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Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

► Established a new, centralized user research service at NetEase Games. ► Scaled the research team from a North American team of 1 to a global team of 9 employees in just over a year.► Supported NetEase Games first-party studios in North America, Europe, and Japan by completing 20+ studies and evaluations for 14 different projects with varying complexity (e.g., playtest, usability, large-scale player motivation surveys, heuristic reviews, milestone evaluations).► Evangelized our team’s value and principles to senior leadership, including game studio C-suites, Creative Directors, and Heads of Publishing.► Prioritized budget, resources, and project assignments to maximize impact on product strategy, which included procuring a comprehensive network of vendors and tools to enable rapid study execution. ► Built scalable processes to ensure strategic team growth, such as service pricing standards, hiring rubrics, career leveling guides, resource tracking metrics, and educational materials on research processes.

Seattle, Washington, United States

► Lead researcher for the Halo Infinite campaign and post-release multiplayer content.► Co-developed novel remote research protocols and automated internal processes to improve research tracking.► Managed early-career and experienced user researchers.► Supported Cloud Gaming and Xbox platform initiatives.► Conducted research on internal customer satisfaction metrics and Xbox support experiences.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Cambridge, Massachusetts

► Created novel psychometric survey exercises to assess the creditworthiness of thin-file loan applicants. ► Used Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation methodology to refine new app features.► Collected feedback from qualitative field field interviews with 40+ customers. ► Led a team of 3 data scientists to develop 1000+ new data features derived from email messages.► Worked in an Agile sprint cycle. Scoped projects and prioritized story points.► Independently managed behavioral survey assessments and created test designs.► Performed statistical analyses on app metadata to identify user pain points and reduce test times.► Authored internal process and training documentation, set team priorities, and gave monthly company-wide presentations on topics such as field research and the R&D roadmap.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

► Analyzed Forrester survey data to produce original syndicated research that revealed generational differences in how and why consumers utilize the sharing economy. ► Designed questions to ask Forrester’s ConsumerVoices online community and gathered qualitative data on perceptions of the sharing economy using these questions.► Scripted SPSS workflows in R to reduce operational overhead of the Customer Experience Index. ► Wrangled data from Forrester Employee Experience (EX) surveys to help develop an EX framework for measuring employee satisfaction.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

► Facilitating research collaboration with industry partnerSecured over $300,000 in research funding across 3+ years. Managed research projects, presented results and liaised with company representatives during biannual visits. Communicated progress via written reports and emails. ► Nudging people towards healthier decision makingIncreased subjects’ healthy choices by approximately 14% using a novel nudging intervention. Designed and managed large-scale eye-tracking experiment with data from 160 participants. Analyzed choices using cross-validated and elastic net regularized logistic regression. Trained and coordinated 3 research assistants to collect data and perform analyses. Leading efforts to write and publish manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal.► Discovery of image bias in dietary choiceResearched option display types and revealed a preference for image options over word options during decision making. Designed and managed eye-tracking experiment with data from 80 participants. Analyzed choices and response times using hierarchical drift diffusion modeling. ► Investigating the neural mechanisms of dietary choiceDesigned functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment and collected data for 100+ participants. Analyzed brain activity using time series methods and general linear modeling.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

► Automated object recognition for mobile eye tracking (2016)Won competitive fellowship to automate feature extraction from mobile eye-tracking videos using computer vision (OpenCV, SIFT). Managed a team of three undergraduate engineers who implemented and refined the algorithms. Set milestones, and ensured deadlines were met across the 10-week program. Info: goo.gl/ZcN64O► Predicting risky decision making (2015)Won competitive fellowship to use behavioral and survey data to predict risky desicion making. Managed a team of three undergraduates who employed machine learning and statistical techniques to project goals. Set milestones, and ensured deadlines were met across the 10-week program. Info: goo.gl/MvjwwN

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

► Teaching assistant: Biological bases of behavior (2015-2016)Led discussion sections covering introductory neuroscience topics. Aided students in development of research proposals. Graded assignments and provided feedback on scientific writing.► Teaching assistant: Psychology thesis writing (2016)Worked directly with students to improve their senior Psychology theses. Lectured on how to design and present scientific posters.► Development of statistics course modules using published dataset (2014)Created and implemented six introductory statistics course modules using a large, published dataset. Covered topics such as data visualization, hypothesis testing, ANOVAs, correlation, and regression. Info: goo.gl/pv8wih

Cambridge, Ma

► Conducted research on the primate visual system in rhesus macaques. ► Performed behavioral training to teach monkeys experimental visual attention tasks.► Performed MRI scans of primate brains to aid research precision.► Provided daily animal husbandry to meet the needs of the research subjects.► Liaised with veterinarians to ensure animal health and well-being.► Managed lab logistics to aid in lab-wide research endeavors.► Coordinated lab inspections and upkeep to meet federal standards.

Cambridge, Ma

► Ran experimental eye-tracking studies with 4-year-olds.► Created experimental stimuli and analyzed data.► Recruited participants in-person and by phone.► Performed literature reviews.

Rochester, New York Area

- Coordinated mobile eye tracking research across various domains.- Ran participants through experiments.- Designed and tested experimental protocol.- Created experimental stimuli.- Performed literature reviews.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Master Of Arts (Ma), Cognitive Neuroscience

At Duke, I have pursued a PhD in the Neuroeconomics lab of Dr. Scott Huettel. My research focuses on the intersection of attention.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology

I pursued the cognitive psychology track in the Psychology department at RIT. I became passionate about the research process and studying.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Imaging And Photographic Technology

I studied Imaging and Photographic Technology to better understand the technology and principles upon which we capture images of our.