Dr. Qian (Jackie) Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. She received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.

Dr. Zhang's research interests include applying, developing, and evaluating quantitative methods for social science studies. Her specific research focuses are causal inferences in experimental and quasi-experimental studies, regular and intensive longitudinal data analyses, mediation analysis, synthesizing effects using multilevel models, machine learning algorithms for feature selection and statistical modeling, and psychometric validation of psychological measures. Dr. Zhang is also dedicated to addressing complex data conditions, including missing data, measurement errors, and confounding variables in statistical modeling and analyses. She has extensively collaborated with researchers in various fields, including education, psychology, medicine, and family studies, among other social sciences.