The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
HumRRO has a long, rich history of providing solutions to a variety of challenges, including human capital, educational, training, measurement, survey assessments, and more.
Our staff work with clients to help resolve their “people” issues and improve their human capital management. Through our research, program evaluation, and policy analysis, HumRRO has supported a wide variety of federal and state agencies as well as corporate and nonprofit organizations, and foundations. We are dedicated to excellence in everything we do, drawing on the qualities that have long contributed to our success: competence, objectivity, professionalism, character, integrity, energy, and commitment. We also are committed to understanding and meeting our clients’ needs and expectations, and developing a lasting partnership with them.
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A nonprofit dedicated to measuring human capabilities and advancing assessment science and practice.
Latest News & Updates
2026 HumRRO I-O Fellowship Winner’s Research Focuses on How Job Applicants Cope with Interview Stress
HumRRO is excited to announce that Vivien Lee is the 2026 HumRRO Fellowship in Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology recipient. Lee is a doctoral student in I-O psychology at the University of Minnesota whose dissertation examines how job applicants cope with [...]
2026 HumRRO Education Fellowship Recipient’s Research Explores the Responsible Use of AI in Assessment Development
HumRRO is pleased to announce that Fernando José Mena Serrano, a doctoral candidate in Research, Educational Measurement, and Psychometrics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the recipient of the 2026 HumRRO Fellowship in Educational Measurement and Evaluation. Mena’s [...]
75 Years of Advancing Human Performance: How HumRRO Has Shaped Assessment Science and Practice
Read the book This year, the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) proudly marks our 75th anniversary, celebrating a legacy of research, innovation, and service spanning seven-and-a-half decades. From our beginnings supporting the U.S. Army to our growth into a [...]
SOF 2040: The Future of SOF Operator Qualification Following the Science of Selection
Special Operations Forces (SOF) have long operated on a simple reality: the operator is the platform. While missions, technologies, and operating environments continue to evolve, human performance remains the decisive factor in mission success. But what happens when missions [...]
HumRRO-O*NET Study Reviews Methods for Measuring AI’s Impact on Work
Understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting work requires insights from multiple disciplines. A new study from HumRRO and the National Center for O*NET Development contributes to this growing body of research by examining AI impact methodologies through the [...]
Genevieve Ainslie receives Distinguished Early Career – Practice Award at SIOP 2026
The Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award – Practice recognizes “an individual who has made significant contributions to the practice of I-O psychology within 10 years of receiving a terminal graduate degree,” according to SIOP. The award honors early-career I-O psychologists who [...]