Diana (Ingham) Allison
Research Interest
Aging in place in rural environments
Place attachment
Psychology of the built environment
Engaging Students in their education
Strengths-based education
Sustainability
Online education
Current research specifically addresses engaging students in their educational experience.
Ph.D. Dissertation
Ingham, Diana L. Aging on the Farm: Toward a Model of Passionate Place Attachment. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri, 2009.
M.S. Thesis
Ingham, Diana L. Experiencing Meaning in Two Presbyterian Churches: A Qualitative Analysis. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri. 2005.
Presentations – peer reviewed
Pending, Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, March 2012, Baltimore, Maryland. Presentation, Allison, D. & Green, D. “Strengthening Collegiality and Learning in the Interior Design Classroom Through Strengths-Based Education”.
Pending, Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, March 2012, Baltimore, Maryland. Presentation, Green, D. & Allison, D. “A Strategy for Increasing Learning “Flow” in the Classroom”.
Interior Design Educators Council Regional Conference, October 2011, Fort Worth, TX. Presentation, Allison, D. “Empowering the Interior Design Student: Strengths-Based Education”
Rural Sociological Society Conference, August 2010, Atlanta, GA. Paper Presentation, Ingham, D. & Grigsby, M. “Farmers’ Shared Values Visible Through Their Camera Lens”.
Environmental Design Research Association International Conference, June 2010, Washington DC. Poster Presentation, Ingham, D. “The Upper End of the Scale: Farmers’ passionate place attachment”.
Environmental Design Research Association International Conference, June 2010, Washington D.C. Working Group Panel Presentation, Ingham, D., Fisher, E., & Tucker, L. “Dual Identities: Interior design educators as online graduate students”.
Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, March 2010, Atlanta, GA. Ingham, D., Fisher, E., Ransdell, M., Botti-Salitski, R., & Tucker, L. “Experiencing Both Sides of Education: Interior design educators as online graduate students”.
Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, March 2010, Atlanta, GA. Fisher, E., Ingham, D. Bottis-Salitski, R., Hinchman, M., Moussatche, H., & Swearingen, S.A. “Reach Out, Pull In: Pros and cons of teaching interior design online”.
Learning College Summit, June 2008, Overland Park, KS. Ingham, D., Randolph, J., Green, D., Armstrong-Scott, K. “Utilizing sustainability to inspire a culture of social responsibility”.