Human Factors Engineer, Verb Surgical, Santa Clara, CA                                                                 Aug 2019 – Dec 2019  

Supported research for the Human Factors team for research about surgical robotics, for example by helping with a large scale, formative usability evaluation. I contributed to the completion of documentation, such as experiment protocols and risk analyses, to provide evidence for the FDA about the safety of Verb Surgical’s surgical robot. I designed and moderated studies to determine hazards and risks, and I shared findings from studies in meetings and written reports. Responsibilities also included collecting, coding, and analyzing data.

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Researcher III, Google, San Bruno, CA                                                                                                          Dec 2018 – May 2019

Perform usability studies in a fast-paced environment as a contractor at Google. Responsibilities include meeting with stakeholders to discuss aims of each study, developing study plans, running participants (e.g., using interviews and the think-aloud-method), creating slide decks, and presenting results. Each experiment is carried out independently on a weekly basis.

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Research Assistant, ODU POD LAB, Norfolk, VA                                                                                         Jan 2018 – May 2018

Collaborated on research projects related to the psychology of design with a focus on cyber security, supervised by Dr. Jeremiah Still in the Psychology of Design Lab. Produced an average of 5 publications per year, with 22 publications in total. Provided guidance on project teams.

 

Lab Supervisor, ODU POD LAB, Norfolk, VA                                                                                                Aug 2015 – Dec 2017

Collaborated on research projects related to the psychology of design with a focus on cyber security. Designed experiments in Paradigm, collected data in Paradigm, e-prime, and using an eyetracker, coded data, and analyzed and interpreted results. Summarized deliverables on a weekly basis. Managed teams of about seven Research Assistants and guided them in their publications. Helped set up the Psychology of Design Lab in its first year. Facilitated communications with IT, the Institutional Review Board, and SONA students. Made sure undergraduates were in compliance with ethical CITI training.

 

Research Associate, NASA, Mountain View, CA                                                                                              June 2015 – Aug 2015

Support human factors research in the domain of aviation through data analysis and writing.

 

Research Assistant, SJSU VECTR LAB, San Jose, CA                                                                                     Sept 2013 – May 2015

Supported applied experiments in the cognitive aspects of cyber security. I managed student research teams, developed experiments, presented empirical and theoretical work at conferences.

 

Client Research Coordinator, Trend Micro, Cupertino, CA                                                                     Sept 2014 – May 2015

Contributing to cyber security, user experience research. Responsible for customer knowledge management.

 

Research Assistant, UCSC COGNITIVE PSYCH LAB, Santa Cruz, CA                                                      Mar 2008 – July 2014

Independently collected, organized, coded, and analyzed data regarding language, communication, and

emotions.

 

Research Assistant, UC BERKELEY CLINICAL PSYCH LAB, Berkeley, CA                                              June 2010 – May 2011

Interviewed and screened patient populations for research about mood; actively contributed to large-scale,

longitudinal study.