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Education
Indiana University Bloomington, IN. 2010
M. S. in Human-Computer Interaction Design
Relevant coursework: user research and usability testing for design projects, writing reports of design methodology and testing results, extensive collaborative work
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA. 2008
B. A. in Computer Science and Psychology
Experience
Associate Instructor, IU School of Informatics Bloomingtin, IN. 2008-2010
Taught labs on web and IT concepts for Introduction to Informatics
Teaching Assistant, Grinnell College Grinnell, IA. 2007-2008
Assisted intro Computer Science students with Scheme programming assignments and computer science concepts
Student Researcher Grinnell, IA. Summer 2007
Led student team to improve usability of software for introductory CS classes, including research, implementation, and final usability testing
Skills
Design and Evaluation Methods
Think-aloud studies, contextual inquiry, ethnographic observations, diary studies, focus groups, cultural probes, surveys, card-sorting, affinity diagramming, sketching, wireframing, wizard-of-oz/paper prototyping
Tools
Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe CS4 Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks and Dreamweaver, Bluefish
Languages
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript 3, Python, Java, Scheme, C
Activities and Honors
Mentor, Interaction Design Practice 2009
HCI Design Club 2009
Psi Chi, honor society in psychology inducted September 2007
Student Educational Policy Committee, Grinnell Psychology Dept. 2007-2008
Grinnell Symphony Orchestra 2004 – 2007
Literary Hooligans writing group 2005 – 2006