About Helen

I'm a mixed-methods UX researcher who enjoys solving problems in the 0-1 space for B2C products. I'm curious, empathetic, and love listening to people to learn what makes them tick!

My alma mater: University of Houston 💖🐾

My credentials: Ph.D. in Social Psychology, B.A. in Digital Media Production, B.S. in Psychology

Where I am now: Seattle, Washington

My product experiences (since 2020): Meta, TikTok, Hack for LA

My research experiences (since 2003): U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, TIMES, University of Houston

Select leadership experiences: UXr Guild Board of Directors (ongoing), Farewell Academia, Hello UXR six-part workshop series lead (2023), Research Contractors' Professional Development & Support Group lead (ongoing), SPSP Graduate Student Committee president and past-president (2008-2010)

My top methods: In-depth interviews (remote and in-person), unmoderated interviews, surveys, diary studies, cardsorts, usability testing, competitive analysis, contextual inquiry, consumer ethnography

My researcher toolbox: Usertesting, Userzoom, dscout, Optimal Workshop, Qualtrics, Surveymonkey, ProtoPie, Miro, MURAL Figma, Lookback, Adobe Creative Cloud, Final Cut Pro, Procreate—and always testing out new ones!

My product-space interests: Social media, online communities 🤝🏻, creativity + creation tools, media + entertainment, AR/VR, GenAI 🤖, travel & leisure, messaging apps, books & reading devices, language acquisition

My personal interests: Reading, foreign languages, digital art 🎨, adventure travel, nature & outdoors 🌲, photography & Photoshop, trying new cuisines, playing with emerging tech

My key values: Authenticity, openness, nonconformity, innovation, boldness, teamwork, learning from others, supporting others, and HAVING FUN

My favorite causes: Environmental conservation 🌱, hunger relief, child literacy

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