Hok Chio (Mark) Lai 黎學昭

I am an Associate Professor of Psychology (Quantitative Methods) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California. I am from Macau and speaks Cantonese as my native language. Mathematics has always been a favorite subject to me, but my growing interest in understanding the human mind lead me to pursue a bachelor degree in Psychology at the University of Macau, where I discovered that a career of developing and applying quantitative methods in the social sciences would be a very good fit to me.

I am interested in all kinds of statistical methods, but currently my research areas include multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, effect size statistics, and measurement invariance. I also have collaborations on projects studying the prevalence, antecedents and consequences of gambling disorder, and in other areas such as evolutionary psychology, social psychology, developmental sciences, health sciences, etc.

Education

Texas A&M University | College Station, TX PhD in Educational Psychology (Research, Measurement and Statistics) | Aug 2011 - Aug 2015

University of Macau | Macau BSSc in Psychology | Sept 2007 - May 2011

Experience

University of Southern California | Assisstant Professor of Psychology | August 2018 - 2023

— Associate Professor of Psychology | August 2023 -

University of Cincinnati | Assistant Professor | Aug 2015 - Aug 2018