Michael A. DeDonno, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor
mdedonno@mail.barry.edu
New to Barry University (Fall, 2009), Dr. DeDonno is a cognitive psychologist with an emphasis in human performance. Prior to coming to Barry, Dr. DeDonno earned his B.S. at Myers University, an MBA at Baldwin Wallace College, his M.A. and Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University.
Research Interests
Dr. DeDonno explores the factors that influence human performance. Initial research questions include for example, why do certain individuals do better on various tasks, and how do various cognitive and/or emotional factors impact an individual’s task performance. Additional questions include how cultural, ethnicity, gender, self-efficacy, time pressure and other group and individual factors impact individual performance.
Specific research studies have been designed to simulate various real-life decision making activities. As an example, the task selected for my thesis was Hold’em poker. Researchers in the field of economics have found that decisions in poker are similar to that of real-life decisions. While poker is a well known application, an example of a designed application is the Cognitive-Affective Slot Experiments (CASE) application. A co-developer, this application has been used to study among other things how perceptual personality variables relate to different dimensions of risk taking.
Publications
Demaree, H. A., DeDonno, M. A., Burns, K. J., Feldman, P., & Everhart, D. E. (2009). Trait dominance predicts risk-taking. Personality and Individual Differences. 47, 419-422.
DeDonno, M. A., & Demaree, H. A. (2008). Perceived time pressure and the Iowa Gambling Task. Judgment and Decision Making, 3(8), 636-640.
DeDonno, M. A., & Detterman, D. K. (2008). Poker Is a Skill. Gaming Law Review,12(1), 31-36.
Demaree, H. A., DeDonno, M. A., Burns, K.J., & Everhart, D. E. (2008). You Bet: How Personality Differences Affect Risk-Taking Preferences. Personality and
Individual Differences, 44, 1484-1494.
Presentations
Kausch O., McCormick, R., Thomas, N., Smith, D., DeDonno, M. A. (2009, October). Obesity, Awareness of weight, and Readiness to Change among inpatients with severe mental Illness. Poster presentation (scheduled) Institute on Psychiatric Services, New York, NY.
DeDonno, M. A. (2009, May). Perceived time pressure and the Iowa Gambling Task.Presented at Barry University, Miami, FL.
DeDonno, M.A., Demaree, H.A. (2008, November). Self-efficacy: An Important Factor in Time Pressure and Decision Making. Poster presented annual meeting, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL.
DeDonno, M. A. (2008, July). The Impact of Stress and Intuition on Decision Making. Presented on pokertalkamerica.com internet streaming radio station, Miami, FL.
DeDonno, M. A. (2008, May). Mood Disorders and Cognitive Functioning. Presented at John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH.
DeDonno, M. A. (2008, April). Time Pressure and Decision Making. Presented at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
DeDonno, M. A., & Detterman, D.K. (2007, April) Poker Is a Skill. Poster presented Case Research Showcase, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Memberships
- Association for Psychological Science
- American Psychological Association
- Society for Judgment and Decision Making
- Project Management Institute
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