Arthur C. Graesser, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Phone 901.240.4795 Email graesser@memphis.edu Fax 901.678.2579 Office Psychology Building 438 | Edwards Research and Innovation Center, Room 306H Office Hours Please email Art Graesser.

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Education

• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
• B.A., Florida State University

Research Interests

• Artificial Intelligence and Computational Linguistics
• Cognitive and Learning Sciences
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Computer-based Learning and Instruction
• Discourse Processing
• Emotions
• Human and Computer Tutoring
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Text Comprehension

Recent Journal Publications and Books

• Graesser, A.C., Hu, X., Rus, V., Sinatra, A.M., Goldberg, B.S., and Townsend, L.N. (2026). Personalized learning from the perspective of intelligent tutoring systems. In M.Bernacki, C. Walkington, A. Emory, & L. Zhang (Eds)., Handbook of personalized learning (pp. 63-76). New York: Routledge.   
• Bauer, E., Greiff, S., Graesser, A.C., Scheiter, K., & Sailer, M. (2025). Looking beyond the hype: Understanding the effects of AI on learning. Educational Psychology Review, 37, Article 45.   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10020-8 
• Li, Y., DiSessa, A.A., Graesser, A.C., Bicer, A., Zhuang, Y., & Xu, L. (2025).  Promoting digital transformation in STEM education and beyond. Journal for STEM Education Research, 8, 331-347.    https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-025-00157-0   
• D’Mello, S.K., & Graesser, A.C. (2023). Intelligent tutoring systems: How computers achieve learning gains that rival human tutors. In P. Schutz and K.R. Muis (Eds), Handbook of Educational Psychology, vol. 4 (pp. 603-629). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. 
• Graesser, A.C. Sabatini, J., & Li, H. (2022). Educational psychology is evolving to accommodate technology, multiple disciplines, and 21st century skills.  Annual Review of Psychology, 73, 547-574. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-020821-113042. 
• Fang, Y., Lippert, A., Cai, Z., Chen, S., Frijters, J., Greenberg, D., & Graesser, A.C. (2022). Patterns of adults with low literacy skills interacting with an intelligent tutoring system. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 32, 297-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00266-y 
• Graesser, A.C. (2020). Emotions are the experiential glue of learning environments in the 21^st century. Learning and Instruction, 70, 101212. 
• Graesser, A.C., A.C., Fiore, S.M., Greiff, S., Andrews-Todd, J., Foltz, P.W., & Hesse, F.W. (2018). Advancing the science of collaborative problem solving.  Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 19, 59-92.  
• Graesser, A.C. Sabatini, J., & Li, H. (2022). Educational psychology is evolving to accommodate technology, multiple disciplines, and 21^st century skills.  Annual Review of Psychology, 73, 547-574. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-020821-113042. 
• Rus, V., Olney, A., & Graesser, A.C. (2023).  Interactions with learners in natural language.  In B. du Boulay, A. Mitrovic, and K. Yacef (Eds.), Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in Education.  Springer. 
• Sabatini, J., Graesser, A.C., Hollander, J., & O’Reilly, T. (2023).  A framework of literacy development and how AI can transform theory and practice.  British Journal of Educational Technology, 54, 1174-1203. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13342
• Sinatra, A.M., Graesser, A.C., Hu, X., Goodwin, G., and Rus, V. (Eds.). (2023). Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 10 - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Orlando, FL: US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Soldier Center. ISBN 978-0-9977258-3-4.