Final Program IMPS 2017 Zurich, Switzerland • July 17-21 CONTENTS Welcome .................................................................................................................. 3 Conference Venue ................................................................................................ 3 Short Courses ......................................................................................................... 4 Keynotes .................................................................................................................. 4 Invited Speakers ................................................................................................... 5 State of the Art Speakers ................................................................................... 5 Program Events ..................................................................................................6-7 Graduate Student Mixer..................................................................................... 6 Group Photo ........................................................................................................... 6 Welcome Reception ............................................................................................ 6 Excursion Trip ......................................................................................................... 6 Poster Session Reception .................................................................................. 7 Closing Dinner Banquet ..................................................................................... 7 Public Transportation Information ..............................................................7-8 General Conference Information ................................................................9-11 Registration ............................................................................................................ 9 Information for Presenters ................................................................................ 9 Internet & Computer Room ............................................................................10 Local Area Information ......................................................................................11 Committees .......................................................................................................... 12 Program Schedule (Parallel Sessions) ...................................................13-27 Floor Plans .......................................................................................................28-29 Sponsors ................................................................................................................30 IMPS 2017 Zurich, Switzerland • July 17-21 Page 3 WELCOME Conference Venue The conference is held at the University of Zurich main Dear Attendees and Guests, building, City Campus (Rämistrasse 71, Zurich, Switzer- We cordially welcome you to the 82nd Annual Meeting of the land). The building can be accessed from Rämistrasse Psychometric Society held at the University of Zurich, Switzerland! or from Künstlergasse. With presenters and attendees from more than 30 different countries, The University is conveniently located within walking we are looking forward to a truly international conference in a distance of Zurich’s beautiful historic city center, with a cosmopolitan, yet cozy, city. view of Lake Zurich and (if the view is clear) the Swiss Zurich offers a wide variety of cultural attractions and outdoor Alps. The conference venue can be reached by short activities, especially in summer. The scenic downtown area is public transport or even by foot from many hotels in easily walkable and full of historic alleys, boutiques, and exquisite the city center. The closest tram stop to the University restaurants. The entirety of the city–including Lake Zurich and the is ETH/Universitätsspital. surrounding mountains–can also be explored on foot, by train, boat, Please consult the venue map on the conference funicular, or other means of public transportation. website for the locations of public transport stops The conference is held at the historic main building of the University near your hotel and the conference venue. On pages of Zurich’s City Campus (Rämistrasse 71, Zurich, Switzerland), which is 7-8 you will find further information on the public conveniently located within walking distance of the downtown area. transport ticket that is included in the conference This building was inaugurated in 1914 and has been carefully renovated, registration. creating a fascinating blend of historic benchmarks with a modern touch. The University of Zurich has, as of today, been a scientific home to no less than 12 Nobel Prize laureates, including Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger. It was also among the first European universities allowing women to study, and you will find an oversized chaise lounge honoring the first woman in Switzerland to receive a doctorate in law, Dr. Emilie