January 2023-Present: Professor of Social Informatics, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University

December 2018-December 2022: Senior Lecturer in Information Science, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde

March 2015-November 2018: Lecturer in Information Science, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde

June 2013-March 2015: Assistant Professor, Forbes School of Business, Ashford University

July 2009-June 2013: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario

August 2007-May 2009: Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University

April 2006-August 2007: Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman’s University

September 2005-March 2006: Lecturer II, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman’s University

August 2004-August 2005: Adjunct Instructor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman’s University

July 2002-August 2005: Systems Librarian, Information Technologies, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

March 2002-July 2002: Instruction and Information Literacy Technologist, Information Literacy, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

February 2001-March 2002: Research Assistant, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas

September 2000-August 2001: Graduate Library Assistant, Science and Technology Library, University of North Texas

1999-2000: Programmer/Analyst, PDS Systems, Dallas, TX

1998-1999: Database Administrator, CSPH, Dallas, TX

1998-1999: Database Administrator, Mapsco, Dallas, TX

Consulting

Diane contracted as the Social Media Manager of the Association for Information Science and Technology from 2014-2016.

Her usability/UX consulting projects have included activities such as usability testing, Morae utilization, focus groups, qualitative interviewing, card sorting, prototyping, observing naturalistic Internet use to inform web development, and training others on the execution of usability testing. She is passionate about understanding user contexts as well as continuously improving methodologies for the most useful results possible.

Dr. Rasmussen Pennington has served as a usability/UX consultant for a diverse range of projects and organizations, including:

• Kids Help Phone, Toronto, ON
• Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN): Connecting clients with their health team via mobile applications, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant, London, ON
• iCan Domestic Violence Decision Aid, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant
• Mental Health Commission of Canada, Calgary, AB
• North Richland Hills Public Library, North Richland Hills, TX
• Mind Pack, Mobilizing Minds Research Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
• mindyourmind.ca, London, ON
• RCI Inc., Raleigh, NC
• North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC
• Rocky Mount Public Library, Rocky Mount, NC
• Central Texas Library System, Austin, TX
• Little Elm Public Library, Little Elm, TX
• Texas Heritage Online, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Library of Texas Federated Search Engine, Texas State Library and Archives Commission