Dr. Goran Pavlov
Dr. Pavlov’s research involves (1) development and evaluation of tools for personnel selection and assessment, (2) faking issues in personnel selection, (3) development and application of statistical and psychometric modeling, and (4) personality and individual differences.
UTEP Faculty Profile
Sample Publications:
Pavlov, G. (2024). An investigation of effects of instruction set on item desirability matching. Personality and Individual Differences, 216, 112423. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112423
Pavlov, G., Shi, D., Maydeu-Olivares, A., & Fairchild A. (2021). Item desirability matching in forced-choice test construction. Personality and Individual Differences, 183, 111114. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111114
Pavlov, G., Maydeu-Olivares, A., & Shi, D. (2021). Using the standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR) to assess exact fit in structural equation models. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 81(1), 110-130. DOI: 10.1177/0013164420926231
Pavlov, G., Shi, D., & Maydeu-Olivares, A. (2020). Chi-square difference tests for comparing nested models: An evaluation with non-normal data. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 27(6), 908-917. DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2020.1717957
Pavlov, G., Maydeu-Olivares, A., & Fairchild A. (2019). Effects of applicant faking on forced-choice and Likert scores. Organizational Research Methods, 22(3), 710-739. DOI: 10.1177/2F1094428117753683
Contact Information
Email: gpavlov@utep.edu
Office: Psychology 201F
Office Phone: 915-747-7986
Personal Information
Ph.D., University of Barcelona (2023)
Courses
PSYC 4317 Advanced Statistics
PSYC 4345 Seminar in Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
