Led over 30 studies for 4 different products with adults and children from 2-8 years old through semi-structured interviews, diary studies, ethnographies, surveys, user testing, and more.

Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data collected from qualitative interviews and surveys with parents to communicate findings effectively to internal teams.

- Conducted qualitative interviews with parents to analyze data collected and prepared insights to improve customer conversion and retention.- Designed a survey for existing users to provide feedback on their current experience with the application. - Served as a subject matter expert in the design of a conversational agent for implementation and integration into the application.

Project name: Automated Conversational Agent for Dialogic Storybook Reading - Collaborated with members from IBM Research to build the artificial intelligence-powered conversational agent.- Developed framework for question-answer pairs and benchmark dataset of dialogic questioning to buildchildren’s narrative comprehension skills.- Created over 10,000 question-answer pairs for labeled dataset used to train the conversational agent.- Project funded by Schmidt Futures for $40,000.Project name: Young Children’s Learning with Conversational Agents- Transcribed and analyzed interviews with 31 children to understand their perception of conversational agents.- Assisted in editing a conversational storytelling script to implement in the Google Home by reviewing reading comprehension questions with the research team.- Administered exams to preschool children for the Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test.- Utilized in a pilot study on a PBS Kids program

- Engaged and supported 40 children’s experience with Imagine Learning curriculum.- Implemented computer-based program to help young English Language Learners.

- Collaborated with a development team to compose a total of 13 grant proposals, resulting in $32,300 of funding - Interviewed students facing housing insecurity with a focus to understand the barriers in higher education.