Kenneth Bollen

About

Kenneth A. Bollen is the Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a faculty member in the Quantitative Psychology Program within the Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory and a Fellow of the Carolina Population Center. Bollen's primary areas of statistical research focus on structural equation models, longitudinal methods, and model implied instrumental variables. His work contributes to advancing quantitative methodologies in social sciences, particularly through the development and application of sophisticated statistical models to analyze complex data structures over time. More detailed information about his academic background and contributions is available in his curriculum vitae.

Research topics

• Psychology
• Computer Science
• Psychiatry
• Applied mathematics
• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Econometrics
• Thermodynamics
• Emergency medicine

Selected publications

• Prognostic neuroimaging biomarkers of trauma-related psychopathology: resting-state fMRI shortly after trauma predicts future PTSD and depression symptoms in the AURORA study

  Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021 · 64 citations

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• Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression After a Motor Vehicle Collision

  JAMA Psychiatry · 2021 · 43 citations

  Importance: A substantial proportion of the 40 million people in the US who present to emergency departments (EDs) each year after traumatic events develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depressive episode (MDE). Accurately identifying patients at high risk in the ED would facilitate the targeting of preventive interventions. Objectives: To develop and validate a prediction tool based on ED reports after a motor vehicle collision to predict PTSD or MDE 3 months later. Design, Sett…

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• An introduction to model implied instrumental variables using two stage least squares (MIIV-2SLS) in structural equation models (SEMs).

  Psychological Methods · 2021 · 37 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  Structural equation models (SEMs) are widely used to handle multiequation systems that involve latent variables, multiple indicators, and measurement error. Maximum likelihood (ML) and diagonally weighted least squares (DWLS) dominate the estimation of SEMs with continuous or categorical endogenous variables, respectively. When a model is correctly specified, ML and DWLS function well. But, in the face of incorrect structures or nonconvergence, their performance can seriously deteriorate. Model…

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• Health care utilization by women sexual assault survivors after emergency care: Results of a multisite prospective study

  Depression and Anxiety · 2020 · 35 citations

  BACKGROUND: Approximately, 100,000 US women receive emergency care after sexual assault each year, but no large-scale study has examined the incidence of posttraumatic sequelae, receipt of health care, and frequency of assault disclosure to providers. The current study evaluated health outcomes and service utilization among women in the 6 weeks after sexual assault. METHODS: Women ≥18 years of age presenting for emergency care after sexual assault to twelve sites were approached. Among those wil…

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• Fifty years of structural equation modeling: A history of generalization, unification, and diffusion

  Social Science Research · 2022 · 34 citations

  1st authorCorresponding
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Recent grants

• Collaborative Research: Structural Misspecification in Latent Variable Models: Symptoms, Consequences, and Diagnostic Tests

  NSF · $178k · 2006–2011

Frequent coauthors

• Francesca L. Beaudoin

  Brown University

  91 shared

• Paul I. Musey

  Indiana University School of Medicine

  81 shared

• Phyllis L. Hendry

  University of Florida

  80 shared

• Niels K. Rathlev

  University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

  79 shared

• Samuel A. McLean

  75 shared

• Sophia Sheikh

  Florida College

  73 shared

• Robert M. Domeier

  72 shared

• León D. Sánchez

  Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

  69 shared

Education

• PhD, Sociology

  Brown University

  1977

• Masters, Sociology

  Brown University

  1975

• BA, Sociology

  Drew University

  1973

• none, Mathematics

  Stetson University

  1970

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