FACULTY PROFILES

Goran Pavlov

Assistant Professor
Psychology

Office Building: Psychology
Office Room: 201F
Phone: (915) 747-7986
Email: gpavlov@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Thank A Teacher Commendation - University of South Carolina (01/05/2023)
SCoer Faculty Award - University of South Carolina (05/01/2021)

Education

Ph D in Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona (2023)
Ph D in Business Administration, IE Business School (2015)
MS in Organizational Psychology, BI Norwegian Business School (2006)
BS in Psychology, University of Belgrade (2004)

Publications

An investigation of effects of instruction set on item desirability matching Personality and Individual Differences 216 (2024), Goran Pavlov.
Model-data fit evaluation: Item fit and model selection Elsevier Science Fourth Edition (2023), Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Shi Dexin, Goran Pavlov, Raul Ferraz.
Item desirability matching in forced-choice test construction Personality and Individual Differences 183 (2021), Goran Pavlov, Dexin Shi, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Amanda Fairchild.
Using the standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR) to assess exact fit in structural equation models. Educational and Psychological Measurement 81 1 (2021), Goran Pavlov, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Dexin Shi.

Presentations

Investigating effectiveness of item desirability matching using response times (2026), Volume New Orleans, LA, Goran Pavlov.
Will item desirability matching match forced-choice personality tests in desirability? (2025), Volume Denver, CO, Goran Pavlov.
Goodness of fit testing of structural equation models in cross-validation samples (2022), Volume Bologna, Italy, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Dexin Shi, Raul Ferraz, Goran Pavlov.
Comparing different approaches for obtaining item desirability ratings (2022), Volume Seattle, WA, Goran Pavlov.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	20409	Syllabus
Spring 2026	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	23117	Syllabus
Spring 2026	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	26003
Spring 2026	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	26007
Spring 2026	PSYC 6390 - Field Placement	26110
Spring 2026	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	25983
Spring 2026	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	25986
Spring 2026	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	25971
Spring 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	25968
Spring 2026	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	25974
Spring 2026	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	25989
Spring 2026	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	25977
Spring 2026	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	25980
Spring 2026	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	25995
Spring 2026	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	26000
Spring 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26627

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	17785
Fall 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	15872	Syllabus
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15318
Spring 2025	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	20445	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	23437	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	24934	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	17794	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	15872	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	20445	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	23437	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	24934	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Thank A Teacher Commendation - University of South Carolina (01/05/2023)
SCoer Faculty Award - University of South Carolina (05/01/2021)

Ph D in Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona (2023)
Ph D in Business Administration, IE Business School (2015)
MS in Organizational Psychology, BI Norwegian Business School (2006)
BS in Psychology, University of Belgrade (2004)

Publications

An investigation of effects of instruction set on item desirability matching Personality and Individual Differences 216 (2024), Goran Pavlov.
Model-data fit evaluation: Item fit and model selection Elsevier Science Fourth Edition (2023), Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Shi Dexin, Goran Pavlov, Raul Ferraz.
Item desirability matching in forced-choice test construction Personality and Individual Differences 183 (2021), Goran Pavlov, Dexin Shi, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Amanda Fairchild.
Using the standardized root mean squared residual (SRMR) to assess exact fit in structural equation models. Educational and Psychological Measurement 81 1 (2021), Goran Pavlov, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Dexin Shi.

Presentations

Investigating effectiveness of item desirability matching using response times (2026), Volume New Orleans, LA, Goran Pavlov.
Will item desirability matching match forced-choice personality tests in desirability? (2025), Volume Denver, CO, Goran Pavlov.
Goodness of fit testing of structural equation models in cross-validation samples (2022), Volume Bologna, Italy, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares, Dexin Shi, Raul Ferraz, Goran Pavlov.
Comparing different approaches for obtaining item desirability ratings (2022), Volume Seattle, WA, Goran Pavlov.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

20409

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

23117

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

26003

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

26007

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6390 - Field Placement

Section

26110

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

25983

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6381 - First Year Research

Section

25986

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis

Section

25971

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

25968

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

25974

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

25989

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 5395 - Thesis

Section

25977

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 5396 - Thesis

Section

25980

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6395 - Thesis

Section

25995

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

PSYC 6396 - Thesis

Section

26000

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26627

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

17785

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology

Section

15872

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15318

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

20445

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

23437

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology

Section

24934

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

17794

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology

Section

15872

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

20445

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics

Section

23437

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology

Section

24934

Evaluation

Goran Pavlov

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations