THE THREAD THROUGH MY WORK
Before I studied products,
I studied stories.
A good question can change
the whole story.
Documentary filmmaking taught me to stay curious when someone’s experience did not fit the story I expected. That habit still guides my research: listen carefully, look for the exception, and be willing to change the question.
My background spans communication, learning design, and UX research. In the Oak work, those interests meet in practical questions: does a requested feature address the barrier people described? Does an explanation of privacy answer a concern about control? What evidence would change the team’s next step? I like making those questions specific enough to investigate together.
I work across product research and design, and volunteer as a UX Research Lead at Oppia. Away from work, I run tabletop games. Facilitation, pacing, and leaving room for quieter voices matter there too. It is another place where listening changes what happens next.
MS, User ExperienceArizona State University · 2024
Also: UX communication, electronic media,
and a lifelong interest in how people think.