Zijun Alexander is a Research Associate in the Research and Evaluation team at CEISMC. 

Her research interests include Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Item Response Theory, Social Network Analysis, STEM education, and online education. She specializes in quantitative methodology, data analysis, and data visualization. Before joining CEISMC, she worked as an educator in K-12 and Higher Education settings for several years. 

Zijun graduated from the University of Georgia in 2015 with M.S. in Statistics and M.Ed. in TESOL. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in Research, Measurement, and Statistics at Georgia State University.