Anthony Rodriguez

Anthony Rodriguez is a quantitative psychologist/psychometrician and associate behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. His quantitative methodological research has focused on structural equation modeling (SEM), item response theory (IRT), and latent growth models. A major focus of his research has tackled issues of dimensionality, reliability, and assessment scoring. He has also investigated and developed alternative item response theory models designed to address and model non-normality in latent traits and errors. It has been equally important in his research to make these methodological pieces accessible to substantive researchers and as such has written didactic guides for easy implementation and interpretation of model results.

Aside from psychometric endeavors, his substantive interests have resulted in extensive collaborations at RAND and UCLA spanning ethnic/racial disparities in longitudinal adolescent alcohol, marijuana, cigarette, and e-cigarette use; assessment in post-acute care settings (home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long term care hospitals); evaluation of emergency response communication; ethnic/racial differences in the measurement of acculturation; psychopathology (anxiety, depression, stress, impulsivity); intervention effectiveness; and, biobehavioral psychosocial factors linked to eating behaviors and obesity.

Rodriguez received his Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles.