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College of Education
Dept of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education & School Psychology

Larry R. Price, Ph.D, PStat

Larry Price

Professor of Psychometrics and Statistics
Accredited Professional Statistician, American Statistical Association

Program:
Doctoral Program in Education
E-mail:
LP11@txstate.edu
Phone:
(512) 245-9654
FAX:
(512) 245-8872
Mail:
601 University Drive
Academic Support Building South 325
San Marcos, TX 78666

Education

Larry Price is a Full Professor of Quantitative Methods (Psychometrics and Statistics). Prior coming to Texas State University, he served as a Psychometrician and Statistician for the Emory University School Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences from 1996 to 1999. Between 1999 and 2001, Dr. Price was employed at The Psychological Corporation in San Antonio, Texas as a Psychometrician II. Dr. Price continues to serve as a consultant for The Psychological Corporation, The University of Texas Health Science Center ­ San Antonio’s Functional MRI Research Imaging Center, McLean Hospital at Harvard University Medical School, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, and the United States Air Force. Dr. Price is author of Psychometric Methods: Theory into Practice (2016) by the Guilford Publications, New York, NY.

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  • My research interests are varied and include:

    1. Theoretical development and testing of Bayesian and non-Bayesian structural equation models in psychological and neuropsychological research.
    2. Theoretical development, testing, and refinement of classical and modern psychometric methods in the behavioral sciences.
    3. Development of dynamic multivariate vector autoregressive time series models for the psychological, social and neurosciences.

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  • New Book - Psychometric Methods: Theory into Practice by Dr. Larry R. Price

    Forber-Pratt, A., Price, L. R., Merrin, G. J., Hannebut, R. A., Fairclough, J. A. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Disability Identity Development Scale Confirmatory Factor and Bifactor Analyses. Rehabilitation Psychology. American Psychological Association. 

    Price, L. R., Briley, J., Haltiwanger, S., and Hitching, R. (2021). A Meta-Analysis of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research 119-134. 

    Price, L. R., Briley, J., Kirsch, D., and Hitching, R. (2020). A Meta-Analysis of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of insomnia. Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health 8(3): 1157.

    Morriss, R. and Price, L. R. (2020). Differential effects of cranial electrotherapy stimulation on changes in anxiety and depression symptoms over time in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, 785-788.

    Price, L. R., Vargas, R. J., Behroozmand, R., Parkinson, A. L., Larson, C. L., Greenlee, J. D., Robin, D. A. (2016). Dynamic connectivity mapping of electrocorticographic data using Bayesian structural equation modeling. Biometrics and Biostatistics International Journal, 4(4). DOI: 10.15406/bbij.2016.04.00102.

    Li, K., Laird, A. R., Price, L. R., McKay, D. R., Blangero, J., Fox, P. T. (2016). Bidirectional age-related changes in default mode network effective connectivity across six decades. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, DOI:10.3389/fnagi.2016.00137.

    Garrard, L., Price, L.R., Bott, M. J., and Byron Gajewski (2016). A novel method for expediting the development of patient-report outcome measures and an evaluation across several populations. Applied Psychological Measurement, DOI: 10.1177/0146621616652634

    Price, L. R. (2016) Psychometric Methods: Theory into Practice. New York, NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.

    Garrard, L., Price, L. R., Bott, M. J., and Byron Gajewski (2015). A novel method for expediting the development of patient-report outcome measures and an evaluation of its performance via simulation. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 15:77. DOI: 10.1186/s12874-015-0071-5.

    Sailors, M. and Price, L. R. (2015). Support for the improvement of practices through intensive coaching (SIPIC): A model of coaching for improving reading instruction and reading achievement. Teaching and Teacher Education, 45, 115 – 127.

    Barron, D. S., Fox, P. T., Pardoe, H., Lancaster, J., Price, L. R., Blackmon, K., Berry, K., Cavazos, J. E., Kuzniecky, R., Devinsky, O., and Thesen, T. (2014). Thalamic functional connectivity predicts seizure onset laterality in individual TLE patients: Application of a biomarker development strategy, Neuroimage: Clinical, doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.08.002.

    Flagmeier, S. G., Ray, K. L., Parkinson, A. L., Li, Karl, Vargas, R., Price, L. R., Laird, A. R., Larson, C. R. & Robin, D. A. (2014). The neural changes in connectivity of the voice network during voice pitch perturbation. Brain and Language, 132(2014), 7 – 13.

    Price, L. R. (2013). Analysis of Imaging Data, Chapter 9 in the Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods in Psychology, volume 2. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

    Flagmeier, S. G., Ray, K. L., Parkinson, A. L., Li, Karl, Vargas, R., Laird, A., Price, L. R., Larson, C. R. & Robin, D. A. (2014). The neural changes in connectivity of the voice network during voice pitch perturbation. Brain and Learning, 132, 7 – 13.

    Komogortsev, O. V., Price, L.R., & A. Karpov (2012). “Biometric Authentication via Oculomotor Plant Characteristics”. Proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Biometrics, March 29 – April 1, 2012, New Delhi, India.

    Price, L. R. (2012). Small sample properties of Bayesian multivariate autoregressive time series models. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 19, 1, 51 – 64.

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    Laird, A., Price, L. R., Robbins, J. M., Li Karl, Cykowski, M. Narayana, S., Laird, R. W., Franklin, C., & Fox, P. T. (2008). Modeling motor connectivity using TMS/PET and structural equation modeling. Neuroimage, 41(2), 424-436.

