Sr UX Researcher

Limeade | Bellevue, WA Apr’ 21 — Present

  • Builds Limeade’s UX research department as central member from the ground up

  • Works closely with UX leadership and design team to unlock insights and user journeys utilizing “Jobs to Be Done” Framework

  • Advocates for the user in cross-functional teams by establishing best practices in UX

  • Implements generative and evaluative research for Limeade end users from study start to closure

  • Communicates the business impact of user studies and testing with diverse stakeholders, including the Limeade Advisory Board (LAB), customers, and end users.

  • Collaborates on key company initiatives:

    • Revamp user-friendliness of the well-being assessment;

    • Define best practices for employee experience (EX);

    • Conduct discovery research to operationalize remote-first workplace culture change.

 Researcher, PhD Candidate

Northwestern University | Evanston, IL                                                                                                                 Sep’ 12—Dec’ 21                                                                                               

  • Presented at 15+ conferences and chaired 2 panels

  • Published 2 articles and one review in peer-reviewed academic journals

  • Won over $110K in internal and external grants  

Ethnographic Researcher

Fulbright Commission | Rio de Janeiro, RJ                                                                                                            Sep’ 15—Jul’ 17  

  • Designed research project around incremental innovation within tech workplace culture in Brazil

  • Recruited, scheduled, and interviewed 50+ participants for data collection through 70+ interviews, observation, and surveys in Portuguese

  • Analyzed data and synthesized results into actionable insights for study stakeholders, including:

    • Ford Foundation award winning ($250K) national pilot survey;

    • Internal report on core competencies to update corporate digital channels;

    • Laboratory report on change management to measure employee retention and secure state funding

  • Completed Institutional Review Board (IRB) training for human subjects research mandatory for American researchers to conduct fieldwork abroad

Program Manager, Chemistry Department

Northwestern University | Evanston, IL                                                                                                                 Jun ‘19– Aug ‘19  

  • Designed and implemented a training survey

  • Analyzed quantitative data on student retention from 9 Organic Chemistry courses with 300+ undergraduates for course standardization

  • Responsible for department programming for 1200+ undergraduate and graduate students (Top 5 Chemistry department in the U.S.)

  • Developed all communications for summer term

Mentor & Community Resource

Center for Civic Engagement | Evanston, IL                                                                                                         Sep ‘17– Jun’ 2018  

  • Managed course programs for undergrad and grad student engagement in the public sector

  • Successfully placed graduate students in internships at local non-profits such as the Chicago Humanities Festival, Heartland Alliance, Newberry Library, and Art Institute of Chicago

  • 1 on 1 mentorship with students on career planning, networking, and resume & interview prep

For my complete work history, download my resume in PDF format.