Stephanie Vasko Email & Phone Number

East Lansing, Mi, Us

-Leads user experience research across multiple projects, including developing team-wide policies and protocols-Designs and executes usability studies, interviews, and surveys; ensuring a user-centered approach across a suite of projects -Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to identify team needs and translate user-insights into actionable recommendations for teams-Collaborates on UX design activities include wireframing, persona development-Facilitates ideation and design workshops among team members to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving and bolster team values of transparency and innovation.-Leads internal quality assurance activities for products including focus groups, card sorting, dot polling, heat mapping, and surveys-Conducts needs analyses through a combination of user interviews and data analysis to determine a comprehensive understanding of user experiences and preferences in order to inform strategic decision-making processes at the College level -Evaluates and informs team of emerging technologies pertinent to user experience research, assessing their applicability and potential impact on team research methodologies, data collection, data analysis, and presentations-Researches, communicates with team, and leads external communication about the roles and use of generative AI with our products-Led website redesign for Public Philosophy Journal (combined user interviews and prototypes into a final product)-Explores, prototypes, delivers, and evaluates augmented reality (AR) experiences for use in educational, performance, preservation, and outreach applications at Michigan State University and beyond

East Lansing, Mi, Us

-Designed and delivered in-person and virtual workshops using utilizing structured dialogue, co-creation activities, and design thinking techniques for academic and non-academic audiences-Generated comprehensive reports for clients, distilling qualitative and quantitative data into succinct summaries and actionable insights/recommendations.-Served as co-Principal Investigator for grants focused on enhancing communication and collaboration within teams (one with National Aeronautics and Space Administration, multiple with the National Science Foundation) -Served as a co-chair of the program committee and a member of the executive committee for the Science of Team Science 2019 Conference-Designed and implemented communication and brand strategy for C4I, including social media (Twitter, Facebook) and C4I newsletter-Advised researchers and students on interdisciplinary activities -Designed and implemented events for engagement between MSU researchers as well as between MSU researchers and local community members-Mentored postdoctoral fellows and graduate students

East Lansing, Mi, Us

-United fourteen researchers across nine institutions under one organization with a centralized management structure-Named to 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science Community Engagement Fellows Program-Established and implemented a strategic management plan for TDI which included: performing an internal assessment, introducing organizational structure and leadership, clarifying job responsibilities for all team members, introducing internal and external communication strategies, and developing hiring and interview protocols which helped expand our MSU-based staff from one to four-Introduced project management strategies (Agile) and tools (Trello, Slack) in order to streamline research efforts for TDI-Developed a business strategy focusing on preserving TDI’s intellectual property, increasing community engagement, and developing strategies for lead generation

East Lansing, Mi, Us

-Planned, executed, and evaluated dialogue-based workshops for eleven clients -Evaluated new strategies for workshop design-Wrote R code to automate routine TDI tasks for client reports, including code that provides summary statistics of quantitative data collected during workshops and code that creates graphs of participant data-Delivered talks and presentations on behalf of TDI nationally and internationally

Also formerly the Secretary (2019-2020) of the Commission and formerly the Chair of the Campus Relations Subcommittee (2019-2020).

Washington, Dc, Us

(Adapted from the AAAS announcement) With a Ph.D. in Chemistry & Nanotechnology, post-doctorate training in STEM education, and research interests in design history and responsible innovation, Dr. Vasko brings nearly a decade of experience in interdisciplinary research and collaboration to the creation of tailored dialogue-based interventions for clients in fields ranging from sustainability to campus planning as Program Manager and a Research Associate for the Toolbox Dialogue Initiative (TDI). During her fellowship year, she’s excited to foster community among her own community of team science researchers and to enhance communication and collaboration for new and existing research/collaborative teams.Her top three goals during the fellowship year are to:–Strengthen communication and collaboration within the TDI community–Develop new techniques for TDI workshops–Expand the audience for TDI-style dialogue-based interventions through social media and in-person channelsLearn more about the CEF program at: https://www.aaas.org/cefp

University Park, Pa, Us

-Designed information architecture for four interactive, open-access online modules for STEM graduate students and faculty-Created text, video, and interactive content in collaboration with subject matter experts (including scientists and philosophers)-Authored evaluative progress reports for the National Science Foundation-Evaluated course management systems and pedagogical strategies for use in open-access online education-Aided in developing two in-person training workshops for STEM graduate students and faculty -Created content for the Rock Ethics Institute Blog(All positions at Penn State involved these responsibilities)

University Park, Pa, Us

University Park, Pa, Us

University Park, Pa, Us

Richland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Dual PhD Program: Materials Chemistry and NanotechnologyThesis Adviser: Prof. Marco Rolandi (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering)Thesis: High Field Chemistry with Scanning Probes -Demonstrated AFM direct write of inorganic nanostructures (Si, Ge) from liquid inorganic precursors-Investigated scanning probe-induced chemical reactions using techniques from chemistry, physics, materials science, and electrical engineering-Mentored graduate and undergraduate students-Authored journal publications and grant applications-Delivered technical presentations to audiences from different disciplines-Served as President (2008-2009) and Vice-President (2009-2010) of the Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Student Association where I designed and participated in workshops and outreach activities and aided in conferencing planning and logistics for 2009 and 2011 UW CNT Conference on Nanotechnology

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Northfield, Mn, Us

University Park, Pa, Us

Ph.D, Chemistry And Nanotechnology

Master Of Science (Ms), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Chemistry, French