The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) is an applied research company founded in

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.American Psychological Association: Research Career at HumRRO
by Peter Ramsberger (Originally published in the March/April 2002 issue of Psychological Science Agenda, the newsletter of the APA Science Directorate.) It specializes in providing human capital management, education, resource analysis and training for government and private companies. Founded by Meredith P. Crawford, the company was established in 1951 as the Human Resources Research Office of

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to study human resources for the

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. In 1967, HumRRO's charter was modified to extend its services to other departments of the Federal Government, to state and local governments, and to private companies and foundations. In 1969, HumRRO severed its connection with George Washington University and became a non-profit research organization.HumRRO Corporate website: About HumRRO
/ref> During its first 24 years, HumRRO operated as
Federal Contract Research Center (FCRC)
The company's status as an FCRC was terminated at the end of 1975. There are close historical connections between HumRRO and the

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(APA). Meredith Crawford, the founder of HumRRO also served as the President of the APA's Division 19: Society for Military Psychology. Peter Ramsberger of the APA said that Crawford was "the founder and effective leader of one of the most important research organizations in the history of military psychology".American Psychological Association: Profiles in military psychology: Meredith P. Crawford
by Peter F. Ramsberger, PhD, ''The Military Psychologist'', Spotlight on History, July 2014 William J. Strickland, HumRRO's President from 2008 to 2018, has also worked with the APA Division of Military Psychology and was recently elected to the fellow status of APA's Division 14: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).Human Resources Research Organization: Bill Strickland
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official website
* ''What HumRRO is Doing'', by George Washington University Human Resources Research Office, 1954, ASIN: B008LZ8M7E {{Authority control Companies based in Alexandria, Virginia Organizations established in 1969 Military psychology