Full-time Staff Members

  • Gary Anderson

    Gary Anderson
    Assistant Editor
    402-472-4669
    ganderson@buros.org

    Assistant Editor, Mental Measurements Yearbook – Manages reviewer database/ contacts and timelines; Buros web designer; problem resolution (e.g., TROL, computer software); customer support; proofreader.

  • Nancy Anderson, M.A.

    Nancy Anderson, M.A.
    Managing Editor
    402-472-1739
    nanderson12@unl.edu

    Managing Editor, Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print – Edits test reviews for style and format; co-edits Tests in Print; supervises Assistant Editors, Graduate Assistants, and Student Worker; test acquisition and classification; coordinator for book publication, TROL, EBSCO, and OVID databases.

  • Janet F. Carlson, Ph.D.

    Janet F. Carlson, Ph.D.
    Research Professor and Associate Director
    402-472-5146
    jcarlson@buros.org

    Research Professor and Associate Director – Test reviews and information and related publications; primary content editor for Mental Measurements Yearbook; co-edits Tests in Print; supervises staff; product development; special projects.

  • Tzu-Yun (Katherine) Chin, Ph.D.

    Tzu-Yun (Katherine) Chin, Ph.D.
    Interim Assistant Director
    402-472-1414
    tchin@buros.org

    Interim Assistant Director – Develops and administers contract/grant activities; provides technical advice; manages client relationships; supervises personnel.

  • Kurt F. Geisinger, Ph.D.

    Kurt F. Geisinger, Ph.D.
    WC Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor Director
    402-472-3280
    kgeisinger@buros.org

    Director of the Buros Center for Testing and Professor of Educational Psychology – Supervises personnel; co-edits Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print; edits Applied Measurement in Education; directs projects; teaches, advises, and mentors students.

  • Theresa Glanz

    Theresa Glanz
    Contracts & Finance Associate
    402-472-2910
    tglanz@buros.org

    Contracts and Finance Associate – manages accounting and finance for contracts and revolving accounts; editorial assistant for Applied Measurement in Education.

  • Patrick Irwin

    Patrick Irwin, Ph.D.
    Associate Director
    402-472-6244
    pirwin@buros.org

    Psychometric Consulting; obtains external funding on projects related to measurement in education, psychology, business, and credentialing. Projects range from advising on development of testing programs to conducting professional development workshops.

  • Jessica L. Jonson, Ph.D.

    Jessica L. Jonson, Ph.D.
    Research Associate Professor
    402-472-0780
    jjonson@buros.org

    Research Associate Professor – directs assessment literacy initiative; coordinates educational development and instructional planning; assignment editor for Mental Measurements Yearbook; contributes to publication and consulting projects.

  • Anja Römhild

    Anja Römhild
    Project Coordinator
    402-472-6154
    aroemhild@buros.org

    Project Coordinator, Psychometric consultation; Coordinates projects; provides technical assistance to clients; completing dissertation.

  • Jennifer Schlueter

    Jennifer Schlueter
    Assistant Editor
    402-472-6739 jschlueter@buros.org

    Assistant Editor, Pruebas Publicadas en Español and Tests in Print – New test identification, English and Spanish test acquisition and classification; test descriptions; corrections; proofreader.

  • Robert A. Spies, Ph.D.

    Robert A. Spies, Ph.D.
    Associate Research Professor
    402-472-6203
    rspies@buros.org

    Associate Research Professor (part-time) – Consortia pricing for electronic subscriptions; oversees Test Reviews Online; negotiates contracts related to electronic services.

  • Rasma Strautkalns

    Rasma Strautkalns
    Staff Secretary
    402-472-6203
    rstrautkalns@buros.org

    Staff Secretary II – Receptionist, records, budget, meetings.

Other Staff Members

Linda Murphy, M.A.

Linda L. Murphy, M.A.

Edits test reviews for style and format; consults on TROL, EBSCO, and OVID databases.

Betty-Jean Usher-Tate, M.A.

Betty-Jean Usher-Tate, M.A.

Graduate Assistant – psychometric consultation; assists on projects.

Chelsi Klentz Davis, M.A.

Chelsi Klentz Davis, M.A.

Graduate Assistant – test reviews and information; writes test descriptions; fact checks test reviews; librarian.

Sara Gonzalez

Sara Gonzalez

Graduate Assistant – test reviews and information; writes test descriptions in Spanish (and English); fact checks test reviews; librarian.

HyeSun Lee, M.A.

HyeSun Lee, M.A.

Graduate Assistant – psychometric consultation; assists on projects.

Kirstie Smith

Kirstie Smith

Student Worker – Filing; data entry for database and reviews; special projects.

Shanshan Deng, M.Ed.

Shanshan Deng, M.Ed.

Graduate Assistant – psychometric consultation; assists on projects.

Mingying Zheng, M.A.

Mingying Zheng, M.A.

Graduate Assistant – assists with the research and development of assessment literacy resources.