My research connects rigorous measurement and statistical modeling to consequential decisions in healthcare, education, law, and human well-being.
23peer-reviewed articles
30+conference presentations
4applied research domains
15+years of methodological work
FEATURED RESEARCH
From methodological rigor to practical impact.
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HEALTHCARE · QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Improving cardiovascular care across the VA healthcare system
A national quality-improvement program examined a new approach to lipid management for veterans at elevated cardiovascular risk—linking longitudinal evidence to decisions across 50 medical centers.
The full bibliography is preserved below for collaborators and reviewers who need citation-level detail. Ψ indicates a co-author who was a student during part or all of the work.
Journal Articles
2026Djoussé, L., Ward, R. E., Marucci-Wellman, H., Yel, N., Colson, K., Santos, A. A., Coleman-Lopez, M., Pan, E., Leesch, T., Peña, D., Congdon, M., Bolles, M., Gagnon, D., & Gaziano, J. M. (2026).
A Novel Approach to Manage Hypercholesterolemia: Veterans Affairs Lipid Optimization Reimagined Quality Improvement Program.
JACC: Advances, 5, 102935.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102935
2025Santos, A. A., DelGrande, J., Fink, A., Seth, J., Bonnema, C., Ward, R., Wellman, H. M., Yel, N., Coleman-Lopez, M., Feil, D., Sharnprapai, S., Colson, K., Pan, E., Leesch, T., Peña, D., Congdon, M., Bolles, M., Djoussé, L., & Gaziano, J. M. (2025).
The Veterans Affairs Lipid Optimization Reimagined - Quality Improvement Program: Rationale and Methods.
Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences.doi.org/10.37871/jbres2147
2025Gamio Cuervo, Á., Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Yel, N., & Chang, E. (2025).
Traumatic exposure in a cross-sectional, national sample of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNGE) Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC).
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication.dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0002040
2025Horne, S. G., Chaparro, R. A., & Yel, N. (2025).
Cultural adaptation and validation of a Spanish-Language measure of therapist competency working with transgender clients in Colombia.
International Journal of Transgender Health.
2024Farra, A.Ψ, Anantharaman, A.Ψ, Swanson, S. E.Ψ, Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Bekki, J. M., Yel, N., Randall, A. K., & Bernstein, B. (2024).
Examining the Role of Institutional Support on International Doctoral Women's STEM Persistence and Mental Health.
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2023045669
2024Swanson, S. E.Ψ, Anantharaman, A.Ψ, Farra, A.Ψ, Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Bekki, J. M., Yel, N., Randall, A. K., & Bernstein, B. (2024).
Examining how Gendered Racism affects Mental Health and STEM Persistence among Graduate Women of Color and Gender Diverse Students of Color.
Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2024048576
2024Sanetti, L. M. H., Yel, N., Long, A. C. J., Neugebauer, S. R., Collier-Meek, M. A., & Kratochwill, T. R. (2024).
Assessing Teachers' Intervention-Related Expectations and Self-Efficacy: An Examination of the Factor Structure of the Implementation Beliefs Assessment.
Journal of School Psychology.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000624
2023Freiburger, E.Ψ, Quintanilla, V. D., Hugenberg, K., Erman, S., Yel, N., Kim, A., & Murphy, M. (2023).
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first-generation women test-takers: Magnifying adversities, stress, and consequences for bar exam performance.
Journal of Social Issues.doi.org/10.1111/josi.12550
2023Liu, Y., Levy, R., Yel, N., & Schulte, A. C. (2023).
A comparison of methods for evaluating schools with respect to growth of students in subpopulations in three level models.
School Effectiveness and School Improvement.doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2022.2071950
2021Horne, S. G., Johnson, T., Yel, N., Maroney, M. R.Ψ, & McGinley, M.Ψ (2021).
Unequal rights between LGBTQ parents living in the U.S.: The association of minority stress to relationship satisfaction and parental stress.
Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice.doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000192
2021Horne, S. G., McGinley, M.Ψ, Yel, N., & Maroney, M. R.Ψ (2021).
The stench of bathroom bills: Mental health impact on transgender, nonbinary, and cisgender people.
Journal of Counseling Psychology.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000558
2021Chickerella, R.Ψ, Schuyler, S.Ψ, McGinley, M.Ψ, Horne, S. G., Yel, N., & Whitehouse, A.Ψ (2021).
Katy Perry vs. Janelle Monáe: Depiction of Bisexuality and Relationship to Depression and Stigma.
Journal of Bisexuality.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2021.1874586
2020Kurz, A., Reichenberg, R. N., & Yel, N., Elliott, S. (2020).
Opportunity-to-Learn performance levels and student achievement gain for students with and without disabilities.
