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Yichi Stella Zhang

San Jose,CA

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Graduate Research Assistant

Behavior, Accessibility, and Technology (BAT) Lab
San Jose, CA
08.2025 - Current
  • Support interdisciplinary research on automotive safety and human-AI interaction, contributing to projects impacting over 200 participants.
  • Synthesize findings from literature reviews on embodied AI and automated vehicles, guiding future experiments.

Research Associate

Parexel International
Glendale, CA
10.2024 - 05.2025
  • Conduct screening visits, prepare protocol-specific studies, and help with administration tasks.
  • Assist physicians in the assessment of potential medications or biotech products and interact with volunteers.
  • Execute pharmaceutical clinical trials involving healthy volunteers and special populations.

Research Assistant

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
08.2022 - 04.2024
  • Facilitate research resources for conferences, resulting in a 20% increase in participant satisfaction.
  • Analyze data, contributing to the publication of 3 peer-reviewed articles.
  • Implement a streamlined data collection process, reducing data entry errors by 15%.

HR Intern

Human Resources Department, Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Maintained accurate and up-to-date employee records in HRIS system and utilized the applicant tracking system to streamline the screening process, increasing efficiency by 30%.
  • Supported the onboarding process, streamlining paperwork, resulting in a 20% reduction in onboarding time.
  • Executed and organized successful employee events and activities that boosted team morale by 30%.

Skills

User Experience

UX Research

UI/UX Design

Human Computer Interaction

Human Factors

User Research

Prototyping

Literature reviews

Experiment development

Designing experiments

Field research

Analytical thinking

Education

Master of Science - Human Factors & Ergonomics

San Jose State University
San Jose, California, CA
08.2025 - Current

Timeline

Master of Science - Human Factors & Ergonomics

San Jose State University
08.2025 - Current

Graduate Research Assistant

Behavior, Accessibility, and Technology (BAT) Lab
08.2025 - Current

Research Associate

Parexel International
10.2024 - 05.2025

Research Assistant

Pepperdine University
08.2022 - 04.2024

HR Intern

Human Resources Department, Pepperdine University
05.2022 - 08.2022
Yichi Stella Zhang