Experience
PhD Candidate*, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA August 2011 – Present
Conduct innovative research to create videogame therapies for children with a developmental visual impairment. Design and program experiments that measure attention and learning. Mentor a team of 6 research assistants that help run the experiments.
UX Researcher, Student-directed freelance
August 2013 – Current
Performed qualitative and qualitative research to understand the information needs of visitors to National and California State Parks. Prepared a comparative analysis report to assess how technology is used in educational and natural environments. Delivered a final report providing recommendations for ways to improve information-based products in these areas.
Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA January 2012-May 2013
Course: Eye movements and Binocular vision
Organized course material, instructed labs, and helped students understand challenging concepts in one-on-one and group review sessions.
Research Assistant, Schepens Eye Research Institute
Harvard Medical School: Boston, MA January 2008 – July 2011
Managed three projects focusing on user research of assistive technology (See portfolio). Led recruitment, data collection and organization. Produced PowerPoint presentations and figures for senior and associate scientists. Conducted literature reviews on relevant topics and wrote up the key findings.
Core Strengths
Communication and leadership: scientific writing, information visualization, public speaking in front of large and small groups, mentoring
Research: experimental design, analytical thinking, ethnography; formative and summative usability testing; naturalistic observation; interviewing; contextual inquiry; focus groups; diary studies;
Design: developing use cases, scenarios, and personas; storyboarding; task flow analysis; affinity diagrams; paper prototyping; heuristic evaluations; cognitive walkthroughs; competitive analyses
Tools
Application and web development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Matlab
Statistical analysis and behavioral modeling: R, Excel, Python, Matlab
Survey design: Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Google Survey
Sound, image, and movie production: Adobe Creative Suite
*Publications and invited talks available upon request.