Thomas R. Guskey, PhD

Thomas R. Guskey, PhD, 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 US 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.