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I have developed a broad skill-set. On this page I will describe how I have used these skills professionally and during my doctoral studies. For more information on my research, see my research page. See my resume for more information regarding the places I've worked.

Research [Study Design, Data Analysis]
General Skills [Leadership, Independent Work, Presentation]
User Experience [Think-Aloud, Interviewing, Heuristic Evaluation, Artifact Analysis…]
Technical [Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Design Tools…]

Primary Research Methods


Successful research requires a variety of general skills. You must be adept at quickly understanding difficult concepts in new domains, evaluating previous work, and construct well-founded arguments and hypotheses. HCI requires comfort with a variety of methods in fields as diverse as design, computer-science, and psychology. Still, most researchers are strongest with a few methods. Mine are the following:

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General Skills


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User Experience Skills


I began my education in user experience research as an undergraduate, helped teach HCI methods as a Ph.D. Student, and have used the skills both in industry and at CMU. While I have been trained in a variety of methods, I use the following most often:

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Technical Skills


I've taken about 8 computer science undergraduate courses and have created several interactive online AJAX applications. I will have samples up when time permits.

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