Barbara M. Byrne (February 21,1935 - December 19, 2020)[1] was a Canadian quantitative psychologist known for her work in psychometrics, specifically regarding construct validity, structural equation modeling (SEM), and statistics.
"[7] After receiving her doctoral degree, Byrne worked with Richard Shavelson at UCLA as a post-doctoral fellow until she returned as faculty of at University of Ottawa, where she was eventually granted the title of professor emeritus.
[5] As professor emeritus, she moved with her husband to Punta Gorda, Florida, but was still flown back by University of Ottawa to continue teaching and lecturing.
[1] Byrne published with Shavelson, Barry Howard Schneider, and Herb Marsh early in her career,[8][9] focusing on developmental psychology with regard to education and validation studies of various assessments thereof.
Byrne was recognized as a fellow of multiple agencies throughout her career by the APA, IAAP, ITC, and was granted multiple awards for her distinguished contributions to teaching, education, testing, assessment, and statistical methodology by the Canadian Psychological Association, APA, ITC, and Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP).