[Summary of my background]As an enthusiastic person with a deep appreciation for the arts and a background in psychology, I have completed academic coursework in painting, vector drawing, and motion graphics, alongside a 3-month intensive training in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator in Korea. Despite limited practical experience, I am eager to advance my skills as a UX designer/researcher. With a solid foundation in graphic design and cognitive psychology, I am prepared to quickly learn and apply advanced design principles to create intuitive and effective user experiences[Experiences to become UX designer/ researcher]- Identify Social Needs: conducted in-depth research about stress- Design Solutions: developed new Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) tasks to reduce perceived stress in daily life- Tried to transformed tasks into game-based activities to boost engagement and ensure long-term involvement- Conduct Surveys and Research: executed quantitative research to gather actionable insights.- Iterative Testing: conducted initial testing with 10 individuals to understand user pain points.- Redesign and Optimize: Implemented design changes based on user feedback to improve usability and overall user satisfaction.[Experiences as graduate researcher]- Planned and executed a pre-post comparative study to investigate the perceived stress changes- Wrote a research proposal to obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB)- Assisted in writing research proposals to receive funding- Made surveys and executed quantitative and qualitative researches- Analyzed results using Excel and SPSS, and wrote monthly reports- Developed tasks aimed at alleviating negative interpretation bias and attention bias