GRASP Group for Research and Assessment of Student Potential

The Research Team

The GRASP team is comprised of Michigan State University Psychology faculty, graduate students, and associates.

Key Players:

The College Board http://www.collegeboard.com/ We have been funded by The College Board since our research began in 2002.

Neal Schmitt, Ph. D.
Michigan State University Psychology Department Chair
schmitt@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Frederick L. Oswald, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
foswald@rice.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Timothy J. Pleskac, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Applied Cognitive Science
pleskact@msu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Current Graduate Students:

• Abigail Billington
• Juliya Golubovich
• Jessica Keeney
• Matt Reeder
• Ruchi Sinha
• Mark Zorzie

Past Graduate Students:

• Anna Imus
• Stephanie Merritt
• Alyssa Freide
• Mike Gillespie
• Brian Kim
• Lauren Ramsay
• Smriti Shivpuri

Other contributors:

• James Beck, MSU undergraduate
• Nancy Albright, MSU Psychology Department

The MSU Newsroom reports:

"MSU Researchers Go Beyond Test Scores and GPAs to Predict College Student Success"

The New York Times asks: (pdf)

"The SAT III?"

The APS Observer Writes:

"Looking Beyond the SAT: Psychological Research Examines the Merit and Future of the High-Stakes Test"

The State News reports:

"U department develops test for SAT"