About TMRI
The MacDonald Research Institute (TMRI) was founded by Dr. George MacDonald in 2018 and is an expansion of more than ten years of research activity at the University of South Florida. For a fuller picture please review resume. TMRI provides national high-quality research (i.e., National Sciences Foundation), impact evaluations, certification examinations (i.e., Agency for Health Care Administration and Florida Department of Elder Affairs) and survey development to national, state, and local agencies. TMRI is the only company that conducts non-linear diagnostic modeling that includes Praxis, concepts/beliefs, and alter-influenced activity with a regression analytics. TMRI’s modeling approach, an extension of Cognitive Diagnostic Modeling, is known as Integrated Diagnostic Modeling. TMRI conducts Assisted Living Facilities and the Statewide Public Guardianship core competency assessments for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Elder Affairs. These assessments are based on Florida’s rules and statutes, grounded within valid core competencies, guided by reliable concepts as measured by carefully written items.
About the staff
Dr. George MacDonald, Ph.D.
Dr. George MacDonald is the President and Founder of The MacDonald Research Institute. Dr. MacDonald holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Measurement and Evaluation from the University of South Florida. MacDonald is a Co-Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study, “The Effects of Social Capital and Cultural Models on the Retention and Degree Attainment of Women and Minority Engineering Undergraduates,” from which, he has pioneered a new methodological approach, known as Integrated Diagnostic Modeling. He is responsible for a number of program evaluations, and conducts the Assisted Living Facilities and Florida Public Guardianship certification exams for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Elder Affairs. His research agenda is focused on cognitive diagnostic assessment employing a linear logistic test model approach particularly as it applies to mathematics education.
Danielle Lanphier
Danielle Lanphier is the Business Manager for The MacDonald Research Institute. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida as well as an Advanced Technical Certificate in Legal Assisting from Hillsborough Community College. Ms. Lanphier has extensive experience in managing office operations in higher educational institutions and has previously served as a research administrator at the University of South Florida for over a decade. She specializes in social and behavioral research administration, financial and data management, test development, and financial oversight of clinical trials. She received a certification as a research administrator at USF in 2014. Ms. Lanphier will be managing daily operations, contracts, research administrative matters, and all financial transactions for The MacDonald Research Institute.