Youn Seon Lim

Dr. Youn Seon Lim is an Assistant Professor of Psychometrics, Measurement, and Educational Statistics in the Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Methodology (QMRM) division of Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Youn Seon teaches courses in introductory and advanced statistics, measurement, 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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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)

Psychometrics 
Educational Statistics 
Educational Analytics

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

05-01-2022 -12-31-2024 URC Faculty Scholars Research Award Cognitive diagnostic assessment for local dependence Role:PI $25,000.00 Active Type:Grant

2018 -2020 International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Medical educator perception of self-directed learning: Benefits, characteristics, strategies Grant Role:PI $7,500.00 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #DUE-2322109 Investigators:Gaskins, Whitney; Lim, Youn Seon; Zhan, Justin Zhijun 10-01-2023 -09-30-2029 National Science Foundation S-STEM TYPE 2: Southwest Ohio Scholars: (Re)defining Academic Belonging for Computer Science Students and Families Role:Co-PI $2,462,801.00 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #ITE-2346609 Investigators:Lim, Youn Seon; Zhan, Justin 06-01-2024 -05-31-2027 National Science Foundation Beginning: Establishing an Experiential Learning Pathway in Artificial Intelligence Role:Co-PI $1,000,000.00

2024 Faculty Development Grant Award, University of Cincinnati Type:Grant

2021 Research Launch Award, University of Cincinnati

2025 Top Sponsored Award, Office of Research, Univeristy of Cincinnati

Journal of Classification Associate Editor Type:Editorial Service Level:International 07-01-2024

BMC Medical Education (Section Measurement and Psychometrics) Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 04-01-2024

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

EDST 8088 Item Response Theory Level:Graduate

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Cincinnati   Ohio, 45221
Phone: 5135567382
limyo@ucmail.uc.edu