About me
As a former teacher of 10 years with degrees in psychology and education policy, I bring my passion of seeking to understand and solve problems that leave a positive, lasting impact on people's lives and my experience of utilizing data-driven, user-centered methods to design digital products and experiences.
As a designer, my goal is to use design to solve problems that make a positive human impact and drive business outcomes.
When I'm not designing, I enjoy learning in new languages, dabbling in different creative mediums, and rearranging my apartment for the umpteenth time.
I've always been interested in creative pursuits, but for the longest time, didn't know how to apply it in a way that satisfied the nerdy, quantitative data-driven side of me. As a teacher, the early days of the pandemic were heavily spent making sure students had the resources to continue their learning at home.
When it was accepted that virtual learning was not just a weeks-long detour and would be "the new norm," I spent endless hours researching edtech products to use, evaluating each product's ease of use for teachers, students, and parents alike, their value to learning, the experience of using a product asynchronously vs during synchronous instruction, and documenting the products' features, use cases, interface, and pros and cons to fellow teachers
Through this experience, I started to learn more about the role of user experience and product design and realized that this was a field where I can apply my skills in both design and research while continuing to solve human-centered problems.
