A passionate UX Researcher with a robust foundation in design thinking, adept at leveraging qualitative and quantitative methodologies to uncover deep user insights. Driven to strategically influence product direction, I translate complex human behavior into actionable insights that drive continuous innovation and improvements.
Overview
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Work History
UX Researcher
University of Washington School of Medicine
03.2025 - 06.2025
Led targeted workshops within the UW School of Medicine PhD students, fostering cross-functional collaboration and ideation that directly resulted in novel UX enhancements and optimized AI integration for key medical research and educational platforms.
Developed a strategic roadmap for on-device AI at the UW School of Medicine, prioritizing privacy, reducing latency, and eliminating cloud reliance, enabling complete control over proprietary AI models.
Enhanced the strategic role of qualitative research at the University of Washington School of Medicine, showcasing its ability to drive innovative solutions for healthcare and academic challenges.
Created and utilized a comprehensive codebook during workshops to systematically identify common themes and subthemes within qualitative data, ensuring robust insights.
Built trust and open dialogue with faculty, students, and medical professionals to ethically collect essential data for understanding user experiences in a medical context.
UX Researcher
Exemplars in Global Health
01.2025 - 03.2025
Led usability testing initiatives at the Exemplars in Global Health website, driving data-driven design improvements that significantly increased digital product usability.
Influenced product strategy through mixed-methods research (survey data analysis, in-depth user interviews), identifying and resolving key pain points to enhance product usability.
Analyzed interview transcripts from artifact walkthroughs using the "talk aloud" method to uncover critical usability issues, including misinterpretation of content order that negatively impacted user perception.
Identified significant usability challenges in interactive tools, such as discoverability issues for hover features and the complexity of visual graphs, leading to user confusion.
Presented impactful UX research findings and actionable insights to key stakeholders and executive leadership, guiding strategic decisions.
Education
Master of Science - Human-Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
06-2027
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
06-2022
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Highline College
DesMoines, WA
09-2017
Skills
Mixed Methods Research
Card Sorting
Tree Testing
Code Books
Surveys & Questionnaires
Figma
Wireframing & Prototyping
SPSS
Tableau
Python
SQL
Certification
Foundations of Data Analytics , University of Washington, Seattle - 2024
Foundations of Programming: Python , University of Washington, Seattle - 2024
UX & UI Design , University of Washington, Seattle - 2023
Timeline
UX Researcher
University of Washington School of Medicine
03.2025 - 06.2025
UX Researcher
Exemplars in Global Health
01.2025 - 03.2025
Master of Science - Human-Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration - Marketing Concentration
Western Washington University
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Implicit Bias in the Clinical Setting Training at University Of Washington School Of MedicineImplicit Bias in the Clinical Setting Training at University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Education and Training Specialist at University of Washington, School of Medicine, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC)Education and Training Specialist at University of Washington, School of Medicine, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC)
Nurse Practitioner/Teaching Associate at University Of Washington School Of MedicineNurse Practitioner/Teaching Associate at University Of Washington School Of Medicine