Thomas R. Guskey, Ph.D.
is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky where he served as Department Chair, Head of the Educational Psychology Area Committee, and President of the Faculty Council. He has been a Visiting Professor at ten other universities in the U.S. and a Visiting Scholar at universities in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. He began his career in education as a middle school teacher and earned his doctorate in educational measurement and evaluation at the University of Chicago. He served as an administrator in Chicago Public Schools before becoming the first director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national research center.
Dr. Guskey is the author/editor of 30 award-winning books and more than 300 book chapters, articles, and professional papers. He was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association, the Association’s highest honor, and received the Association’s prestigious Relating Research to Practice Award. He has also received the Distinguished Contributions to the Field Award from Learning Forward, the Jason Millman Award from the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness, and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. Perhaps most unique, in the 158-year history of his undergraduate institution, Thiel College, he is one of only three graduates to receive the Outstanding Alumnus Award and be inducted into the Thiel College Athletic Hall of Fame.
His current work involves developing the evaluation model for the Compassionate Coaches Program, a special program designed by the Army of Survivors, an organization advocating for and supporting athlete survivors of sexual abuse, and helping school leaders engage parents and families in meaningful grading reforms. His most recent books include Grading with Integrity (2024), Engaging Parents and Families in Grading Reforms (2024), and Implementing Mastery Learning (2023). He may be contacted by email at guskey@uky.edu, Twitter at @tguskey, or at www.tguskey.com.
