RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Sr. Experience Researcher 
Adobe | 2024- Present
  • Lead research strategy for ambiguous, high-impact product areas, with a focus on AI-powered experiences, user workflows, and long-term opportunities.
  • Synthesize insights across research to identify opportunities, shape product direction, and inform longer-term priorities. 

User Experience Researcher
Adobe | 2022- 2024
  • Designed and led mixed-methods research that uncovered user needs, pain points, and behavioral patterns to inform product and design direction.
  • Translated research into actionable recommendations that improved usability, reduced launch risk, and informed roadmap decisions.

Graduate Researcher
UCSD + Scripps Research  | 2015 – 2021
  • Studied how curiosity, reasoning, and decision-making shape the way people learn and think, using behavioral experiments and quantitative methods.

HIGHER ED + OUTREACH 
Interim SI Coordinator 
UCSD | 2021-2022
Hired, trained, and managed 114 Supplemental Instructors in 46 unique courses to support undergraduates through collaborative learning opportunities. 
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Interim Graduate Coordinator
UCSD | 2021​
Counseled current graduate students and the Dept. Chair on university policy and procedures, provided academic advising, and managed $2M budget for 80 graduate students 

DiVERGE (Diversity Visitation Event for Research and Graduate Education) mentor
Scripps Research | 2021
Served as mentor to undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds, providing feedback on internship/graduate applications
 
Outreach Co-Chair for Network for Women in Science (NWiS)
Scripps Research | 2015-2019
Advocated for inclusive policies and developed programs to expand participation among historically marginalized groups

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience                                                                                                        Scripps Research Institute (Neuroscience) and UCSD (Psychology)                                                  Advisors: Dr. Leslie Carver and Dr. Caren Walker (UCSD)   
B.S. in Biological Sciences                                                                                                      University of California, Santa Barbara  

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