Denny Borsboom

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Denny Borsboom
Born (1973-11-09) November 9, 1973 (age 49)
NationalityDutch
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam
Awards2014 Samuel J. Messick Award from the Educational Testing Service and the International Language Testing Association
Scientific career
Fields Psychometrics
Institutions University of Amsterdam
Thesis Conceptual issues in psychological measurement  (2003)
Doctoral advisor Gideon J. Mellenbergh, Jaap van Heerden

Denny Borsboom (born November 9, 1973) is a Dutch psychologist and psychometrician. He has been a professor of psychology at the University of Amsterdam since 2013. [1] His work has included applying network theory to the study of mental disorders and their symptoms. [2] In 2018 he presented the Paul B. Baltes Lecture at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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References

  1. Prof. dr. D. Borsboom, 1973 - at Album Academicum of the UvA
  2. "The Many Faces of Network Analysis". Association for Psychological Science Observer. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2017-11-23.