    Raju, N.S., Price, L. R., Oshima, T. C., & Nering, M. L. (2007). Standardized conditional SEM: A case for conditional reliability. Applied Psychological Measurement, 31, 3, 169 – 180.

    Childs, A., & Price, L. (2007). Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation Reduces Aggression in Violent Neuropsychiatric Patients. Primary Psychiatry, 14(3): 50-56.

    Kiser, A., & Price, L. (2008) The Persistence of College Students from Their Freshman to Sophomore Year. Journal of College Student Retention, 9, 4

    Litchke, L., Russian, C., Lloyd, L., Schmidt, E., Price, L., & Walker, J. (2008). The Effects of Respiratory Resistance Training with a Concurrent Flow Device on Wheelchair Athletes, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 31: 65-71.

    Price, L. R. , Raju, N. S., Lurie, A., Wilkins, C., Zhu, J. (2006). Conditional standard errors for composite scores on the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence – Third Edition. Psychological Reports, 98, 237 - 252.

    Price, L. , Said, K., & Haaland, K. (2004). Age Age-Associated Memory Impairment of Logical Memory and Visual Reproduction. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 26, 4, 531-538.

     

     

     

  • Price, L. R., Gonzales, Daniel P., Whittaker, Tiffany A. (2018). Performance of Nonrecursive Latent Variable Models under Misspecification, Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2018.1463164

    Sailors, M., & Price, L. R. (2010). Professional Development that Supports the Teaching of Cognitive Reading Strategy Instruction. Elementary School Journal, 110, 3, 301-322.

    Tulsky, D. and Price, L. R. (2003). The Joint Factor Structure of the WAIS-III/WMS-III. Psychological Assessment, 15, 2, 149-162.

    Haaland, K., Price, L. R., and Larue, A. (2003). What does the WMS-III tell us about memory changes with normal aging?. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9, 89-96.

    Price, L. R., Tulsky, D., Millis, S., & Weiss, L. (2002). Redefining the Factor Structure of the Wechsler Memory Scale-III: Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Cross-Validation. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 24, 5, 574-585.

    Price, L. R., Lurie, A., & Wilkins, C. (2001). A SAS Program for Calculating Equivalent Scores Across Different Test Forms Using the Equipercentile Method. Applied Psychological Measurement, 25, 4.

    Price, L. R. (2012). Analysis of Neuroimaging Data. Chapter 55 in The Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods. Oxford University Press. Price, L. R. (2012). Analysis of Neuroimaging Data. Chapter 55 in The Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods. Oxford University Press.

    Price, L. R. (2011). Differential Item Functioning and Language Translation: A Cross-National Study with a Test Developed for Certification. Lambert Academic Publishing. Saarbrucken, Germany.

  • Building Mood State Classifiers to Inform Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression (2024-2029). National Institutes of Health. Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Key Personnel: Consulting Statistician.

    National Institutes of Health (NIH) – L. R. Price, Co- Principal Investigator, Expediting Health Research via Bayesian Instrument Development (BID), 2013 -2015. Dr. Price will develop a psychometric model using Bayesian probability, inference and Monte Carlo methods.

    Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) for Treatment of Insomnia Disorder: A Polysomnography Study (2014), Electromedical Products International, Inc. Key Personnel: Consulting Statistician.

    National Science Foundation (CAREER proposal) – Occulomotor Plant Modeling as a Future of Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction Design (2011-2012) – Dr. Oleg Komogortsev and Dr, Larry R. Price – Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas.

    Effect of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation on PTSD in Burned Outpatients (2008 – 2011) – United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Consulting Statistician.

    National Science Foundation - Robert Noyce Scholarship Program for Science and Mathematics Teachers (2008-2013) – 750,000/5 year project - Dr. Ann Cavello – University of Texas – Arlington, Principal Investigator. Dr. Price serves on the Senior Staff as Project Evaluator and Psychometric/Statistical Consultant.

    Mix It Up: Correlated Space Science and Math – (2008 -2009). Teacher Quality grant funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Key Personnel: Consulting Statistician.

    Education Research Center (2007 – 2011) - 1-million/1 year funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Project Co-Director with Dr. Pedro Reyes at the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Price, L. R. (2014). “Nonrecursive Latent Variable Models under Misspecification”. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational research Association, April 3 – 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Price, L. R. (2013). “Investigating Perfect Model Fit in Higher Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis through Exploratory/Confirmatory and Bayesian Approaches”. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, August 3 – 6, Oahu, Hawaii.

    Price, L.R., & Laird, A. R. (2009).“Methodological Advances in Analyzing Functional Neuroimaging Data”. Invited presentation at the American Psychological Association, August 6 – 9, 2009, Toronto, Canada.

    Price, L.R. (2009).“A Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Model for Multivariate Time Series Data”. Paper presentation at the Structural Equation Modeling Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, April 16 – 20, San Diego, California.

    Price, L.R. (2009).“Structural Equation Modeling in Functional Neuroimaging Studies: Challenges, Solutions, & New Directions”. Invited presentation at the University of Kansas sponsored by the Department of Quantitative Psychology, January 30, Lawrence, Kansas.

    Price, L.R., Pelkey, M., & Reardon, R.(2009).“A Moderated-Mediated Path Analysis of Science Achievement”. Paper presentation at Division H of at the American Educational Research Association, April 16 – 20, San Diego, California.

    Price, L. (2008). “Deriving Optimal Neuroimaging Models using Bayesian Model Averaging”. Paper presentation at the International Meeting of The Psychometric Society, June 28 – 30, Durham, NH.