Anaïs Dodson Email & Phone Number

Support strategic research for Growth and Core Experience in Offroading app.

San Francisco, California, United States

Led research for top of funnel growth and across the product development cycle. Spearheaded new projects and programs at Ancestry including rolling research, competitive UX benchmarking, root cause analysis and opportunity solution trees, personas, and team brainstorming to name a few.

San Jose, Ca

Leading all research for eBay Stores focused on both buying and selling. Support 9 PMs and 5 designers to plan research at a strategic level.

San Francisco Bay Area

Embedded in the UX Design team to help understand user behaviors and needs in eCommerce and software. Lead research in the evaluation of designs and participate in design critiques.Teamed with Brand and UX Design to develop the IA for Rodan + Field's design system website. Conducted monthly iterative and A/B studies to help guide stakeholders in their design decisions.

Mountain View, California

Individual contributor collaborating with multiple teams, including Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) to design, conduct, analyze and present research findings ranging from deep generative ethnographic work to evaluative and usability studies.-Work cross functionally to understand research needs and build trust with teams-Compile secondary research to support proposals -Develop study plan working with third party vendors and internal recruiters-Design and conduct mixed methods studies (Interviews, Surveys, Network Analysis/Mapping, Co-Creation Sessions)-Analyze and weave stories (Affinity Diagrams, Linguistic Analysis, Journey Mapping)-Present, evangelize and guide stakeholders.

Worked individually and collaboratively for various companies and nonprofits conducting qualitative and quantitative research.Sonic Rim:-Observe and conduct contextual inquiry-Notetaking-Clean, analyze and visualize data in Google Sheets-Create report-Use anthropological frameworks to analyze data, and keep user needs at the center of analysis.Contact Design:Juggled simultaneous projects for a home security client and a double-blind study. Independently set up, installed and used technological equipment to interact with participants in various public and private environments. Elicited participants’ engagement to meet client requirements for a successful study. Met with participants to engage in activities at various venues and briefed them about the needs of the study. Used video cameras to capture footage of emotions, reactions, and interactions. Veterinary Service Design:Launched surveys and conducted IDIs to understand how stakeholder could improve the veterinary service experience. Mathematica Policy Research:Recruit, screen, and conduct interviews using mobile instruments in public spaces.Oakland Food Policy Council:- Reviewed existing policies concerning food security and food access for low-income residents (SNAP, Market Match ect.)- Administered surveys to Oakland residents and performed interviews with residents and city Council Members- Drafted and proposed new policies for Council's consideration

- market research/consumer insights- customer service 24/7- inventory procurement - shipping and handling logistics

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Anthropology

Specializing in organizational structures and applied linguistics (critical discourse analysis). Strong interest in critical medical.

Bachelor’S Degree, Anthropology