Marvin Powell

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Phone: (703) 993-1723
Email: mpowel11 (@gmu.edu)

Marvin G. Powell is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Powell teaches Ph.D.-level quantitative methods courses, focusing on measurement development and validation, and statistical applications. He conducts research in the assessment of the psychometric properties of educational and psychological instruments using a range of latent trait analyses: structural equation modelling and item response theory. He used critical theories (e.g., QuantCrit, CRQI) to address quantitative research questions. He is also interested researching the use of humor as an andragogic tool in reducing statistical anxiety and increasing statistical self-efficacy in social science students.

• College of Education and Human Development
• School of Education
• Research Methodology
• PhD in Education

• Problems and Methods in Education Research (EDRS - 810)
• Introduction to Measurement and Survey Development (EDRS - 827)
• Anti-Racist and Decolonizing Research Capstone (EDRS - 892)

• Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (EDRS 220)
• Quantitative Inquiry in Education (EDRS 620)
• Advanced Topics in Education (EDRS 797)
• Quantitative Methods in Educational Research (EDRS 811)
• Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods (EDRS 821)
• Item Response Theory (EDRS 828)
• Doctoral Internship in Education (EDUC 890)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC 897)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)
• Doctoral Dissertation Research (EDUC 999)