Projects provide insight into my curiosities, passions, and hopes for organizational change. Explore them for yourself.
Most of the breakthrough discoveries and remarkable inventions throughout history, from flints for starting a fire to self-driving cars, have something in common: they are the result of curiosity. An essential human attribute is the impulse to seek new information and experiences and explore novel possibilities.
While fire and tech are a bit outside my discipline, as a collaborator, my research is driven by my curiosity. My commitment to partner on new ventures stems from shared passions and interests. Below are current and past projects to which I have contributed. If you would like to collaborate or stay informed, don’t forget to subscribe at the bottom of the page.
Latest projects
U.S. college and university testing centers and patterns of testing irregularities post-COVID-19
The research aimed to provide an overview of U.S. college and university-based academic testing centers, focusing on various factors that may impact these centers. The study intends to examine how institutional type influences testing center factors such as computer vs. paper testing, full-time equivalent (FTE)…
Keep reading
Continuing-student perceptions of their first-generation college student peers
Our study aims to examine the perceptions of continuing-generation college students towards first-generation college students and their experiences before and during college. Through a mixed methods design, we will investigate the knowledge and understanding of continuing-generation college students regarding their first-generation peers. We will also…
Keep reading
Social class and connectedness study
This mixed-methods research study explores social class and its relationship to social connectedness in the college student experience. This study centers on social class objective and subjective measures and the concept of disposable income while in college. Additionally, a secondary purpose of the study is…
Keep reading
Characterizing non-returning college students and their departure intentions
Existing exit surveys and interview notes exist within the Office of Student Success and Retention at SMU. The purpose of this study will be to perform a directed content analysis to determine if students are transfer-outs, stop-outs, or dropouts. In addition to categorization, we will…
Keep reading
Employability (Project CEO) for on-campus residents
Project CEO (Co-curricular Experience Outcomes) looks at how institutions can better prepare students to transition from their campuses to the career marketplace? Using the annual Job Outlook survey from NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) as a starting point for data collection, Project CEO…
Keep reading
Engage Dallas: Test re-test of place-based community engagement
The overall purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a new place-based community engagement program on undergraduate students at SMU. Engage Dallas, a new community engagement initiative that links undergraduate students at SMU with underprivileged communities in South and West Dallas, was…
Keep readingLoading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Follow along
Get updates delivered directly to your inbox.
Dustin K. Grabsch, Ph.D. 