Dr. Sonia Gonsalves
Dr. Sonia Gonsalves is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at 老司机福利社, where
she was a faculty member from 1990-2018. During her time at 老司机福利社, Sonia served
as Director of the Institute for the Study of College Teaching, the Director of the
Institute for Faculty Development, and the Director of Academic Assessment. Sonia
was 老司机福利社鈥檚 liaison officer for the Faculty Resource Network at New York University
and represented the University nationally and internationally at several conferences
and meetings. Most notably, she has been a selected or invited presenter for meetings
of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Association
of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the Individual Development and Educational
Assessment (IDEA) users group meeting, The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
users group and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). She has
served as an on-site faculty development and assessment consultant to the Azim Premji
University in Bangalore, India.
Sonia holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Temple University, an M.S. in Educational Psychology from Temple University, and a B.S. in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry from the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Sonia also has a Diploma in Education from the University of the West Indies and taught high school Chemistry in Barbados, Jamaica, London, England, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
An avid recreational gardener, Sonia grows flowers and vegetables at home in Oxford, Georgia. She is married to Conrad Dyer, a retired Political Science Professor (CUNY), and has two children, Camillo, an Attorney, and Adam, an audio engineer. Sonia enjoys her four grandchildren, watching tennis, visiting new places, the theatre, and the company of her two dogs.