Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)

??Congratulations to HumRRO's Nikki Stoneley and Coleman Gentry, MSIOP, on their election to the 2025 PTCMW Webmaster Board! Nikki will serve as VP of Programs and Coleman as Recorder. They join a long line of HumRRO volunteers on the PTCMW Board, most recently Tori Bakeman, who is finishing up her term as Secretary, and Emily (Rost) McKissick as PTCMW Webmaster in 2024 and Vice President in 2023. ? ??Thanks to our HumRRO PTCMW volunteers for all they have done and continue to do to support our core values of contributing to science, society, and the profession!

HumRRO proudly sponsored this year’s PTCMW Webmaster Annual Graduate Student Consulting Challenge (GSCC)! At PTCMW’s Fall Event in Washington, D.C., yesterday, HumRRO VP Gary Carter spoke to attendees about HumRRO and our work. Coleman Gentry, MSIOP, announced the 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place winners. We were honored to sponsor both the event and the GSCC, which allows graduate students to develop key professional skills, while expanding their professional networks. Special thanks to HumRRO’s Emily (Rost) McKissick for stepping in to coordinate the Fall Event. Thanks to Emily, Coleman, Grayson Sturgis, and Deborah Whetzel for judging the competition. Congratulations to all the winners! ?? ($1,500 prize): Psych-O-Metrics Ltd. team of Kaliah Alford, Changyoon Byun, Billy Duck, Rishika Bhatnagar, and Yasmine Elfeki. The winning team responded to HumRRO’s RFP challenge by developing an approach that focused on a modern job analysis update with AI-powered components, and a four-stage multiple-hurdle assessment approach consisting of a resume screening, two knowledge assessments, and a structured interview. The team was very strategic and detailed in their timeline and pricing estimates. ? ??($800 prize): BigFive Inc. team Nicole Shiu, Rebecca Yan, Sullivan Williams, @Maria (Paulina) Lopez, and Emily Kim. ? ?? 3rd Place: Synergy Consulting team Rebecca Mintz, Keya Chava, Daisy Rowser-Grier, Christina Sia, Rabecca Mayuya, and Rigoberto Baeza. ? ??The future is bright in I-O Psychology! ? Kudos to Alec Campbell, M.A., for coordinating this year’s Graduate Student Consulting Challenge Competition. Learn more about the Challenge and PTCMW: https://www.ptcmw.org/scc #PTCMW24 #IOPsych #GraduateStudents #HumRROGivesBack

?? ATTN Graduate Students! HumRRO's summer internship application process is now open! Apply by January 15, 2025, for one of our two internship opportunities: ?? Master’s-Level Internship available to full-time, graduate students currently enrolled in the first year of a terminal Master’s program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (or related fields, such as Organizational Behavior, MBA, management). ?? Ph.D.-Level Internship available to full-time, graduate students in I-O Psychology (or related fields) or in Education programs, such as measurement, psychology, or policy. ?? Our summer internships are paid, full-time opportunities that also include a housing stipend and paid vacation days. Interns are employed at HumRRO’s Headquarters in?Alexandria, VA, or in one of our other locations, depending on the available work. ?? Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/erXe5wf ?? Please share this post to your feed and with graduate students in your network! ??? Hear from our 2024 interns about HumRRO's internship program, what they learned, and the work they performed: #Internships #Interns #GraduateStudents #IOPsych #EducationalMeasurement #EducationalAssessment #Psychometrics

EVENT: Join HumRRO's Alexander Burgoyne as he shares his expertise across five sessions at the Psychonomic Society 65th Annual Meeting in New York tomorrow and Saturday! See more details on Dr. Burgoyne's sessions and co-presenters as well as the full conference slate: https://lnkd.in/e8bw7Cv4 #PSYNOM24 #Research #Learning #CognitiveAbility #Skills

??????Consultant Job Announcement: HumRRO is seeking analysts to work on a consultant basis to review occupation data collected by the National Center for O*NET Development and provide ability and skill ratings. The work is completed remotely and occurs between March and June each year. ??Deadline to apply is December 2, 2024 ??See attached job description for details on work requirements, minimum criteria, and how to apply. ??Repost and share to your networks! #Consultants #Jobs #Analysts #ONET #IOPsychology #HR

EVENT: HumRRO's Jeff Dahlke is co-presenting at the Institute for Credentialing Excellence Exchange in the session, "The Power of AI in Enemy Item Detection: Transforming Form Review Processes in Assessment," with Strasz Assessment Systems' Rory McCorkle and Gary Del Duca, and AAMC's Erica Rutzler MBA MS CSPO-A and Marc Kroopnick. The session will explore the complexities faced by SMEs in reviewing large volumes of assessment forms while simultaneously identifying enemy items and will delve into how the team collaborated to integrate the most effective AI solution into AAMC's process. Tuesday, November 19 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET Location: Splash 9-10 HumRRO is also an exhibitor at #EXG2024. Swing by Booth 314 and meet Amy McKee to learn more about our Credentialing Services! For more information on this year's conference, go to https://lnkd.in/eTzHmKfa #AI #NLP #ArtificialIntelligence #Assessment #TestItems #Research

HumRRO is proud to have conducted an external evaluation of UnboundEd's Math Identity Leadership Accelerator (MILA) program. The evaluation included a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Results showed a positive impact on students' math identity. Read more about the MILA program and HumRRO's findings here: https://lnkd.in/eBTTCT-J #EducationalAssessment #Research #Math #MILA

HumRRO is proud to sponsor the Blacks in I/O Psychology 2025 Conference and support the nonprofit's mission "to uplift Black voices and experiences within the industrial-organizational psychology industry through continued education, mentorship, networking and awareness-building." We look forward to attending, presenting, and networking at next year's conference in Baltimore! Learn more about BIOP and the 2025 Conference, Harboring Innovation: Shaping Tomorrow’s Workplace: https://lnkd.in/e8mJHyHU #BIOP205 #IOPsychology #HumRROGivesBack

On Monday, CEO Suzanne Tsacoumis traveled to Kansas State University to present Ashley Sylvara with the 2024 HumRRO Fellowship in Industrial-Organizational Psychology award! Ashley is working toward completing her dissertation, “Automating Personality-Based Employment Interviews: A Systematic Review, Development and Validation of an AI Chatbot, and Practical Considerations," in May 2025, and plans to use the $18,000 stipend for her data collection efforts. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dKUakXfj #HumRROGivesBack #Fellowships #GraduateStudents #IOPsych