Silvia Tijerina Lopez Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Relate Usability and UI (Fall 2021, Present) - Iterating usability evaluation and design for Relate platform - Conducted Heuristic Violation evaluations and coded the findings - Noted these findings on the main Figma window - Presented heuristic violations found on platform to development team - Carrying out outreach to different organizations interested in being part of a pilot program for Relate - Working on ideation & design for Gratitude cardsPIT Concept Speed Dating Project (Summer 2021) - Analyzing several audio interviews with community leaders and collecting relevant data - Producing several "How Might We" questions based on the qualitative data collected to generate the best possible solutions for the problem - Creating and finalizing storyboards for issues concerning community-school collaborations - Proofreading teammates' academic writing about every storyboard created and their relevancy to our project's desired goal - Ran a speed dating study using the storyboards designed - Transcribed and coded audio of speed dating interviewsCauseway Research Project (Spring 2021) -Studied how to design online educational platforms that support students in learning web development through project-based/hands-on approaches - Ran a study via Zoom where I observed students using our platform, conducted interviews and surveys, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data

Santa Cruz, California, United States

- Trained in several research methodologies- Conducted research with over 120 families from underrepresented communities- Analyzed and collected qualitative data from audio collected from subjects' interviews- Translated official documents from English to Spanish and vice-versa- Planned virtual and in-person events and conducted all social media outreach necessary

Stanford, California, United States

- Analyzed interactions between Spanish speaking mothers and their children during different stages of their infancy- Trained and became an independent coder on the project ACIRI- Organized and filed videos of mother-child book reading interactions whose first language was Spanish- Focused on 24 behaviors during each session- Coded and inputted scores on an Excel sheet- Created an introductory presentation on the project for future research assistants

Santa Cruz, California, United States

- Part of a student-lead pantry for undergraduate students- Managed and lead a diverse group of volunteers- Kept the pantry stocked and organized with fresh produce- Trained new volunteers

Salinas, California, United States

-Collaborated with a team of 7 college students to complete product-Computed measurements of the different parts of the product using advanced mathematics-Produced about 30% of a product-Used different computer software to design and print using a 3d printer -Presented final product in front of Driscoll’s engineers