Dr. Sarno received her PhD in Human Factors and Cognitive Psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2020. Her research interests broadly center around applied visual cognition, aging, working memory, cybersecurity and training.

Dr. Sarno also teaches PSYC 3330: Cognitive Psychology and PSYC 8350: Advanced Human Factors Psychology. Additionally, Dr. Sarno is involved in the Cyber Crime & Psych and Media Forensics Hub Creative Inquiry Research teams at Clemson.

I'm a graduate student in Clemson's human factors psychology program studying under Dr. Dawn Sarno. In 2021 I finished my bachelor's degree in computer science at Clemson University. In the past I helped develop numerous software projects; however, I'm now more interested in looking at technology through a psychological lens to understand how people use it, how it influences people, and how we can build it to better accommodate people. My specific research interests include psychological considerations in misinformation and fraud, app/game/simulation design, and applied vision science.