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Suk, Youmi (ys2952)

Youmi Suk

Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics
212-678-4030

Office Location:

552 GDodge

TC Affiliations:

Educational Background

Ph.D., Educational Psychology (Quantitative Methods), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2021

M.S., Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019

M.A., Education (Educational Measurement and Evaluation), Seoul National University, 2016

B.S., Earth Science Education, Seoul National University, 2014

Scholarly Interests

Youmi Suk is an Assistant Professor in the Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics program in the Department of Human Development at ¶¶Òõapp. She is also a of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia University. Prior to joining ¶¶Òõapp, she was an Assistant Professor in the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia. Dr. Suk’s research areas include causal machine learning, quasi-experimental designs, optimal treatment regimes, multilevel modeling, algorithmic fairness, and analysis of process data. Her current research projects fall into four categories: (i) robust machine learning for causal inference in multilevel observational studies, (ii) optimal treatment regimes in education for data-driven, personalized learning, (iii) evaluating testing accommodations with quasi-experimental devices and process data, and (iv) evaluating algorithmic fairness in educational settings. Dr. Suk has received awards and grants for her work, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and American Educational Research Association (AERA). Also, she has taught courses on linear regression, data visualization, and programming for data science.

Honors and Awards

04/2026 -

04/2026 -

04/2026 - The Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics (JEBS)

03/2026 & 03/2025 & 03/2024 - NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Semifinalist - awaiting final selection for the 2026 Fellowship

05/2024 -

07/2018 - 

Selected Publications

Suk, Y., Park, C., Pan, C., & Kim, K. (accepted). Fair and robust estimation of heterogeneous treatment effects for optimal policies in multilevel studies. Multivariate Behavioral Research. [ []

Suk, Y., & Lyu, W. (2026). Rethinking item fairness using single world intervention graphs. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. [] [ []

Suk, Y., & Park, C. (2026). Causal mediation and functional outcome analysis with process data. Psychometrika(Equal contribution) [] [ []

Suk, Y., Pan, C., & Yang, K. (2025). Using generative AI for sequential data generation in Monte Carlo simulation studies. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. [] [ []

Lee, Y., & Suk, Y., (2025). Evidence factors in fuzzy regression discontinuity designs with sequential treatment assignments. Psychometrika, 90(4), 1400-1418. [] [ []

Suk, Y., & Kim, Y. (2024). Fuzzy regression discontinuity designs with multiple control groups under one-sided noncompliance: Evaluating extended time accommodations. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 50(6), 962-984.  [] [ []

Suk, Y., & Han, K. T. (2024). Evaluating intersectional fairness in algorithmic decision making using intersectional differential algorithmic functioning. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 50(5), 833-862. [] []

Suk, Y. (2024). Regression Discontinuity Designs in Education: A Practitioner's Guide. Asian Pacific Education Review. [] [] []

Suk, Y., & Han, K. T. (2024). A psychometric framework for evaluating fairness in algorithmic decision making: Differential algorithmic functioning. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 49(2), 151-172. [] [] []

Suk, Y. (2024). A within-group approach to ensemble machine learning methods for causal inference in multilevel studies. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 49(1), 61-91. [] [] []

Suk, Y., & Park, C. (2023). Designing optimal, data-driven policies from multisite randomized trials. Psychometrika. 88, 1171–1196. [] [] []

Lyu, W., Kim, J.-S., & Suk, Y. (2023). Estimating heterogeneous treatment effects within latent class multilevel models: A Bayesian approach. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 48(1), 3-36. [] 

Suk, Y., & Kang, H. (2023). Tuning random forests for causal inference under cluster-level unmeasured confounding. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 58(2), 408-440. [] [] [] 

Suk, Y., Steiner, P. M., Kim, J.-S., & Kang, H. (2022). Regression discontinuity designs with an ordinal running variable: Evaluating the effects of extended time accommodations for English-language learners. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. 47(4), 459-484. [] [] 

Suk, Y., & Kang, H. (2022). Robust machine learning for treatment effects in multilevel observational studies under cluster-level unmeasured confounding. Psychometrika, 87(1), 310–343. [] [] [] []

Suk, Y., Kang, H., & Kim, J.-S. (2021). Random forests approach for causal inference with clustered observational data. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 56(6), 829-852. [] [] []

Suk, Y., Kim, J.-S., & Kang, H. (2021). Hybridizing machine learning methods and finite mixture models for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects in latent classes. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 46(3), 323-347. [] [] 

01/2023-12/2026 | Principal Investigator, Tailoring Personalized Mathematics Education for High School Students Using Dynamic Treatment Regimes, National Science Foundation (NSF), $349,995.

06/2022-05/2024 | Principal Investigator, A Within-Group Approach to Random Forests for Evaluating Educational Programs in Multilevel Studies, American Educational Research Association-National Science Foundation (AERA-NSF), $35,000.

03/2021-06/2022 | Principal Investigator, Regression Discontinuity Design with an Ordinal Discrete Running Variable: Evaluating the Effects of Extended Time Accommodations for English Language Learners, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D, $5,000.

HUDM5133 Causal Inference for Program Evaluation, Dept of Human Development, ¶¶Òõapp.

HUDM5199/5001 Programming for Data Science, Dept of Human Development, ¶¶Òõapp.

HUDM5122 Applied Regression Analysis, Dept of Human Development, ¶¶Òõapp.

DS6999 Independent Study, School of Data Science, University of Virginia.

DS2001 Programming for Data Science, School of Data Science, University of Virginia.

DS3003 Communicating with Data, School of Data Science, University of Virginia.

EDPSY763 Regression Models in Education, Dept of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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