He attended Brigham Young University where he received a bachelor of science in psychology in 1979 and a MA in educational psychology and counseling 1982. In 1991, he received his PH.D in educational psychology and school psychology from the University of Minnesota. Lane is a recognized expert in the field of psychometrics with an emphasis on reliability and validity of psychological assessments. He has conducted numerous research projects, written three books and four book chapters, and has delivered more than twenty scholarly presentations on various issues in the fields of psychology and psychometrics.