Social Science Methodology Symposium held April 5, 2013
Sponsored by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Sciences

PRESENTER:  Todd Little, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology
                        Director, The Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis (CRMDA)
                        Director, Quantitative Training Program
                        University of Kansas

TITLE:  Representing Time in Longitudinal Research:  Assessment Lag as Moderator

ABSTRACT:  I will discuss various ways that time can be used to evaluate change processes in longitudinal research. Moving away from the classic mantra that behavior is a function of change, I present a less constrained view that change is a function of time. This less constrained view leads to numerous innovations in research design and analysis that can unveil hidden and important developmental processes.