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
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Ph D, Psychology
— University of Maryland (1998) The Effects of Individual Differences in Spatial Visualization Ability on Dual-Task Performance
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MS, Psychology
— University of Maryland (1995) Forms of Control and Interaction as Determinants of Lecture Effectiveness in the Electronic Classroom
- BS, Computer Science — University of Maryland (1985)
Presentations
- Synchronous IRL/DL Technologies for Innovative Teaching 2023
- Synchronous IRL/DL Technologies for Innovative Teaching 2023
- Using Google Forms to Enhance Student Learning 2019
- Using Google Forms to Enhance Student Learning 2019
Research in Progress
- Hrabowski Fund for Innovation—Adaptation Grant 2020
Courses Taught
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Exper In Psych
- Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Appl Psych Internship
- Cognitive Psychology
- Indep Research Projects
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Research Methods in Psych I
- Honors Thesis Research
- Cooperative Educ In Psyc
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Cognitive Psychology
- Honors Thesis Research
- Indep Research Projects
- Cooperative Educ In Psyc
- Research Exper In Psych
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Honors Thesis Research
- Honors Thesis Research
- Indep Research Projects
- Appl Psych Internship
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Exper In Psych
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Appl Psych Internship
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Methods in Psych I
- Honors Thesis Research
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Exper In Psych
- Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods in Psych II
- Honors Thesis Research
- Sem In Cognitive Psyc
- Appl Psych Internship
- Research Methods in Psych I