I am currently a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University studying Human-Computer Interaction. My focus while in this program is on honing my UX research and strategy skills. Some of my favorite classes I've taken so far have allowed me to grow and apply my skills.

I have also always believed in social impact work. I started volunteering in high school at my local VA, and have continued my volunteering working for organizations that support underserved communities like immigrants, people who identify as BIPOC, and the elderly. I was previously UX research associate at Anthro-Tech and worked with many state and local government agencies, improving their services for many underrepresented populations.

As a mixed-methods researcher, I like to balance the methodologies I use in order to provide comprehensive, data-driven, and actionable recommendations for the projects that I work on. Some of my favorite methodologies include:

• In-depth interviews
• Contextual inquiry
• Usability testing
• Survey design
• Web analytics
• Tree testing
• Card sorting