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PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY
Dr. Diane Alonso Program Director Department: Psychology
Phone: 301-738-6318 Email: dalonso@umbc.edu
Courses: PSYC 331: Experimental Psychology: Design and Analysis II PSYC 446: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Diane Alonso, Ph.D., serves as the
UMBC Psychology Department's Program Director at the Universities at Shady
Grove. She started the undergraduate program at the Center in 2004 and
the Graduate I/O Psychology program in 2007. Diane is a lifetime Maryland
resident and received her undergraduate degree (B.S.) in Computer Science
and her graduate degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) in Psychology from the University
of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). With a background in Cognitive Psychology
and Human Factors/Usability, Diane has over 10 years experience working
in industry both for IBM's Federal Systems Division and for Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC)'s Health and Human Services Division. While employed
at CSC, Diane performed usability work for clients such as the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the
Department of Education, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She
also created and led a successful training program for new software implemented
for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (MMCS).
In addition to her vocation, Diane's avocation is musical theater. For over 15 years she performed locally in community and professional theaters in the D.C. and surrounding metro areas. In 1992, during a production of an original version of the "Phantom of the Opera" at Toby's Dinner Theater in Columbia, Maryland, Diane met her future husband, Tom Alonso, the very talented composer of the commissioned production. They were married a year later and now have 2 beautiful daughters
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