structural Equation Modeling: New Developments and Techniques. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.: Mahwah, NJ.

Schumacker, R.E. & Lomax, R.G. (2004). A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Equation Modeling, 2nd Edition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.: Mahwah, NJ

Selected Presentations:

Schumacker, R.E. & Smith, E. (2003, April). Reliability in Rasch Measurement.
International Objective Measurement Conference, Festschrift in honor of Benjamin Drake Wright, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Schumacker, R.E. & Marcoulides, G.A. (2004, April). Conducting Specification Searches in SEM: New Strategies and Procedures. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Schumacker, R.E. (2004, February). Specification Search in Statistical Models. Southwest Educational Research Association, Dallas, Texas.

Schumacker, R.E. & Roberts, K. (2004, April). Using S-PLUS: Basic Statistics to Simulation. American Educational Research Association, Professional Development Training Session, San Diego, CA.

Schumacker, R.E., Mount, R. & Marcoulides, G.A. (2005, April). Detecting
measurement disturbance effects: the graphical display of item characteristics. American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Schumacker, R.E., Starobin, S., Laanan, F., & Katsinas, S. (2005, April). Predicting self-concept of community college students in science, mathematics, and engineering. American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Schumacker, R.E. (2005, April). Chair: Rasch SIG Business Meeting. American
Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Schumacker, R.E. (2006, February). Latent Trait Reliability using Rasch Measurement Models. Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, Texas.