You can find my full CV here.

Selected Publications

• Tong, L.. (2025). NeuralSEM: Nonlinear Structural Equation Modeling with Text Data. Dissertation. [paper]
• Tong, L., & Zhang, Z. (2025). Neural Network Analysis of Psychological Data: A Step-by-Step Guide. Submitted to Multivariate Behavioral Research. [paper]
• Tong, L., & Zhang, Z. (preprint). TextSEM: Integrating text data into structural equation modeling. [R package]
• Wan R.*, Tong, L.*, Knearem T., Li T., Huang K., & Wu Q. (2024). Hashtag Re-appropriation For Audience Control on Recommendation-driven Social Media Xiaohongshu. Honorable Mention for Best Paper (Top 5%) at CHI. [paper]
• Lu, Y., Tong, L., & Cheng, Y. (2024). Advanced Knowledge Tracing for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Incorporating Process Data and Curricula Information via an Attention-Based Framework for Accuracy and Interpretability. Journal of Educational Data Mining. [paper]
• Tong, L., Qu, W., & Zhang, Z. (2024). Comparison of the K1 Rule, Parallel Analysis, and the Bass-Ackward Method on Identifying the Number of Factors in Factor Analysis. Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences. [paper]
• Tong, L., Liu, Q., Yu, W., Yu, M., Zhang, Z., & Jiang, M. (2023). MHKG: Improving mental health support response generation with event-based knowledge graph. KnowledgeNLP Workshop at AAAI. [paper]