PUBLICATIONS (send an email to eferrer AT ucdavis.edu to request a copy of a paper)

Edited Books

Chow, S.M., Ferrer, E., & Hsieh, F. (2009). Statistical methods for modeling human dynamics: An interdisciplinary dialogue. Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology (Vol. 4). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

 

Articles and Book Chapters

Submitted

Ferrer, E., & McArdle, J.J. Longitudinal modeling of developmental changes in psychological research.

 

Ferrer, E., Steele, J., Hsieh, F. Analyzing dynamics of affective dyadic interactions using patterns of intra- and inter-individual variability.

 

Hsieh, F., Ferrer, E., Chen, S., Mauss, I.B., & Gross, J.L. A small-world network approach for evaluating coherence in multivariate systems: An application to psycho-physiological emotion data. Psychometrika.

 

Hsieh, F., McAssey, M., & Ferrer, E. Optimal and robust design for efficient system-wide synchronization in networks of randomly-wired neuron-nodes. Statistics and Its Interface.

 

Molero, F., Shaver, P.R., Ferrer, E., Cuadrado, I., & Alonso-Arbiol, I. (2009). Attachment insecurities and relationship adjustment in long-term Spanish couples: A dyadic approach.

 

Steele, J. & Ferrer, E. (2009). Latent differential equation modeling of self-regulatory and co-regulatory affective processes.

 

In Press

Ferrer, E., Shaywitz, B.A., Holahan, J.N., Marchione, K., & Shaywitz, S.E. (in press). Uncoupling of reading and IQ over time: Empirical evidence for a definition of dyslexia. Psychological Science.

 

Ferrer, E., Chen, S., Chow, S.M., & Hsieh, F. (in press). Exploring intra-individual, inter-individual and inter-variable dynamics in dyadic interactions. In S.M. Chow, E. Ferrer, & F. Hsieh (Eds.), Statistical methods for modeling human dynamics: An interdisciplinary dialogue. Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology (Vol. 4). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

 

Hsieh, F., Ferrer, E., Chen, S., & Chow, S.-M. (in press). Exploring nonstationary dynamics in dyadic interactions via hierarchical segmentation. Psychometrika.

 

Gaffney, T., Cudeck, R., Ferrer, E., & Widaman, K.F. (in press). On the factor structure of standardized educational achievement tests. Advances in Rasch Modeling II.

 

Larzalere, R. E., Ferrer, E., & Khun, B.R. (in press). Validity of causal inferences from passive longitudinal analyses of correction interventions: Accounting for selection and regression artifacts. International Journal of Behavioral Development.

 

MacLean, K.A., Ferrer, E., Aichele, S.R., Bridwell, D.A., Zanesco, A.P., Jacobs, T.L., King, B.G., Rosenberg, E.L., Sahdra, B.K., Shaver, P.R., Wallace, B.A., Mangun, G.R., & Saron, C.D. (in press). Intensive meditation training leads to improvements in perceptual discrimination and sustained attention. Psychological Science.

 

Widaman, K.F., & Ferrer, E., & Conger, R.D. (in press). Factorial invariance within longitudinal structural equation models: Measuring the same construct across time. Child Development Perspectives.

 

2009

Ferrer, E., O’Hare, E., & Bunge, S.A. (2009). Fluid reasoning and the developing brain. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 3(1), 46-51.

 

Ferrer, E., & Zhang, G. (2009). Time series models for examining psychological processes: Applications and new developments. In R. E. Millsap, & A. Maydeu-Olivares (Eds.), Handbook of quantitative methods in psychology (637-657). London: Sage Publications.

 

Song, H., & Ferrer, E. (2009). State-space modeling of dynamic psychological processes via the Kalman smoother algorithm: Rationale, finite sample properties, and applications. Structural Equation Modeling, 16, 338-363.

 

Song, H., Thompson, R.A., & Ferrer, E. (2009). Attachment and self-evaluation in Chinese adolescents: Developmental and gender differences. Journal of Adolescence, 32, 1267-1286.

 

2008

Corbett, B., Shickman, K., & Ferrer, E. (2008). The effects of Tomatis sound therapy on language in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38, 562-566.

 

Ferrer, E., & Widaman, K. F. (2008). Dynamic factor analysis of dyadic affective processes with inter-group differences. In N.A. Card, J.P. Selig., & T.D. Little (Eds.), Modeling dyadic and interdependent data in the developmental and behavioral sciences (pp. 107-137). Hillsdale, NJ: Psychology Press.

 

Ferrer, E., Balluerka, N., & Widaman, K.F. (2008).  Factorial Invariance and the specification of second-order latent growth models. Methodology, 4, 22-36.

 

Wright, S.B., Matlen, B.J., Baym, C.L., Ferrer, E., & Bunge, S.A. (2008). Neural correlates of fluid reasoning in children and adults. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 1, 1-8.

 

2007

Bales, K. L., Plotsky, P. M., Young, L. J, Lim, M. M., Grotte, N., Ferrer, E., & Carter, C. S. (2007). Neonatal oxytocin manipulations have long-lasting, sexually dimorphic effects on vasopressin receptors. Neuroscience, 144, 38-45.

 

Chow, S –M., Ferrer, E., & Nesselroade, J.R. (2007). An unscented Kalman filter approach to the estimation of nonlinear dynamical systems models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 42, 283-321.

 

Ferrer, E., McArdle, J.J., Shaywitz, B.A., Holahan, J.N., Marchione, K., & Shaywitz, S.E. (2007). Longitudinal models of developmental dynamics between reading and cognition from childhood to adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 43, 1460-1473.

 

Kail, R.V., & Ferrer, E. (2007). Processing speed in childhood and adolescence: Longitudinal models for examining developmental change. Child Development, 78, 1760-1770.

 

Shaywitz, B.A., Ferrer, E., & Shaywitz, S.E. (2007). A case of less than meets the eye. Annals of Neurology, 10.1002, 21156.

 

2006

Ferrer, E. (2006). Application of dynamic factor analysis to affective processes in dyads. In A.D. Ong & M. van Dulmen (Eds.), Handbook of methods in positive psychology (pp. 41-58). Oxford University Press.

 

Sbarra, D.A., & Ferrer, E. (2006). The Structure and process of emotional experience following non-marital relationship dissolution: Dynamic factor analyses of love, anger, and sadness. Emotion, 6, 224-238.

 

2005

Ferrer, E., Salthouse, T.A., McArdle, J.J., Stewart, W.F. & Schwartz, B.S. (2005). Multivariate modeling of age and retest in longitudinal studies of cognitive abilities. Psychology and Aging, 20, 412-422.

 

2004

Ferrer, E. & McArdle, J.J. (2004). An experimental analysis of dynamic hypotheses about cognitive abilities and achievement from childhood to early adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 40, 935-952.

 

Salthouse, T.A., Schroeder, D.H. & Ferrer, E. (2004). Decomposing longitudinal cognitive change in adults between 18 and 60 years of age. Developmental Psychology, 40, 813-822.

 

Ferrer, E., Hamagami, F., & McArdle, J.J. (2004). Modeling latent growth curves with incomplete data using different types of structural equation modeling and multilevel software. Structural Equation Modeling, 11, 452-483.

 

Ferrer, E., Salthouse, T.A., Stewart, W.F. & Schwartz, B.S. (2004). Modeling age and retest processes in longitudinal studies of cognitive abilities. Psychology and Aging, 19, 243-259. 

 

2003

Ferrer, E. & McArdle, J.J. (2003). Alternative structural models for multivariate longitudinal data analysis. Structural Equation Modeling, 10, 493-524.

 

Ferrer, E. & Nesselroade, J.R. (2003). Modeling affective processes in dyadic relations via dynamic factor analysis. Emotion,3, 344-360.

 

Hamagami, F., McArdle, J. J., Nesselroade, J.R., Ferrer, E., & Boker, S. (2003). Modeling acceleration of dynamic systems with inter-individual variation using structured difference equation methodology. Technical Report. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.

 

Salthouse, T.A., & Ferrer-Caja, E. (2003). What needs to be explained to account for age-related effects on multiple cognitive variables? Psychology and Aging, 18, 91-110.

 

2002

Ferrer, E. & McArdle, J.J. (2002). An effectiveness study of summer bridge programs. Technical Report. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.

 

Ferrer-Caja, E., Crawford, J.R., & Bryan, J. (2002). A structural modeling examination of the executive decline hypothesis of cognitive aging through reanalysis of Crawford et al.'s (2000) data. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 9, 231-249.

 

Ferrer-Caja, E., & Weiss, M.R. (2002). Cross-validation of a model of intrinsic motivation in physical education with students enrolled in elective courses. Journal of Experimental Education, 71, 41-65.

 

McArdle, J.J., Ferrer-Caja, E., Hamagami, F., & Woodcock, R.W. (2002). Comparative longitudinal structural analyses of the growth and decline of multiple intellectual abilities over the life-span. Developmental Psychology, 38, 115-142.

 

Weiss, M.R., & Ferrer-Caja, E. (2002). Motivational orientations in sport. In T.S. Horn (Ed.), Advances in sport psychology (2nd ed., pp. 101-183). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

 

2000

Ferrer-Caja, E., & Weiss, M.R. (2000). Predictors of intrinsic motivation among adolescent students in physical education. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71, 267-279.