Publications
Journal Articles
- Serang, S. , Zhang, Z., Helm, J., Steele, J. S., & Grimm, K. J. (2015). Evaluation of a Bayesian approach to estimating nonlinear mixed-effects mixture models. Structural Equation Modeling, 22, 202-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2014.937322
- Serang, S., Grimm, K. J., & McArdle, J. J. (2016). Estimation of time-unstructured nonlinear mixed-effects mixture models. Structural Equation Modeling, 23, 856-869. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2016.1197777
- Hung, A. J., Bottyan, T., Clifford, T. G., Serang, S., Nakhoda, Z. K., Shah, S. H., Yokoi, H., Aron, M. & Gill, I. S. (2017). Structured learning for robotic surgery utilizing a proficiency score: A pilot study. World Journal of Urology, 35, 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-016-1833-3
- Wilcox, R. R., & Serang, S. (2017). Hypothesis testing, p values, confidence intervals, measures of effect size and Bayesian methods in light of modern robust techniques. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 77, 673-689. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164416667983
- Serang, S., Jacobucci, R., Brimhall, K. C., & Grimm, K. J. (2017). Exploratory mediation analysis via regularization. Structural Equation Modeling, 24, 733-744. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2017.1311775
- Ammerman, B. A., Serang, S., Jacobucci, R., Burke, T. A., Alloy, L. B., & McCloskey, M. S. (2018). Exploratory analysis of mediators in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and suicidal behavior. Journal of Adolescence, 69, 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.09.004
- Stegmann, G., Jacobucci, R., Serang, S., & Grimm, K. J. (2018). Recursive partitioning with nonlinear change trajectories. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 53, 559-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2018.1461602
- Serang, S., Grimm, K. J., & Zhang, Z. (2019). On the correspondence between the latent growth curve and latent change score models. Structural Equation Modeling, 26, 623-635. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2018.1533835
- Jacobucci, R., Serang, S., & Grimm, K. J. (2019). A short note on complications in interpretation with the dual change score model. Structural Equation Modeling, 26, 924-930. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2019.1619457
- Serang, S., & Jacobucci, R. (2020). Exploratory mediation analysis of dichotomous outcomes via regularization. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 55, 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2019.1608145
- Serang, S., Jacobucci, R., Stegmann, G., Brandmaier, A. M., Culianos, D., & Grimm, K. J. (2021). Mplus Trees: Structural equation model trees using Mplus. Structural Equation Modeling, 28, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2020.1726179
- O'Loughlin, C. M., Culianos, D., Park, Y., Serang, S., & Ammerman, B. A. (2021). Implementing exploratory mediation to clarify the nonsuicidal self-injury - suicidality connection. Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 43, 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-020-09850-3
- Haynes, J. M., Galizio, A., Frye, C. C. J., Towse, C. C., Morrissey, K. N., Serang, S., & Odum, A. L. (2021). Discounting of food and water in rats shows trait- and state-like characteristics. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 115, 495-509. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.677
- Serang, S. (2021). A comparison of three approaches for identifying correlates of heterogeneity in change. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021(175), 141-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20390
- Serang, S. (2021). A Monte Carlo test for longitudinal structural equation models in small samples. Structural Equation Modeling, 28, 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2020.1756293
- Blais, R. K., Cruz, R. A., & Serang, S. (2021). More frequent negative social exchanges are associated with higher suicide risk in men service members/veterans. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51, 755-766. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12756
- Gillam, R. B., Serang, S., Montgomery, J. W., & Evans, J. L. (2021). Cognitive processes related to memory capacity explain nearly all of the variance in language test performance in school-age children with and without developmental language disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.724356
- Cassinat, J. R., Whiteman, S. D., Serang, S., Dotterer, A. M., Mustillo, S. A., Maggs, J. L., & Kelly, B. C. (2021). Changes in family chaos and family relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 57, 1597-1610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0001217
