Xinya Liang received her Ph.D. in Measurement and Statistics from Florida State University in 2014. She is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on structural equation modeling, Bayesian statistics, and regularization methods.

Ji Li received her Master of Science in Statistics from University of Arkansas in 2018. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Statistics and Research Methods program at the University of Arkansas. Her research focuses on structural equation modeling, factor analysis, and missing analysis methods.

Mauiricio Garnier-Villarreal received his Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Kansas in 2016. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on latent variable models, Bayesian statistics, longitudinal models, and open software development.

Jihong Zhang received a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Educational Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Arkansas. His research focuses on psychological and psychometric network modeling, Bayesian latent variable modeling, and other advanced psychometric methodologies.