Resume

I majored in Psychology at Northeastern University and began working with human subjects at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Boston University’s Mobile and Electronic Health ARC before getting my masters in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie-Mellon University.

My interests are in accessibile and inclusive design, and persuasive methodologies to inspire behavior change.

what I bring to the table

Before I learned about computers, I learned about humans, and that drives everything I do. I focus my interventions on things like:

Behavior Change - how we can employ persuasive design techniques like inspiring cognitive dissonance and reducing confirmation bias to promote wellness and social good
Inclusive Design - integrating a wide and representative population into research methodologies from the inception of a project, so accessibility and inclusivity are baked in, not a cursory afterthought, or a box to check
Client Management - knowing that I can back my design decision with thoughtful research insights in front of clients like American Expediting and Interdigital, which means knowing I can stand by every product I create
Leadership - training and supervising co-ops during my time at Brigham & Women’s hospital was one of my favorite aspects of the job. I love to be a resource, source of support, guidance, and clarity in a team

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Use a wide and diverse sample to inform my design decisions.
Be receptive rather than defensive to feedback from people who would better understand the usability constraints or considerations of their situation than I would.
Be on a constant journey for personal growth and improvement in understanding intersectionality and systemic inequality outside of just design.

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I’m currently reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

And listening to Decoder Ring with Willa Paskin

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