Case Studies
Augmented Reality App Design
Designing an AR mobile app experience for the 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards
Main Goal
Brainstorm and develop design criteria and design ideas for how children will interact with the KCSA live on air via AR.
My Role
UX Researcher
Projects
Wearable Technology for Children's Educational Purposes
2013 - 2022: Building on my Master's Thesis work on BodyVis, in my dissertation research I aim to tackle challenges around designing wearable technologies to help elementary-aged children understand abstract information in learning environments.
Participatory Design (Cooperative Inquiry)
2012 - 2019: Since 2012, I have been a design partner with the University of Maryland's Kidsteam. This co-design group of children and adults work collaboratively as equal stakeholders to brainstorm, design, and prototype children's technologies.
Muslim Bloggers and Online Harassment
2017 - Present: Investigating negative feedback and online harassment against visibly female Muslim lifestyle bloggers. Interested in the various types of harassment these women receive as a result of their blogging, how they handle that harassment, and their views on being Muslim bloggers.
Personal Projects
On my own time, I enjoy building small tech for very specific needs.
Skills
Types of Studies
Exploratory
Foundational
Usability
Concept Testing
Field Studies
Research Methods
Interviews (in-home, on-site, remote, paired)
Observations
Contextual Inquiry
Diary Studies
Focus Groups
Participatory Design
Cooperative Inquiry / Co-design
Task Analysis
A/B Testing
Multivariate Testing
Usability Studies
Software and Tools
SPSS
NVivo
Dedoose
Figma
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Google Slides, Docs, Sheets
HTML/CSS
Arduino