Donald J. Polzella, Ph.D.

Resume:

Donald Polzella is Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton. He is the former Raymond A. Roesch, S. M. Chair in the Social Sciences and holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Psychology. Polzella received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 1974. He has published or presented, both here and abroad, on topics in psychology, ergonomics, statistics, computer science, and aesthetics. His work in the areas of aviation, information technology, electronic learning, and family literacy has been funded by public and private agencies. Polzella's current teaching and research interests focus on the history of psychology, cognitive science, environmental design, the psychology of the arts--primarily painting and music--and multimedia education.

Education:

B.A. University of Rochester
M.A. Bucknell University
Ph.D. University of Michigan

Memberships:

Association for Psychological Science
Midwestern Psychological Association
Psychonomic Society
Sigma Xi

Selected Scholarship:

Polzella, D. J., & Martin, E. (1973). Stimulus encoding in A-B, A-D transfer. American Journal of Psychology, 86, 589-600. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J. (1975). Effects of sleep-deprivation on short-term recognition memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 104, 194-200. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., DaPolito, F., & Hinsman, M. C. (1977). Cerebral asymmetry in time perception. Perception & Psychophysics, 21, 187-192. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., Kuna, A., Biers, D. W., & DaPolito, F. (1982). Hemispheric asymmetry in musically-induced color imagery. Psychomusicology, 2, 64-72. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., & Bower, S. M. (1982). BIRAND: a BASIC program to generate and test random binary sequences. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 14, 51. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., Bower, S. M., & Gouse, A. S. (1982). Manipulating apparent duration with simultaneous effects on memory. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 20, 175­177. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., & Reid, G. B. (1989). Multidimensional scaling analysis of simulated air combat maneuvering performance data. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 60, 141-144. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., Ramsey, E. G., & Bower, S. M. (1989). The effects of brief variable foreperiods on simple reaction time. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 27, 467-469. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., Gravelle, M. D., & Klauer, K. M. (1992). Perceived effectiveness of danger signs: a multivariate analysis. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting, 2, 931-934. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., & Montgomery, D. A. (1993). Dimensions of color harmony. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 423-425. (.pdf)

Chifala, W. M., & Polzella, D. J. (1995). Smell and taste classification of the same stimuli. Journal of General Psychology, 122, 287-294. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., & Hassen, J. L. (1997). Aesthetic preferences for combinations of color and music. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 85, 960-962. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J. (2000). Differences in reactions to paintings by male and female college students. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 91, 251-258. (.pdf)

Elvers, G. C., Polzella, D. J., & Graetz, K. (2003). Procrastination in online courses: Performance and attitudinal differences. Teaching of Psychology, 30, 159-162. (.pdf)

Polzella, D. J., Hammar, S. H., & Hinkle, C. W. (2005). The effect of color on viewers' ratings of paintings. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 23, 153-163. (.pdf)

 

Last updated on July 29, 2009