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A. Alexander Beaujean, Ph.D., ABAP

Professor of Psychology

 A. Alexander Beaujean, Ph.D., ABAP

Education

Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Missouri, 2006

Ph.D., Educational Psychology (Emphasis: Statistics, Measurement, & Evaluation in Education), University of Missouri, 2005

M.A., Educational Psychology (Minor: Statistics), University of Missouri, 2004

M.A., School Psychology, University of Missouri, 2003

B.A., Psychology & History (Minor: Secondary Education), Cedarville, 1999

Biography

Dr. Beaujean joined the Psychology & Neuroscience department in 2017. Prior to joining, he worked in Baylor's Educational Psychology department where he created and coordinated the quantitative methods specializations for the doctoral and master's programs. In addition, he contributed to the school psychology program and served as the program coordinator for two years where he developed the program's doctoral specialization.

Dr. Beaujean is a prolific scholar, having published 2 books on latent variable models, more than 80 articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed scientific outlets, and presented more than 80 papers/posters at professional conferences. In 2016, he was listed as one of the most prolific faculty members in non-doctoral school psychology programs across the nation and has won research awards from the American Academy of Health Behavior, American Psychological Association (school psychology division), Mensa Education & Research Foundation, and Society for Applied Multivariate Research. He has been previously awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health and aided in program evaluations for the National Science Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, and Lego Foundation. Moreover, multiple organizations and universities have invited him to speak on the issue of data analysis and psychological measurement.

In addition to his scholarship, Dr. Beaujean has extensive experience with psychological assessment in both school and clinical environments. He holds licensure for the independent practice of psychology in Texas. In 2015, his advanced clinical competence was recognized by the American Board of Assessment Psychology when they awarded him a diplomate in Assessment Psychology. In 2020, he was elected President of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association, with his term beginning in 2021.

Academic Interests and Research

Dr. Beaujean's research interests are broadly in the field of individual differences. More specifically, he is interested the application of quantitative methods to study human variability, especially as it relates to cognitive ability and educational outcomes.

For additional information about Dr. Beaujean's research, please see the website for Baylor Psychometric Laboratory.

Representative Publications:

Books

Beaujean, A. A. (in progress). Individual differences, intelligence, & personality. London, England: MacMillan.

Beaujean, A. A. (2014). Latent variable modeling using R: A step-by-step guide. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

Loehlin, J. C., & Beaujean, A. A. (2016). Latent variable models: An introduction to factor, path, and structural equation analysis (5th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Articles/Chapters

Beaujean, A. A., Benson, N. F., McGill, R. J., & Dombrowski, S. C. (2018). A misuse of {IQ} scores: Using the dual discrepancy/consistency model for identifying specific learning disabilities. Journal of Intelligence, 6(3), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence6030036

Beaujean, A. A., & Benson, N. F. (2019). Theoretically-consistent cognitive ability test development and score interpretation. Contemporary School Psychology, 23, 126-137. 

Beaujean, A. A., & Benson, N. F. (2019). The one and the many: Enduring legacies of Spearman and Thurstone on intelligence test score interpretation. Applied Measurement in Education, 32, 198-215. 

Beaujean, A. A. (2020). Observing a master teacher. In C. J. Richmann & J. L. Wright (Eds.), Called to teach: Excellence, commitment, and community in Christian higher education (pp. 20--36). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers.

Renbarger, R., & Beaujean, A. A. (2020). A meta-analysis of graduate school enrollment from students in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program. Educational Sciences, 10, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10010016

See my Google Scholar page for complete list of publications. 

Courses taught at Baylor

  • Statistics/Research Design
    Introductory Statistics, Multiple Regression, Latent Variable Models, Program Evaluation
  • Psychometrics/Individual Differences
    Individual Differences, Measurement/Evaluation, Psychometric Theory, Item Response Theory, Theories of Personality
  • Psychological Assessment
    Cognitive Assessment, Psychoeducational Assessment, Socio-emotional Assessment
 A. Alexander Beaujean, Ph.D., ABAP
Alex_Beaujean@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2252
Baylor Psychometric Lab

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

College of Arts and Sciences

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One Bear Place 97334
Waco, TX 76798-7334

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