Wei Li
Lab Director
Associate Professor, Research and Evaluation Methodology
University of Florida College of Education
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Wei Li's work focuses on longitudinal design, statistical power analysis, causal evaluation, heterogeneous treatment effects, multilevel modeling, cost-effectiveness analysis, and education data science.
Katherine J. Strickland
Postdoctoral Scholar and Collaborator
Research and Evaluation Methodology
University of Florida
Collaborative work includes staggered difference-in-differences, heterogeneous treatment effects, and longitudinal quasi-experimental design.
Yaosheng Lou
Incoming Postdoctoral Scholar
Starting August 2026
Research and Evaluation Methodology
University of Florida
Yaosheng will contribute to lab projects in longitudinal design, causal evaluation, and education data science.
Xueyan Gao
Doctoral Student and Research Collaborator
Research and Evaluation Methodology
University of Florida
Research interests include causal evaluation, applied education data analysis, and program evaluation in school and district contexts.
Students, Partners, and Collaborators
Project-Based Collaboration
Methods development, software, and applied education evaluation
The lab works with doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty collaborators, education organizations, and digital learning partners on funded projects and publications.
Collaboration Areas
- Longitudinal design and power
- Staggered DID and quasi-experiments
- Heterogeneous treatment effects
- Education data science and AI
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Software and training resources