1993, Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.
1989, M.A. Teaching English as Second Language, Brigham Young University, U.S.A.
1982, B.A. English Language and Teaching, Kunming Institute of Technology, China
research methodology in education and psychology, applied quantitative methods, educational and psychological measurement, meta-analysis, structural equation modeling and applications, and inter-disciplinary research