Dr. Diane L Alonso

Teaching Professor · Non-Tenure Track

Department of Psychology Office of Professional Programs

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

She/Her/Hers/Herself

About

Teaching Professor for the Psychology program at USG. Earned Ph.D from UMD in 1998 in the area of Cognitive Psychology. Has a background in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability and has worked at IBM, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC).

Research interests

Interests involve the merging of technology, teamwork, and education. Main focus areas involve (1) studying the effective use of technology in the classroom and (2) looking at mechanisms to promote interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and inter-professional experiences in education.
Expertise in using GoogleSuite tools for teaching.

Teaching interests

Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods, Experimental Psychology: Data and Analysis I & II, Sensation and Perception, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Education

  • Ph D, PsychologyUniversity of Maryland (1998)
    The Effects of Individual Differences in Spatial Visualization Ability on Dual-Task Performance
  • MS, PsychologyUniversity of Maryland (1995)
    Forms of Control and Interaction as Determinants of Lecture Effectiveness in the Electronic Classroom
  • BS, Computer ScienceUniversity of Maryland (1985)