Gillian (Rujun) Xu

LIFE Fellow from 2024 to 2026, University of Virginia

PhD

Dissertation Completed in April 2026

Diagnosing and Addressing Complex, Intersectional Sources of Measurement Bias

(Advisor: Jim Soland)

Selected Publications

Naganuma, S., & Xu, R. (2026). Characterising high school students’ interest trajectory profiles. International Journal of Science Education, 48(1), 24–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2394706 

Soland, J., Rispoli, M. J., Saina, C., Omollo, M., Mwendwa, E., Boke, C., Xu, R., McNally Keehn, R., Pearson, J. N., Hassinger, T., Stauffer, C., & McHenry, M. S. (2026). Developing culturally responsive surveys on neurodevelopmental disabilities: Lessons from the Kenyan context. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 10, 270–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-025-00468-8

Xu, R., & Soland, J. (2024). Beyond group comparisons: Accounting for intersectional sources of bias in international survey measures. International Journal of Testing, 24(3), 230–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2024.2364168