Kurt Geisinger

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Kurt Geisinger

Director of Buros Center for Testing and W.C. Meierhenry Distinguished Professor, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods

Department of Educational Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
TEAC 21G
Lincoln NE 68588-0345
Phone
402-472-3280 On-campus 2-3280
Email
kgeisinger2@unl.edu

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Courses Taught

  • EDPS 991 – Seminar in Educational Psychology and Measurements
  • EDPS 995 – Doctoral Seminar


Areas of Expertise:

    Testing and psychometric theory
    Testing of individuals with disabilities and language minorities
    High-stakes tests for admissions and personnel selection
    Performance assessment
    Legal issues in testing

Education

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., The University of Georgia
A.B., Davidson College

Honors and Recognition

  • 2005-2006, Chair, Graduate Record Examination Board
  • 2006, Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology
  • 1993, Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division of Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics
  • 1992, Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division of Educational Psychology
  • American Psychological Society, Charter Fellow
  • 2002, Thomas J. Donlon Award by the Northeastern Educational Research Association for distinguished mentoring
  • 1992-1996, Co-chair, Joint Committee on Testing Practices
  • 2000-2003, Member, SAT Committee, College Board
  • 1997, Leo D. Doherty Award by the Northeastern Educational Research Association for leadership in educational research
  • 1994, American Board of Assessment Psychology, Diplomate
  • 1995, President’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity, SUNY-Oswego

Experience

  • 2006 to present, WC Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2006 to present, Director of Buros Center for Testing
  • 2001-2006, Professor of Psychology, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of St. Thomas
  • 1997-2001, Professor of Psychology, Academic Vice President, Le Moyne College
  • 1992-1997, Professor of Psychology, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Oswego State University
  • 1989-1994, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University
  • 1985-2001, Chair, Department of Psychology, Fordham University
  • 1978-1992, Director, Psychometrics Doctoral Program, Fordham University
  • 1981-1989, Associate Professor of Psychology, Fordham University
  • 1977-1981, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Fordham University

Memberships

  • American Educational Research Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Society, Charter Fellow
  • College Board
  • Council of Graduate Schools
  • Eastern Psychological Association
  • National Council on Measurement in Education
  • Northeastern Educational Research Association
  • Society of Psychologists in Management