I just began a job at Facebook as a User Experience Researcher. I'm also in the process of finishing my Ph.D.
with GroupLens
Research in the Department of
Computer Science at the University of Minnesota. My advisor is Dr.
Loren Terveen. My research has been supported by several
fellowships including a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and I also
interned at Google as a User Experience Researcher.
I received my BAs from Berea College in Computer Science and
Mathematics.
Research
My research in the area of social computing and HCI. I am interested in
the dynamics of online peer production communities, specifically how
consumers and average contributors differ from users who produce the
majority of the content. I've looked in depth at this issue in both
Wikipedia and Cyclopath. As part of my research I've done logs analysis,
surveys, interviews, and user testing. more
User Experience
I enjoy working to improve user experiences. Through my research,
teaching assistantships, and internship, I have learned a variety of
methods. These include quantitative analysis, persona building, survey
design, heuristic evaluation, cognitive walkthroughs, user interviews,
and in person and remote usability testing. more