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
Fall 2026	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	16151
Fall 2026	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	16147
Fall 2026	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	16143
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	16142
Fall 2026	PSYC 4318 - Industrial & Org. Psychology	17966
Fall 2026	PSYC 2306 - Psychology of Personality	17703
Fall 2026	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	16144
Fall 2026	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	16148
Fall 2026	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	16145
Fall 2026	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	16149
Fall 2026	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	16150
Fall 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14598
Summer 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31272

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	16151
Fall 2026	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	16147
Fall 2026	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	16143
Fall 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	16142
Fall 2026	PSYC 4318 - Industrial & Org. Psychology	17966
Fall 2026	PSYC 2306 - Psychology of Personality	17703
Fall 2026	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	16144
Fall 2026	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	16148
Fall 2026	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	16145
Fall 2026	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	16149
Fall 2026	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	16150
Fall 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14598
Spring 2026	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	20409	Syllabus
Spring 2026	PSYC 4317 - Advanced Statistics	23117	Syllabus
Spring 2026	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	25968
Spring 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26627
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

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

16151

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

16147

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis

Section

16143

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

16142

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4318 - Industrial & Org. Psychology

Section

17966

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 2306 - Psychology of Personality

Section

17703

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

16144

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

16148

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 5395 - Thesis

Section

16145

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6395 - Thesis

Section

16149

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6396 - Thesis

Section

16150

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14598

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31272

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

16151

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

16147

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis

Section

16143

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

16142

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 4318 - Industrial & Org. Psychology

Section

17966

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 2306 - Psychology of Personality

Section

17703

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

16144

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

16148

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 5395 - Thesis

Section

16145

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6395 - Thesis

Section

16149

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

PSYC 6396 - Thesis

Section

16150

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

14598

Syllabus

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 4352 - Independent Research

Section

25968

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26627

Syllabus

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

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Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations