Administration
Current Officers of SMEP
- 2027 President: Daniel Bauer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (dbauer@email.unc.edu)
- 2026 President: Michael Neale, Virginia Commonwealth University (michale.neale@vcuhealth.edu)
- 2025 President: Laura Stapleton, University of Maryland (lstapler@umd.edu)
- 2025-2028 Coordinating Officer: Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan (gonzo@umich.edu)
- 2024-2027 Financial Officer: Niall Bolger, Columbia University (nb2226@columbia.edu)
Multivariate Behavioral Research
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Tim Brick, The Pennsylvania State University, US
Sacha Epskamp, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Michael Hunter, The Pennsylvania State University, US
Jolynn Pek, Ohio State University, US
Jason Rights, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dexin Shi, University of South Carolina, US
Sonya Sterba, Vanderbilt University, US
Ji-Seung Yang, University of Maryland, US
Sacha Epskamp, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Michael Hunter, The Pennsylvania State University, US
Jolynn Pek, Ohio State University, US
Jason Rights, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dexin Shi, University of South Carolina, US
Sonya Sterba, Vanderbilt University, US
Ji-Seung Yang, University of Maryland, US
ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR SPECIAL ISSUES
Sarah Depaoli, University of California, Merced, US
ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR SOFTWARE CONTRIBUTIONS
Daniel McNeish, Arizona State University, US
ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR TUTORIALS AND REVIEWS
Stephen G. West, Arizona State University, US
ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS
Adriene Beltz, University of Michigan, US
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Tracy Nishida, Arizona State University, US
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Jeffrey Harring (Chair), University of Maryland
Jolynn Pek, Ohio State University
Peter Halpin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Han Du, University of California, Los Angeles
Jolynn Pek, Ohio State University
Peter Halpin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Han Du, University of California, Los Angeles
PAST EDITORS OF MBR
Jeffrey Harring (2024-2025)
Alberto Maydeu-Olivares (2021-2024)
Jeffrey Harring (2020)
Peter Molenaar (2016-2020)
Steven G. West (2015-2015)
Keith F. Widaman (2011-2015)
Joseph L. Rodgers (2006-2011)
Roger Millsap (1996-2005)
Stan Mulaik (1988-1995).
James H. Steiger (1986-1987)
Ralph Hakstian (1983-1985)
Ben Fruchter (1973-1983)
Donald Fiske (1972-1973)
Desmond Cartwright (1966-1971)
Alberto Maydeu-Olivares (2021-2024)
Jeffrey Harring (2020)
Peter Molenaar (2016-2020)
Steven G. West (2015-2015)
Keith F. Widaman (2011-2015)
Joseph L. Rodgers (2006-2011)
Roger Millsap (1996-2005)
Stan Mulaik (1988-1995).
James H. Steiger (1986-1987)
Ralph Hakstian (1983-1985)
Ben Fruchter (1973-1983)
Donald Fiske (1972-1973)
Desmond Cartwright (1966-1971)
Local Arrangements Chairs
- 2027 Meeting (Durham, NC): Peter Halpin, University of North Carolina
- 2026 Meeting (Durango, CO): Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, University of Delaware
- 2025 Meeting (South Bend, IN): Ken Kelley, University of Notre Dame
- 2024 Meeting (Ithaca, NY): Felix Thoemmes, Cornell University
- 2023 Meeting (Iowa City, IA): Jonathan Templin, University of Iowa
- 2022 Meeting (Monterey, CA): Alan Nicewander, Progressive Measurement
- 2021 Virtual Meeting
- 2020 Virtual Meeting
- 2019 Meeting (Baltimore, MD): Jeffrey Harring, University of Maryland
- 2018 Meeting (Albuquerque, NM): Todd Little, Texas Tech University
- 2017 Meeting (Minneapolis, MN): Niels Waller, University of Minnesota
- 2016 Meeting (Richmond, VA): Michael Neale, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics
- 2015 Meeting (Los Angeles, CA): Li Cai, University of California, Los Angeles
Committee Chairs
- Dissertation Award Coordinator: Sarah Depaoli
(sdepaoli@ucmerced.edu)
Board of Trustees
- The Board of Trustees of SMEP consists of nine persons: President, Past President, President-Elect, Coordinating Officer, Financial Officer, Editor of MBR, Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board, and the Local Arrangements Chairs for the upcoming year and current year meetings.