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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

We are a nonprofit edTech with a mission to improve access to knowledge and education for people worldwide. Education is key to the well-being of individuals and society, and we work to make it more effective and affordable.We own JSTOR (aka the Google for academics) and other digital libraries because we believe in the power of knowledge to change the world for the better.I lead product & monetization research in the application of AI on the platform, search, recommendation models and teaching tools. I work closely with PMs, computer architects, data scientists, engineers, designers, business analysts and marketing. I lead research for an org by creating learning agendas and research roadmaps so that product is constantly grounded across the lifecycle. This includes market, foundational, evaluative and summative qual and quant research methods.I also work across the company on initiatives to scale research capabilities and inform a grounded perspective e.g., developing business, product and feature metrics, developing platform experimentation capabilities (i.e., A/B testing) and teaching user-centric product development. Experience with working with algo/ML teams

Seattle, Wa, Us

We're a start-up living inside Amazon as one of the largest live streaming video platforms in the world — We’re one of the highest sources of internet traffic in North America. Sr. Researcher in the Central Intelligence Org working with Data Science, Audience Measurement and Economist teams on foundational research questions and program development to drive company-wide product strategyI lead research in the Community Org (including product, policy and operations) which entails roadmapping and providing product direction for teams across the org as well as teaching teams the tools of first principles assumption testing for grounded product development. Work in: digital ethics, policy, online community development, online identity developmentExperience with working with C suite

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Research Lead for the Panels Ground Truth team. Ground truth is the term that describes real word data used to train and test AI model outputs. Ground truth data is required for many AI applications, including automated driving and audio or speech recognition. I worked on determining what kind of real-world data and how it needs to be represented. Lots of ethnography, lots of living room studies, lots of contextual inquiry and developing recording tools to capture behaviour in real world environments. Working in: Data & Privacy, hardware & software Additional work (aka 20% projects):AIUX consultant - working in: AR, virtual assistants & recommendation systems Area 120 consultant - working in: new media platforms Sprint master - working in: equity & hiring Interests: start ups, affective computing, applications of blockchain & fintech, applications of machine learning in human centered design, AR, social impact & responsibilityExperience with working with global stakeholders and technical audiences

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Led research for the development of psychological aids for PTSD for reservists. Taught user-centric product development methods to military leaders and researchers.

Broad-based experience in all aspects of UX research: formative and evaluative research across sectors (banking, teleco, healthcare, marketing and advertising), teaching UXR methods and design thinking workshops, product development lifecycles and prioritization frameworks, design thinking and methodsHighlights - developing the first e-transfer experience in Canadian banking with TD bank, teaching design thinking to military researchers, developing psychobiological measures of recidivism for parole hearings at Kingston Prison

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Worked as an intern on Google Drive, conducting user interviews with students at universities to drive user understanding and adoption of Google Drive

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Helped develop a predictive psychobiological model of decision making under Dr. David Nussbaum, used to support parole hearing decisions to predict impulse control. Conducted research in Pinewoods Addictions Clinic and Kingston PenitentiaryResearch focus - sub-clinical psychopathic decision-making models (I.e., the decision-making of people with psychopathic tendencies)

Newmarket, Ontario, Ca

Worked in the Child and adolescent mental health department with the Disruptive Behaviours Program. Supported intake assessment & program development by conducting ethnographic research & counselor interviews and offering program improvement recommendations."The Disruptive Behaviours Program is an out-patient program that serves children and adolescents between six and 18 years of age living in York Region. Types of problems addressed include moderate to severe disruptive behaviours, oppositional defiance, explosiveness, and early conduct problems. Services provided are short-term, strength-based and solution-focused. Treatment options include consultative assessment, pharmacotherapy, and brief intensive psychosocial treatment."

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial Engineering (Human Factors) & Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Research Track, Specialist Cognitive & Behavioural Psychology

Master Of Arts - Ma, Counseling Psychology