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.
Latest News & Updates
Chris Huber, Ph.D., Investigates the Impact of Faking on Personality Assessments
A newly published study led by HumRRO Senior Scientist Chris Huber, Ph.D., helps address a challenge that has plagued the talent management field for decades: how to mitigate faking when personality tests are used in high-stakes assessment contexts. This arena [...]
Award-Winning Research Focuses on Reducing Majority-Minority Score Differences in High-Stakes Tests
Paul Sackett, Ph.D., chair of HumRRO’s Board of Trustees and the Beverly and Richard Fink Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, and Jeffrey Dahlke, Ph.D., research scientist at HumRRO, were part of the [...]
The Washington Post Names HumRRO a ‘Top Workplace’ for Second Year in a Row
Alexandria, Virginia — The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) is honored to be recognized by The Washington Post as a 2021 Top Workplace in the Washington, D.C., area, for the second time in as many years. HumRRO is an industry [...]
Harnessing the Power of Natural Language Processing for On-Demand Automated Item Generation
Writing quality test items often takes considerable time, primarily because traditional item-writing strategies involve extensive effort by subject-matter experts (SMEs). A commonly used method to speed up the process without compromising item quality is automated item generation (AIG)—a process [...]
Critical Factors to Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on Student Learning
As the United States embarks on the long road to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to think critically about how we estimate the impact of the pandemic on students’ learning and how we effectively help those negatively [...]
Harold Doran, Ed.D., Brings Decades of Education Assessment and Research Expertise to HumRRO
HumRRO is pleased to welcome Harold Doran, Ed.D., as a vice president and division director, adding to a wealth of technical expertise and strategic leadership on our executive team. “Harold is a well-known expert in the world of education [...]