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Felix Thoemmes is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology and is a member of the graduate field of Statistics. Before joining Cornell, Thoemmes was a Professor at the University of Tuebingen in Germany and worked as an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. His research interests primarily focus on quantitative methods in psychology with a special emphasis on causal inference and missing data. Thoemmes' work includes developing statistical tools for evaluating social science data, specifically regression-discontinuity design and propensity score matching. He regularly publishes in methodological and applied journals, such as Multivariate Behavioral Research and Psychological Methods, and teaches courses on Quantitative Methods that are available to both graduate and advanced undergraduate students. In addition to his teaching, he implements active learning components in his classes and leads an active learning grant in the Psychology department.
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