Grace I. L. Caskie

Dr. Grace I. L. Caskie serves as Professor and Associate Chair of the Education and Human Services Department at Lehigh University, where she also coordinates admissions for on-campus master's and doctoral counseling programs in the Counseling Psychology Program.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.A. from Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Her research integrates cognitive science with gerontology, examining health-cognition-well-being interrelationships in aging populations. She investigates how ageist attitudes, trainee characteristics, and training factors shape psychology professionals' engagement with older adults, while advancing quantitative methodologies through structural equation modeling and multivariate statistics applications in educational contexts like numeracy development and academic performance prediction.

Her distinguished recognition includes:

• Mather Institute Innovative Research on Aging Award (2022)

As a statistical consultant, Dr. Caskie collaborates extensively across educational research domains, analyzing predictors of behavioral performance and mathematics problem-solving. Her graduate instruction spans advanced statistical modeling and research methodology, directly supporting the department's academic mission through admissions leadership and methodological expertise despite no explicit laboratory affiliations being documented.