Kempin-Spyri, next to our registration desk in the Lichthof hall. Most recently, the building has gained additional attention as a film location for the Chinese TV series “The Interpreter,” so some of our international participants might even recognize parts of the architecture, such as the central stairway depicted here. The conference starts with three parallel short courses on Monday, July 17. The main conference runs from Tuesday, July 18, to Friday, July 21. We have also arranged a variety of social events, which are listed in the program booklet and on the website, to give you an opportunity to network and see more of Zurich and its beautiful surroundings. If you have the time, Zurich is also an ideal starting point for excursions and day trips within Switzerland and to the neighboring countries. Check out the conference website for suggestions. We hope you enjoy the conference and your stay in Zurich! Carolin Strobl Anders Skrondal Local Organizer President of the Psychometric Society IMPS 2017 Zurich, Switzerland • July 17-21 Page 4 SHORT COURSES KEYNOTES The following full-day pre-conference short courses will Peter Bühlmann, ETH Zurich, Willem Heiser, Leiden University, be offered on Monday, July 17, 2017, 9:30 a.m.-5:10 p.m.: Switzerland The Netherlands Short Course 1: Causal Inference in Experiments HETEROGENEOUS LARGE-SCALE and Observational Studies DATA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES 2017 Psychometric Society Career Presenter: FOR CAUSAL INFERENCE AND Award for Lifetime Achievement Donald Rubin, Harvard University, MA, USA PREDICTION EARLY PSYCHOMETRIC Tuesday, July 18, 2017, CONTRIBUTIONS TO GAUSSIAN Short Course 2: Dynamic Structural Equation 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. GRAPHICAL MODELLING: A Modeling of Intensive Longitudinal Data Using TRIBUTE TO LOUIS GUTTMAN Mplus Version 8 Maria Bolsinova, Utrecht Presenters: Friday, July 21, 2017, University and Cito, 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Bengt Muthén, Tihomir Asparouhov, Muthén & The Netherlands Muthén, CA, USA Chun Wang, University of Ellen Hamaker, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2017 Psychometric Society Minnesota, MN, USA Short Course 3: Item Response Theory in R Dissertation Prize Presenter: MAKING THE MOST OUT OF 2017 Psychometric Society Early Thomas Rusch, WU Vienna University of Economics RESPONSE TIMES: MOVING Career Award and Business, Austria BEYOND TRADITIONAL METHODS FOR RESOLVING ASSUMPTIONS MEASUREMENT ERROR Tuesday, July 18, 2017, CHALLENGES IN A TWO-STAGE 5:50 p.m.-6:20 p.m. APPROACH Friday, July 21, 2017, Don Rubin, Harvard University, 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. MA, USA DISENTANGLING ACTIVE Anders Skrondal, Norwegian TREATMENT EFFECTS FROM Institute of Public Health & PLACEBO EFFECTS IN University of Oslo, Norway and UC RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND Berkeley, CA, USA TRIALS Wednesday, July 19, 2017, Presidential Address 10:20 a.m.-11:20 a.m. THE ROLE OF CONDITIONAL LIKELIHOODS IN LATENT VARIABLE Ulf Böckenholt, Northwestern MODELING University, IL, USA Friday, July 21, 2017, ITEM-RESPONSE MODELS FOR THE 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. ANALYSIS OF SELF-REPORTS Thursday, July 20, 2017, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. IMPS 2017 Zurich, Switzerland • July 17-21 Page 5 INVITED SPEAKERS STATE OF THE ART SPEAKERS Ying (Alison) Cheng, University of Dorret Boomsma, VU Amsterdam, Notre Dame, IN, USA The Netherlands STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL IN PSYCHOMETRICS AND GENETICS PSYCHOMETRICS Tuesday, July 18, 2017, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Marie Wiberg, Umeå University, Tom Snijders, University of Sweden Groningen, The Netherlands and OPTIMAL SCORING AS AN University of Oxford, UK ALTERNATIVE TO IRT AND SUM NETWORK ANALYSIS: GOODBYE SCORING TO INDEPENDENCE ASSUMPTIONS Thursday, July 20, 2017, Thursday, July 20, 2017, 10:05 a.m.-10:50 a.m. 10:05 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Han van der Maas, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Victoria Savalei, University of PSYCHOMETRICS FOR COMPLEX British Columbia, BC, Canada SYSTEMS SEM, ROBUST CORRECTIONS, AND Thursday, July 20, 2017, MISSING DATA 11:10 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 2017, 11:10 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Norman Verhelst, Eurometrics, The Netherlands PROFILE ANALYSIS: A J. R. Lockwood, Educational GENERALIZATION OF DIF Testing Service, NJ, USA ANALYSIS VALUE-ADDED MODELING Friday, July 21, 2017, Friday, July 21, 2017, 10:20 a.m.-11:05 a.m. 10:20 a.m.-11:05 a.m. IMPS 2017 Zurich, Switzerland • July 17-21 Page 6 PROGRAM EVENTS Graduate Student Mixer IMPS 2017 Welcome Reception To make the excursion most enjoyable, please bring Monday, July 17: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18: 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. good walking shoes and clothes for