As a User Experience Research (UXR) consultant, I am dedicated to making technology easier for all people. I prioritize usability, equity, and accessibility in web, mobile, and application design.

As a special education teacher, I worked a summer job at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a research center renowned for inventing the computer mouse and the GUI (Graphical User Interface). I worked as a subject-matter expert for an education product that was being developed. From that point, I developed a passion for ethnography and the mission to help create a positive user experience.

I am privileged to have worked alongside world-renowned experts in the field and learned from them. I walked away from those experiences wanting to learn and do more. I felt compelled to tell the user story in a way that validates and honors human needs, promotes change, usability, and accessibility, and solves their problems based on data. 

Now, I enable the results from research and analytics to be a primary consideration in creating an equitable experience and provide ease of use for all.

I am a user experience researcher (UXR) with a background in visual communications, graphic design, behavioral psychology, and a master’s degree in education.  I enable the results from research and analytics to be a primary driver in creating an equitable experience for all.

My findings, conclusions, recommendations, and designs are based on evidence-based UX methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative data.

There are no broad conclusions or confirmation biases here. Findings and recommendations are based upon:

  • empirical research

  • utilizing data derived from ethically obtained empirical evidence

  • unbiased research findings

  • qualified and highly established usability practices 

My work within diverse teams, companies, and business verticals has provided me opportunities to develop many skills while remaining true to human-centered design and user experience.

In addition to user experience testing and research, I have experience collaborating with technical teams and working in product design, QA testing, and technical writing. I have been trained and performed accessibility testing, and here at Stage 6 UX LLC, I have been a consultant to help meet the needs of small start-ups to large corporations.