
Youn Seon Lim
Assistant Professor
Teachers College
CECH Educational Studies - 0002
Professional Summary
Dr. Youn Seon Lim is an Assistant Professor of Psychometrics/Educational Statistics, Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Youn Seon teaches courses in introductory and advanced statistics and psychometrics. Her research concerns multivariate latent variable modeling, including Nonparametric and Bayesian approaches, in educational and psychological measurement and survey research. Youn Seon has published on algorithms for estimating the Q-matrix of cognitively diagnostic assessments, on Bayesian estimation routines for large multidimensional diagnostic classification models, on model-fit statistics, and on fitting nonparametric hierarchical diagnostic classification models to nested response patterns.
Prior to joining the faculty at QMRM at the University of Cincinnati, Youn Seon was an Assistant Professor of Data Science and Biostatistics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell in Hempstead, NY. Youn Seon did postdocs in Prof. Fritz Drasgow’s Psychometric Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and at BIFIE in Salzburg, Austria. (BIFIE stands for "Bundesinstitut für Bildungsforschung, Innovation & Entwicklung des österreichischen Schulwesens" [Federal Agency for Educational Research, Innovation, and Development of the Austrian Schooling System]—BIFIE is kind of the Austrian equivalent to ETS.)
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Education
Ph.D.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Psychometrics )
M.Ed.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Educational Psychology)
M.S.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Statistics)
M.A.: Korea University (Curriculum and Instruction)
Research and Practice Interests
Psychometrics
Educational Statistics
Educational Analytics
Positions and Work Experience
06-2016 -06-2019 Assistant Profesor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY
03-2016 -05-2016 Research Psychometrician, Department of Bildungsstandards und Internationale Assessments Bundesinstitut für Bildungsforschung, Innovation und Entwicklung des Österreichischen Schulwesens, Salzburg, Austria
08-2015 -05-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Research Support
05-01-2022 -04-30-2024 URC Faculty Scholars Research Award Cognitive diagnostic assessment for local dependence Role:PI 25,000 Active Type:Grant
2018 -2020 International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Medical educator perception of self-directed learning: Benefits, characteristics, strategies Grant Role:1. Principal Investigator $7,500 Completed Type:Grant
Honors and Awards
2021 Research Launch Award, Office of Research, University of Cincinnati Type:Grant
Courses Taught
EDST 7010 Statistical Data Analysis I Level:Graduate
EDST 7011 Statistical Data Analysis II Level:Graduate
EDST 8087 Multilevel Models for Educational Research Level:Graduate
EDST 8034 Measurement and Assessment Level:Graduate
EDST 7007 Introduction to R Level:Graduate
EDST 8041 Multivariate Analysis Level:Graduate
Contact Information
638R Teachers College
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45221
Phone: 5135567382
limyo@ucmail.uc.edu