Don Polzella

Biography

Donald Polzella is Professor of Psychology and a member of the graduate faculty at the University of Dayton, where he has taught since 1972. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 1974. Polzella has published or presented, both here and abroad, on topics related to psychology, ergonomics, statistics, computer science, and aesthetics. His work in the areas of aviation, information technology, and family literacy has been funded by federal and local government agencies. Polzella's current teaching and research interests focus on the history of psychology, environmental design, the psychology of the arts--primarily painting and music--and multimedia education.