Sunbeom Kwon | Department of Psychology

Research Areas

Research Interests

I am interested in psychometrics and latent variable modeling. My current research includes item response theory, response times, copula theory, structural equation modeling, Bayesian analysis, problem-solving process data analysis, and AI evaluation.

Education

Statistics, MS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Psychology, MA, Sungkyunkwan University

Psychology and Statistics, BA, Sungkyunkwan University

Awards and Honors

Graduate College Conference Presentation Awards, 2025.
Hobson Fellowship, Department of Psychology, 2021-2025.
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, 2023.

Courses Taught

PSYC 490 Measurement & Test Develop Lab

PSYC 301 Psychological Statistics

PSYC 235 Intro to Statistics

External Links

Google Scholar

Ida Lawrence Research Summer Internship at ETS (2024)

Recent Publications

Kwon, S., Zhang, S., Köhn, H. F., & Zhang, B. (2025). MCMC stopping rules in latent variable modelling. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 78(1), 225-257.

Choi, J., Kwon, S., & Zhang, B. (2025). A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 32(2), 173-186.