Summary
Patrick Mcknight is an Associate Professor of Psychology at George Mason University with a 13-year track record of advancing measurement science in psychological and medical research. He focuses on identifying poorly conceptualized constructs and refining their conceptualization and measurement procedures across medicine, psychology, and education, with emphasis on psychometrics, missing data, generalizability, and instrument calibration. He leads methodological collaboration through the EGAD group at the University of Arizona and is a founding member of GMU's MRES group, building research capacity locally and globally. His interdisciplinary training—BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Exercise and Sports Sciences, and PhD in Psychology—instills a rigorous quantitative mindset across domains from rehabilitation to neuroscience. Based in Virginia, he combines academic leadership with a passion for quantitative data and adventurous inquiry, as reflected in his GitHub bio.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
McBurney High School
English