Diana Mindrila, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Leadership, Research, and School Improvement College of Education

678-839-5520
dmindril@westgaROIxtnZmWLIZWgfptmEM2Yv4w8.edu

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Diana Mindrila, Ph.D.
Biography

Dr. Mindrila is a Professor of Educational Research at the University of West Georgia. Her teaching experience includes courses in quantitative research methodology, research design, and classroom assessment. Her research interests include the development of behavior typologies using multivariate classification procedures. Dr. Mindrila also published methodological studies on topics such as cluster analysis, latent class analysis, structural equation modeling, and factor analysis.

Education / Degrees
  • B.S., Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, 2003
  • M.Ed., Instructional Accommodations, Francis Marion University, 2006
  • M.Ed., Educational Research, University of South Carolina, 2010
  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Research, University of South Carolina, 2012
Courses Taught
Course Sections and Syllabi

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Publication List

Arashi, M., Webster, C. A., Mîndrila, D., Duda, J. L., Stankić, D., Perić, D., Banićević, I., & Banićević, Ž. (in press). Associations between Intrinsic Motivation, Exercise Attitudes, Physical Activity and Mental Health in Young Adolescents: An In

DeVoss, M., Griffin, R.A., Mindrila, D. (2024). Effect of ESOL Co-Teacher Certification on Student Achievement in High School Core Content Areas in a Georgia Suburban School District, Georgia Educational Researcher, 21(1). [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. (2024). Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis in Educational Settings: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners, Academic Publishing. [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. (2024). Introduction to Educational Research, Academic Publishing. [View Publication External Resource]

Farran, K., Mindrila, D., El Amin, M.(2023). Knowledge about Dyslexia in Arabic: A Cross-disciplinary Factor Analytic Study, Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8 (2), 39-74. [View Publication External Resource]

Webster, C. A., Mîndrila, D., Murphy, A. D., Banićević, I., Perić, D., Stankić, D., & Banićević, Ž. (2024). Student profiles of physical activity, screen time, sleep quality and dietary habits and their association with mental health and school sat [View Publication External Resource]

McChargue, C., Mindrila, D. (2024). Factors of Social-Emotional Learning in the Elementary School Classroom: A Teacher Perspective, in Learning and teaching Methodologies (vol 2), Infonomics Society. DOI: 10.20533/978-1-913572-62-4_1 [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila D. (2023) Bayesian Latent Class Analysis: Sample Size, Model Size, and Classification Precision. Mathematics (impact factor: 2.592, citation score 3.5). 11(12):2753. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11122753 [View Publication External Resource]

Griffin, R. A., & Mindrila, D. (2023). Predictors of English learner graduation rates in Georgia. Journal of Research in Education 32(1). [View Publication External Resource]

Merica, C.B., Egan, C.A., Webster, C.A., Mindrila, D., Goc Karp, G., Paul, D.R., McKown, H., & Rose, S. (2023). Measuring physical education teacher socialization with respect to comprehensive school physical activity programming. Journal of Teaching in Ph [View Publication External Resource]

Griffin, R. A., & Mindrila, D. (2023). Teacher reading motivation: Factors and latent profiles. Literacy Research & Instruction. DOI: 10.1080/19388071.2022.2153763 [View Publication External Resource]

Merica, C. B., Egan, C.A., Webster, C. A., Mindrila, D., Karp, G. G., Paul, D. R., Orendorff K. (2022). Association of Physical Educators’ Socialization Experiences and Confidence with Respect to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Impleme [View Publication External Resource]

Allen, J. K, Griffin, R. A., & Mindrila, D. (2022). Discerning (dis)information: Teacher perceptions of critical media literacy. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 14(3), 1–16. [View Publication External Resource]

Orendorff, K., Webster, C. A., Mindrila, D., Cunningham, K. M. W., Doutis, P., Dauenhauer, B., & Stodden, D. F. (2022). Social-ecological and biographical perspectives of principals’ involvement in comprehensive school physical activity programs: a perso [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D., Cao, L. (2022). Latent Profiles of Online Self-Regulated Learning: Relationships with Predicted and Final Course Grades, International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23 (3). [View Publication External Resource]

Caramanica, L., Gallagher, L., Idleman, L., Mindrila, D., Richter, S., Thomas, B.K. (2022). Establishment of nurse manager leadership competencies to support clinicians in evidence-based practice. The Journal of Nursing Administration [View Publication External Resource]

Griffin, R. A., Mindrila, D., & Farran, L. K. (2021). Latent profiles of reading motivation in adolescent native-Spanish-speaker multilingual learners. Reading Psychology, 43(2), 151–178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02702711.2021.2008073 [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. L. (2021). Quantitative data analysis: An introduction. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. L. (2021). Graduation rates of English learners: A bayesian analysis. World Wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 7(4), 52-59. [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. (2020). Latent Class Analysis, International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE), Volume 11, Issue 2, ISSN 2042 6364 [View Publication External Resource]

Orendorff, K., Webster, C., Mindrila, D., Cunningham, K., Doutis, P., Dauenhauer, B., Stodden, D. (2020). Principals’ Involvement in Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Social-Ecological Perspective, European Physical Education, 27, 1. [View Publication External Resource]

