@jkayflake

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JK Flake received a BS in Psychology from Northern Kentucky University in 2010, an MA in Quantitative Psychology from James Madison University in 2012, and a PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment from the University of Connecticut in 2015. From 2015 to 2018 she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in quantitative psychology at York University and educational psychology at the University of Virginia. In 2018 she started her lab in the Quantitative Psychology area of the Department of Psychology at McGill University, earning tenure in 2024. Starting in the Fall of 2024, she relocated her lab to the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. JK Flake is also a founding member of the Psychological Science Accelerator and an advocate for open science in general. Her research interests include the transparent development and application of latent variable models for use in educational and social psychological research and the improvement of measurement practices in psychology more broadly. 

When she isn't estimating variances, she is hiking up a mountain or tending to her plants.  

Mathias received his PhD in Psychology from Uppsala University in 2023, where he also received a MS in Mathematics in 2021. In 2024 he received funding for an international postdoctoral fellowship from the Swedish Research Council for a project on measurement errors in psychology together with Jessica Kay Flake. He is interested in measurement practices and meta psychology. 

In his free time, he enjoys video games, table top role playing, and exploring Vancouver.

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Mairead obtained her BSc in psychology from McGill University. Her research interests include developing methods and open-source software for multilevel modeling and the role of measurement practices in replication. She additionally enjoys teaching programming and statistics.

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Lindsay received a BA Honours in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. She is interested in technical and philosophical issues related to measurement validity, including construct definition, the integration of various sources of validity evidence, and the application of latent variable models. In a previous life, she received a degree in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Off campus, Lindsay enjoys singing and playing the ukulele, hiking, and playing Dungeons and Dragons (Tiefling Ranger/Rogue).

Malina received her MA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 2024 and her  BSc Honours in Psychology with a minor in Mathematics and a BSc in Statistics from Oklahoma State University in 2021. Her research focuses on synthesizing methodological literature, particularly for methods analyzing measurement invariance.

In her free time, Malina enjoys quilting, working out, and drinking too much coffee.

Oulu received their BA in joint statistics and psychology from McGill University. They are particularly interested in the development and application of statistical methods in psychology, including latent variable models and longitudinal analysis. They are also a big fan of statistical programming.

In their free time, they enjoy playing video games, watching Disney videos, and exploring the city.

Adrien received his BA in Psychology from University of California, Davis. He is interested in sources of ambiguity in the research process and addressing researcher degrees of freedom, especially in the context of measurement. He is also interested in developing software and tutorials that help researchers to confidently carry out statistical analyses.

Outside of the lab, Adrien enjoys drawing and painting, reading a good (or not so good) book, and playing D&D.

Lola completed her PhD and took a permanent position cheering every graduate student on in perpetuity. 

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Jake received his PhD in Quantitative Psychology from McGill University in the Fall of 2024. He went on to work as a research scientist at an educational assessment company. 

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Briana completed a two-year post-doctoral researcher position with the lab in 2024, where she authored paper related to factor analysis and registered reports. 

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Raymond received his Master's Degree in Quantitative Psychology under Dr. Flake's supervision in summer 2024. 

Amanda contributed to a meta-science project about how researchers use multilevel models. She went onto complete her degree at McGill University.

Célia Bergé contributed to a meta-science project about how researchers use multilevel models. She went onto complete her degree at McGill University.

Sophie completed a project about student motivation under Dr. Flake’s supervision. She went on to continue her work as a research assistant at Mcgill.

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Leonie visited as a graduate research trainee and worked on measurement invariance related studies. She went on to a PhD program in methods at KU Luven.

Sasha went on to pursue his PhD in organization psychology at UQÀM after working with the lab on projects related to the types of validity evidence non-cognitive assessments report.