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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Glendale, California, United States

Led user research for ABCmouse, Age of Learning's flagship educational product for 2- to 8-year-olds.

Glendale, California, United States

Led user research for Adventure Academy, Age of Learning's educational MMO for 8- to 13-year-olds.

Glendale, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Led a team of engineers and designers to continually improve 9 Dots’ computer science learning platform used by students and teachers in Title 1 elementary schools.

New York, New York

Led UX research and generated design recommendations for BrainPOP’s creative coding tool, which is now embedded in BrainPOP’s core product used in 35,000 U.S. schools.

New York, New York

Drafted UX research proposals and testing plans, designed and conducted surveys and interviews, analyzed data and created reports for stakeholders. Vetted 30+ educational games for BrainPOP’s GameUp platform and co-managed game database.

New York, New York

Developed and taught a “Video Game Design with Scratch” course for 80+ elementary school students, which culminated in students building three fully-functional games using Scratch’s block-based programming language. Championed an initiative to promote girls’ involvement in STEM, resulting in two new “Girls-Only Coding” classes.

New York, New York

Guided elementary school students in using Scratch, Adobe Animate, iMovie and Minecraft to create their own games, animations, movies and mods. Supported lead teacher and maintained a structured learning environment to keep students motivated and engaged. Filled in as teacher when needed.

New York, Ny

Trained assistants on facilitation protocols for new studies, coordinated participant scheduling, and maintained a budget of lab expenses. Assisted in development of new research concerning how internet-based learning affects learners’ perception of information.

New York, Ny

Moderated psychology studies in lab, programmed studies in Qualtrics and coded qualitative data.

Supervised small and large groups of 8- to 15-year-old campers during activities and free time, and lived in a cabin with a group of 12- and 13-year-old girls. Shot 300-400 photos of camp life each day and used Photoshop to prepare images before uploading to camp website for parents to view.

Boston, Ma

Assisted company web developers with digital marketing projects for a wide range of clients (e.g. Vibram, LifeStyles and Coffee-Mate). Translated Photoshop web templates into HTML/CSS, used Google Analytics to generate monthly progress reports, implemented SEO strategies.

Master Of Arts, Digital Media Design For Learning (Now Called "Learning Technology And Experience Design")

Activities and Societies: MindfulNYU

Post-Baccalaureate Psychology Program

Activities and Societies: Columbia University Buddhist Association, Dr. Betsy Sparrow's Social Cognition Lab

Bachelor Of Arts, Interactive Media

Activities and Societies: Em Magazine, ProArts ConsortiumSumma Cum Laude