Biography

Yanling Li is an Assistant Research Professor in the Quantitative Developmental Systems Methodology Core at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on the development and application of novel statistical methods to understand interindividual differences in intraindividual changes in human behavioral dynamics and psychological processes. Her research interests lie in dynamical systems modeling, Bayesian statistics,  missing data analysis, machine learning and applications of these methods to address substantive questions. 

Education

  • Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies & Social Data Analytics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2023
  • M.S., Statistics, Renmin University of China, 2018
  • B.S., Statistics, Renmin University of China, 2015