Meet Dr. Kevin McGrew, PHD

IQ McGrew:

Dr. Kevin McGrew is the Director of the Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP). He received a master’s degree (1975) in School Psychology at Minnesota State University Moorhead (previously known as Moorhead State University) and his doctoral degree in Educational Psychology (1989) at the University of Minnesota. He was a practicing school psychologist for 12 years. He spent 10 years as a Professor of Applied Psychology at St. Cloud State University. Dr. McGrew conducts research in the areas of theories of human intelligence, personal competence, intelligence testing, non-cognitive (conative) variables related to school learning, adaptive behavior and personal competence, and the application of neurotechnology to cognitive performance and learning. He has published over 100 different peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has authored or coauthored four books on intelligence test interpretation. He is a coauthor of both the Woodcock-Johnson Battery III, the Woodcock-Johnson Battery IV, and is the senior author of the Woodcock-Johnson Battery V. Since 2009 he has served as an expert (via written declarations, in-court witness, or infomral pro-bono consulation) to psychologists, lawyers, professional organizations, and the courts on the measurement of intelligence and psychometric issues relevant to intellectual assessment in Atkins (Atkins v Virginia, 2002) intellectual disability death penalty cases. Detailed information can be found at the MindHub™ Director page.  Dr. McGrew disseminates information at three professional blogs (IQs Corner; Brain Clock Blog; Intellectual Competence and the Death Penalty) and three social media outlets (Twitter/X as @iqmobile, BlueSky, and LinkedIn).

In the News

2026 MSUM Distinguished Alumni Award

2025 Richard W. Woodcock Award for Innovations in Ability Testing, Research, and Scholarship

2016 University of Minnesota CEHD Distinguished Alumni Award

2023 Alan S. Kaufman Excellence in Assessment Award

2023 Journal of Intelligence "Best Paper" Award (2025)

2016 MSUM Distinguished Psychology Alumni Award

2015 Minnesota School Psychologist Association (MSPA) Lifetime Achievement Award

2015 KIDS (school psychologist training and resources) Lifetime Achievement Award

Creativity Post: An Educational Psychologist Who Goes Beyond IQ (same as Psych Today)

Carrers in Psychology: A Psychometrician

Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Errors in Supreme Court Justice Alito's death penalty dissent

Wall Street Journal: Why Testing Gray Matter is Sometimes a Gray Area (2016)

More on McGrew

Flying high from the Kawarau Bungy Bridge outside of Queenstown, New Zealand, 1997