• About Me

    Work Experience

    I am currently a User Experience Researcher at Google conducting generative and evaluative research on B2B smart home enterprise users.

     

    Previous UX Research Experience:

    Google via Artech Information Systems | AT&T | UC Irvine | Mattel, Inc. | Discovery Cube | AmeriCorps

    Biography

    I leverage data to inform insights and strategies. I am a UX researcher with 9 years of research experience in home/consumer technology and academia. Through my empathy, I aim to understand and improve the experiences of people.
     
    Outside of research, I enjoy attending community events, arts & crafts, and traveling. I am also an advocate of diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and STEM education.
     
    From UC Irvine, I hold a PhD in Education, MA in Education, and two BAs in Anthropology and Public Health. I am currently pursuing my AA in Arts at Santa Monica College.
  • UXR Impact

    Below are press releases of real world products my UXR has impacted  

    What's New in Google Home

    Discover how your connected devices can do more with Google Home using Matter and Automations.

    Nest Cameras in Google Home App

    With new vertical video history scrubbing on the Google Home App, you can easily scroll through hours of video history in seconds

    Matter

    Matter is a unifying IP-based connectivity protocol

    Google Home Web

    Google Home for the web lets you view all your Nest camera and doorbell feeds (home.google.com)

    Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen)

    The Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) has smarter and easier-to-manage features to help bring you more peace of mind

    Nest Cameras in Google Home App

    The redesigned cameras in Google Home App combines the best of the Nest app with the best of Google Home app

    Google Home Developer Center

    The Google Home Developer Center has everything you need to learn and build smart home devices, applications, and automations with Google (developers.home.google.com)

    Google Nest Camera (battery) and Doorbell (battery)

    Google Nest Cam (battery) and Google Nest Doorbell (battery) are the latest additions to the Nest family

    Nest Cam (indoor, wired)

    Meet the second-generation Nest Cam (indoor, wired): a wired camera that helps you keep track of what’s going on inside your home and matches your unique interior decor

    Nest Cam with floodlight

    Nest Cam with floodlight is a smarter floodlight for your home

    AT&T TV

    AT&T TV marries what you love about live TV with video streaming and apps

    DIRECTV

    DIRECTV provides digital television entertainment services through a satellite dish

    AT&T TV Now

    AT&T TV Now is a streaming service for live TV and on-demand content

  • Breaking into UXR?

    If you're an academic, student, or curious about how to break into UXR, click the link before for my FAQ deck

  • STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH

    My portfolio of previous research on STEM education and informal learning

  • Last updated 2/2023

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