An Introduction

Kevin Grimm is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. Before coming to UC-D, he worked with Bob Pianta as a research associate in the Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) at the University of Virginia. Kevin received his B.A. in Mathematics and Psychology with a concentration in Education from Gettysburg College in 2000, his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA (2001-2006). At the University of Virginia he studied structural equation modeling and longitudinal data analysis (i.e., growth curve analysis, longitudinal mixture modeling, longitudinal measurement and dynamic models) with Jack McArdle and John Nesselroade.

Kevin's research interests include multivariate methods for the analysis of change, multiple group and latent class models for understanding divergent developmental processes, and cognitive/achievement development.

Kevin teaches undergraduate and graduate quantitative courses at UC-D including Applied Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Structural Equation Modeling, and Statistical Analysis of Psychological Data. He has also teaches at workshops sponsored through the American Psychological Association's Advanced Training Institute and the Longitudinal Research Institute.