Robert A. Griffin, Lama K. Farran & Diana Mindrila (2020) Reading Motivation in Bi/Multilingual Latinx Adolescents: An Exploratory Structural Equation Model, Reading Psychology, 41:8, 856-892, DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2020.1801540 [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. (2020) "Patterns of Cyberbullying Victimization in US Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis," Georgia Educational Researcher: Vol. 17 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. DOI: 10.20429/ger.2020.170201 [View Publication External Resource]

Yang, Y., Mindrila, D. (2020). Probing the underlying structure of modern expectancy-value theory in multicultural education: A Bayesian exploratory factor analysis, International Journal of Educational Psychology (IJEP), 9(1). [View Publication External Resource]

An, Y. & Mindrila, D. (2020). Strategies and tools used for learner-centered instruction. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science (IJTES), 4(2), 133- 143. [View Publication External Resource]

Webster, C. A., Mindrila, D., Moore, C., Stewart, G., Orendorff, K., & Taunton, S. (2020). Exploring the role of physical education teachers' domain-specific innovativeness, educational background, and perceived school support in CSPAP adoption. Journal of [View Publication (PDF)]

Webster, C. A., Mindrila, D., Moore, C., Stewart, G., Orendorff, K., & Taunton, S. (2020). Measuring and comparing physical education teachers' perceived attributes of CSPAPs: An innovation adoption perspective. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 3 [View Publication (PDF)]

Mindrila, D. (2019).Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization and Weapon Carrying: A 3-Step Latent Class Analysis with a Covariate and a Distal Outcome. International Journal for Infonomics (IJI), Volume 12, Issue 2, ISSN: 1742-4712 (Online) [View Publication (PDF)]

Edwards, N. R., Mindrila, D. L. (2019). Improving Graduation Rates: Legitimate Practices and Gaming Strategies, Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27, 41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.4222 [View Publication (PDF)]

Mindrila, D., Davis, P., Moore, L. (2018). A Typology of Cyber-victimization and Traditional Victimization: A 3-Step Latent Profile Analysis, Journal of Research in Education, 28, 2. [View Publication (PDF)]

Mindrila, D. (2017). Exploratory Factor Analysis: Applications in School Improvement Research, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53612-486-6

Jun-Jo, A. & Mindrila, D. (2017). Clusters of Teachers Based on Their Perceptions of Learner-Centered Instruction, in Mindrila, D. Exploratory Factor Analysis: Applications in School Improvement Research, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53612-486-6

Mindrila, D. (2017). Exploratory Factor Analysis: An Overview, in Mindrila, D. (Ed.) Exploratory Factor Analysis: Applications in School Improvement Research, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53612-486-6.

Mindrila, D., Green, W.L., McBane, C. (2017). Cluster Analysis in Educational Research: Applications in the Development of Teacher and Student Typologies, in Hernandez, B. (Ed.), Focus on Educational Research: Practices, Challenges and Perspectives, ISBN:9

Farran, L., Mindrila, D. (2016). The connection between drama, language, literacy, and cognition in preschool dual language learners (DLLs), GATESOL in Action, 3, 2. [View Publication External Resource]

Farran, L., Mindrila, D. (2016). Perceptions of Drama Integration in the Elementary Literacy Curriculum: A Bayesian Exploratory Factor Analysis, Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal, 6 (2), ISSN: 2040 2589 [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. (2016). A Typology of Child School Behavior: Investigation Using Latent Profile Analysis and Cluster Analysis, Psychology in the Schoools, DOI: 10.1002/pits.21917 [View Publication External Resource]

Kawulich, B., Mindrila, D., Brandenburg, G. (2016). Evaluation of a diabetes prevention program for rural citizens, Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 5, 3. [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D.L., Moore, L., & Davis, P. (2015). Cyber-victimization and Its Psychosocial Consequences: Relationships with Behavior Management and Traditional Bullying, Journal of Research in Education, 25, 2, 53-67 [View Publication External Resource]

Webster, C. A., Mindrila, D. & Weaver, G. (2013). Affective learning profiles in compulsory high school physical education: an instructional communication perspective, Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education, 32 (1), 78-99. [View Publication External Resource]

DiStefano, C., Mindrila, D., Monrad, D. (2013).Investigating factorial invariance of teacher climate factors across school organizational levels, in M.S. Hine (ed.). Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Educational Research and Practice (257-275

DiStefano, C., Mindrila, D. (2013). Cluster Analysis, in Timothy Teo (Ed.), Handbook of Quantitative Methods for Educational Research, 103-122.

Webster, C., Mindrila, D., Weaver, G. (2011). The influence of state motivation, content relevance and affective learning on high school students’ intentions to utilize class content following completion of compulsory physical education

DiStefano, C. A., Kamphaus R.W., Mindrila, D. (2010). A typology of teacher-rated child behavior: Revisiting subgroups over 10 years later, School Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 25(3), 152-163.

Mindrila, D. L. (2010)., Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Diagonally Weighted Least Squares (DWLS) estimation procedures: A comparison of estimation bias with ordinal and multivariate non-normal dataInternational, Journal for Digital Society (IJDS), vol 1,1,60- [View Publication External Resource]

DiStefano C., Zhu M., Mindrila, D. (2009). Understanding and using factor scores: Considerations for the applied researcherPractical Assessment, Research, & Evaluation, vol. 14, 20. [View Publication External Resource]

Mindrila, D. L. (2009). Features of the Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis and its potential uses in educational assessment, Annales Universitatis Apulensis, Series Paedagogica.