- Serang, S., & Sears, J. (2021). Tree-based matching on structural equation model parameters. Behavioral Data Science, 1, 31-53. https://doi.org/10.35566/jbds/v1n2/p3
- Blais, R. K., Hess, R. A., & Serang, S. (2021). The buffering role of higher relationship satisfaction on hazardous drinking among partnered female military service members/veteran reporting PTSD and depressive symptoms. Addictive Behaviors, 23, Article 107081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107081
- Grimm, K. J., Jacobucci, R., Stegmann, G., & Serang, S. (2022). Explorations of individual change processes and their determinants: A novel approach and remaining challenges. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 57, 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2021.1941728
- Maiya, S., Whiteman, S. D., Serang, S., Dayley, J. C., Maggs, J. L., Mustillo, S. A., & Kelly, B. C. (2023). Associations between older siblings’ substance use and younger siblings’ substance use intentions: Indirect effects via substance use expectations. Addictive Behaviors, 136, Article 107493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107493
- Weeks, S. N., Renshaw, T. L., & Serang, S. (2023). Validating the structure of proximal and distal factors within the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory. Psychoeducational Assessment, 41, 136-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282922113317
- Fleming, D. J. M., Dorsch, T. E., Serang, S., Hardiman, A. L., Blazo, J. A., Farrey, T., Lerner, J.B., & Solomon, J. (2023). The association of families’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics with parents’ perceived barriers to returning to youth sport following the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 65, Article 102348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102348
- McClain, M., Schwartz, S., Bera, J., Farmer, R., Serang, S., Harris, B., Golson, M. (2023). Vineland-3 measurement non-invariance in children with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 128, 334-343. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-128.4.334
- Whiteman, S. D., Maiya, S., Cassinat, J. R., Serang, S., Kelly, B. C., Mustillo, S. A., & Maggs, J. L. (2023). Sibling influences on adolescent alcohol use during the spring 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 37, 961-968. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000841
- Maiya, S., Whiteman, S. D., Cassinat, J. R., Serang, S., Wray-Lake, L., Kelly, B. C., Maggs, J. L., & Mustillo, S. A. (2023). Direct and indirect effects of maternal and sibling intimacy on adolescents’ volunteering via social responsibility values: A longitudinal study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40, 2740-2762. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221083301
- Maiya, S., Dotterer, A. M., Serang, S., Whiteman, S. D. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic-related financial hardships and adolescents’ adjustment: A longitudinal family stress approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 53, 432-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01875-7
Book Chapters
- Serang, S. (2018). Small sample corrections to model fit criteria for latent change score models. In E. Ferrer, S. M. Boker, & K. J. Grimm (Eds.), Longitudinal multivariate psychology (pp. 145-165). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160542-8
- Grimm, K. J., Stegmann, G., Jacobucci, R., & Serang, S. (2020). Big data in developmental psychology. In S. E. Woo, L. Tay, & R. W. Proctor (Eds.), Big data in psychological research (p. 297–317). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000193-014
Abstracts
- Nabhani, J., Bottyan, T., Clifford, T. J., Serang, S., & Hung, A. J. (2016). Analysis of Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Surgery (GEARS) as an immediate assessment tool in robotic surgery curriculum. The Journal of Urology, 195, e115-e116.
- Hung, A. J., Bottyan, T., Serang, S. , Clifford, T. J., Shah, S. H., Yokoi, H., Aron, M., & Gill, I. S. (2016). Structured learning for robotic surgery utilizing a generic proficiency score. The Journal of Urology, 195, e216.
- Bottyan, T., Clifford, T. J., Nakhoda, Z. K., Serang, S. , & Hung, A. J. (2016). Development of a smart phone friendly web app for live evaluation of robotic surgery. The Journal of Urology, 195, e216-e217.
- Whiteman, S. D., Cassinat, J. R., Serang, S., Maiya, S., Kelly, B. C., Mustillo, S. A., & Maggs, J. L. (2021). Adolescents’ drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns: Increased influence of siblings? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45, 234A.
- Fleming, D. J. M., Dorsch, T. E., Serang, S., Hardiman, A. L., & Blazo, J. A. (2022). The impact of socioeconomic status on children’s return to sport post-COVID-19: The perceptions of sport parents. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 44, S9.