Teaching and Teacher Education.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103092
2020Kroeper, K. M.Ψ, Quintanilla, V. D., Frisby, M.Ψ, Yel, N., Applegate, A. G., Sherman, S. J., & Murphy, M. C. (2020).
Underestimating the Unrepresented: Cognitive Biases Disadvantage Pro Se Litigants in Family Law Cases.
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 26(2), 198-212.dx.doi.org/10.1037/law0000229
2019Elliott, S. N., Kurz, A., & Yel, N. (2019).
Opportunity to learn what is on the test: The performance of students with and without disabilities on mathematics items aligned or not aligned with instruction.
Journal of Special Education, 53(2), 76-84.dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022466918802465
2018Hanauer, M.Ψ & Yel, N. (2018).
A decision-making framework for response to intervention (RTI): combining mixed methods and Bayesian analysis.
Research in the Schools.
2018Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Roach, C. M. L., Tracey, T. J. G., & Yel, N. (2018).
The effects of career adaptability on intended academic persistence: The mediating role of academic satisfaction.
Journal of Vocational Behavior.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.006
2017Davies, M., Elliott, S. N., Sin, K. F., Yan, Z., & Yel, N. (2017).
Using Adjustments to Support the Learning and Assessment Needs of Students with Disabilities: Macao and Mainland China Teachers' Reports.
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education.dx.doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2017.1346238
2017Kemer, G., Borders, L. D., & Yel, N. (2017).
Expert Supervisors' Priorities When Working with Easy and Challenging Supervisees.
Counselor Education and Supervision, 56, 50–64.doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12059
2016Elliott, S. N., Kurz, A., Tindal, G., & Yel, N. (2016).
Influence of Opportunity to Learn Indices and Education Status on Students' Mathematics Achievement Growth.
Remedial and Special Education, 37(5), 144-158.doi.org/10.1177/0741932516663000
2016Green, S. B., Lai, K., Levy, R., Xu, Y., Yel, N., Thompson, M. S., Eggum-Wilkens, N. D., Kunze, K. L., Iida, M., Reichenberg, R., & Zhang, L. (2016).
Assessing model similarity in structural equation modeling.
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal.doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2016.1154464
2015Levy, R., Xu, Y., Yel, N., & Svetina, D. (2015).
A standardized generalized dimensionality discrepancy measure and a standardized model-based covariance for dimensionality assessment for multidimensional item response models.
Journal of Educational Measurement, 52(2), 144-158.doi.org/10.1111/jedm.12070
2014Kurz, A., Elliott, S. N., Kettler, R. J., & Yel, N. (2014).
Assessing students' opportunity to learn the intended curriculum using an online teacher log: Initial validity evidence.
Educational Assessment, 19(3), 159–184.doi.org/10.1080/10627197.2014.934606
Manuscript Under Review
Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Grasty, K.Ψ, Anantharaman, A.Ψ, Sista, A.Ψ, Delaney, T.Ψ, Gamio Cuervo, Á.Ψ, & Yel, N. (Revise & Resubmit).
Gendered-Racial Role Strain: A Mixed-Method Examination of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Systemic Racism on Graduate Women of Color in STEM.
Book Chapter
Behrens, J. T., DiCerbo, K. E., Yel, N., & Levy, R. (2012).
Exploratory data analysis. In I. B. Weiner, J. A. Schinka, & W. F. Velicer (Eds.),
Handbook of Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 34–70). Wiley.
doi.org/10.1002/9781118133880.hop202002
Quintanilla, V. D., Hugenberg, K., Hagan, M. D., Gonzales, A., Hutchings, R., & Yel, N. (2022).
Digital Inequalities and Access to Justice: Dialing into Zoom Court Unrepresented. In D. Engstrom (Editor),
Legal Tech and Future of Civil Justice. In Press.
Research Brief & Technical Reports
Elliott, S. N., Kurz, A., Tindal, G., Stevens, J., & Yel, N. (2018).
Mathematics Achievement Gaps for Elementary and Secondary Students: The Influence of Opportunity to Learn and Special Education Status. Research Brief.
Nese, J. F. T., Stevens, J. J., Schulte, A. C., Tindall, G., Yel, N., Anderson, D., Matta, T., & Elliott, S. N. (2018).
A Comparison of Alternative Models for Estimating School Performance in Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts in Four State Accountability Systems (NC, AZ, PA, OR Results). NCAASE Technical Reports.
Stevens, J. J., Nese, J. F. T., Schulte, A. C., Tindall, G., Yel, N., Anderson, D., Matta, T., & Elliott, S. N. (2016).
A Comparison of Alternative Models for Estimating School Performance in Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts in a State Accountability System, Part A. NCAASE Technical Report.
For a complete list including all 30 conference presentations and evaluation reports, see my full CV (PDF).