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Kurt F. Geisinger
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Geisinger in 2021
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Kurt F. Geisinger
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

Kurt F. Geisinger is an American psychologist, writer, and research professor known for his work on psychological testing and assessment. Currently serving as the Director of the Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has also been honored as the Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor at the same institution.[1]

Career

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Geisinger received the Alumni Fellow Award from the Pennsylvania State University where he earned his Ph.D.[2]

Geisinger has held various academic positions throughout his distinguished career. He served as a professor of psychology and chair of the Psychology Department at Fordham University from 1977 to 1992. Subsequently, he assumed the role of Dean of Arts and Sciences at SUNY-Oswego from 1992 to 1997,[3] followed by Vice President for Academic Affairs at Le Moyne College and the University of St. Thomas (Texas) from 1997 to 2006.[4][5] Throughout his academic appointments, he maintained the rank of Professor of Psychology. Geisinger's areas of expertise encompass testing and psychometric theory, testing of individuals with disabilities and language minorities, performance assessment, legal issues in testing, and high-stakes tests for admissions and personnel selection.[6]

Geisinger received Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association.[7]

Geisinger has served as the past president of the International Test Commission,[8] Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology) of the American Psychological Association[9] and was president of the American Psychological Association's division of International Psychology.[10] Geisinger held the position of president of Division 2 (Assessment and Evaluation) from 2018 to 2022 in International Association of Applied Psychology.[11]

Selected books

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  • College Admissions and Admissions Testing in a Time of Transformational Change (2023)[12]
  • Fairness in Educational and Psychological Testing: Examining Theoretical, Research, Practice, and Policy Implications of the 2014 Standards (2022)
  • Tests in Print X (2022)
  • The Twenty-First Mental Measurements Yearbook (2021)
  • The Eighteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (2010)

Selected publications

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  • "Social Responsibility, Fairness, and College Admissions Tests: A Commentary" (2021)
  • "Intended and Unintended Meanings of Validity: Some Clarifying Comments" (2016)
  • "Psychometric Issues in Testing Students with Disabilities" (1994)
  • "The Metamorphosis in Test Validation" (1992)

References

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  1. ^ "Kurt Geisinger". University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
  2. ^ "2016 Alumni Fellow Recipients". Psu.edu.
  3. ^ "Excellence and Scholarly Activity Award Recipients | ORSP". Oswego.edu.
  4. ^ "Kurt Geisinger". Buros Center for Testing.
  5. ^ "Collection 00016". University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas.
  6. ^ Hybl, Patrick (25 March 2012). "UNL professor named to educator performance standards commission". The Daily Nebraskan.
  7. ^ "Award Winners by Year | Faculty External Recognition and Awards". UNL.
  8. ^ "Geisinger named President-Elect of International Test Commission". University of Nebraska.
  9. ^ "Meet a Div. 5 member: Kurt Geisinger, PhD". APA.
  10. ^ "Presidents of APA Division 52 – APA Division 52 –". International Psychology.
  11. ^ "Psychology groups honour Geisinger and Kantamneni". UNL.
  12. ^ Markle, Ross (3 April 2023). "College Admissions and Testing in a Time of Transformational Change". Applied Measurement in Education. 36 (2): 132–136. doi:10.1080/08957347.2023.2201705. ISSN 0895-7347.
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