James Balamuta, Visiting Assistant Professor in Statistics, has been selecting as the winner of the 2022 Psychometric Society Dissertation Prize. The Psychometric Society Dissertation Prize recognizes at most one outstanding Ph.D. dissertation each year, written in any field covered by the journal Psychometrika. Criteria include the originality and rigor of the research, possible applications of the theory or methods and potential impact. Winners of this prestigious award are invited to present a summary of their dissertation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS), which will be held in Bologna, Italy July 2022.