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
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 [...]
HumRRO I-Os Help Grad Students Bridge the Gap from School to Career
As the newly elected secretary of the Personnel Testing Council Metropolitan Washington (PTCMW), research scientist Arielle Rogers, Ph.D., carries on a long tradition of HumRRO contributions to science and giving back. Rogers succeeded Katelyn McCoy, research associate at HumRRO, [...]
A Dedication to Service: Deirdre Knapp, Ph.D., wins SIOP’s Distinguished Service Contributions Award
By any measure, Deirdre Knapp, Ph.D., has had an extraordinary career since arriving at HumRRO in the late 1980s: Helping HumRRO gain a toehold in the credentialing arena, then leading and growing that line of business for decades; designing and [...]
HumRRO to Evaluate UnboundEd’s Program Enhancing Culturally Responsive Instruction and Achievement in Math
HumRRO is excited to work with UnboundEd Learning Inc., a New York-based nonprofit professional development firm for educators and administrators, to evaluate its Project MILA initiative. The long-term goal of the Math Identity Leadership Accelerator (MILA) program is to [...]