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Faculty & Staff Directory

Fritz Drasgow

Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations and Department of Psychology

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In Brief

  • Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978
  • Master of Arts in Quantitative Psychology, University of Illinois, 1976
  • Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and psychology, SUNY at Albany, 1974
  • One of the top 20 most prolific researchers and authors according to the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology
  • President, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc., 2004-05
  • Co-Director, Center for Human Resource Management, University of Illinois, 1996-04

Research Interests

Drasgow's research has focused on issues related to psychology measurement, including the identification of individuals mismeasured by standardized tests and the examination of possible test bias against specific subgroups. In recent years, he has worked extensively on the development of interactive video assessments of critical work-related social skills. His research has been published in such journals as Applied Psychological Measurement, Journal of Applied Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychometrika, and he serves on the editorial board of six journals. Drasgow is a former chair of the American Psychological Association's Committee on Psychology Tests and Assessments and a former chair of the U.S. Department of Defense's Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing. He currently serves as an adviser to the U.S. Department of Labor for the effort to computerize the General Aptitude Test Battery.

Courses Taught

  • LER 562: Planning and Staffing

See Professor Drasgow's areas of expertise.

To reach Professor Drasgow:

219d Psychology Building, MC-716
603 E. Daniel, Champaign, IL 61820
(217)333-2739
email: fdrasgow@illinois.edu