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Work
Experience

June 2022 - Present

Quantitative usability expert at LinkedIn

  • Sole quantitative UX researcher at LinkedIn

  • Designed and conducted >50 surveys with tools like UserZoom and Qualtrics

  • Provided valuable insights that have driven product decisions across the LinkedIn platform

  • Analyzed various market segments ranging from social media 'creators' to job seekers

  • Took the lead in building a quantitative heuristics scorecard that streamlines design decisions across LinkedIn

  • Analyzed Generative AI design patterns

  • Interpreted study results statistically using R

  • Utilized a range of quantitative and qualitative approaches such as heat mapping, A/B testing, and card sorting

2021 - Present

Self-Motivated User Experience Researcher

  • Designed and conducted a self-motivated user research project about the Learning Management System Blackboard

  • Methods: Survey (qualitative and quantitative), Heatmapping, Affinity maps, a/b testing

2020 - Present

Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Wichita State University

  • Designed and taught six undergraduate anthropology courses each year

  • Authored scientific publications in collaboration with scientific teams

  • Student outreach coordinator

  • Working with the different stakeholders of higher education like students and administrators 

2019 - 2020

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University

  • Designed and taught four anthropology courses

  • Published scientific research in collaboration with scientific teams

  • Guided student mentees

  • Working with the different stakeholders of higher education like students and administrators 

2018 - 2019

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the George Washington University 

  • Designed and taught five undergraduate and graduate courses, including 'Research Methods'

  • Managed social media for the research center

  • Produced scientific research in collaboration with scientific teams and presented outcomes at conferences

  • Working with the different stakeholders of higher education like students and administrators 

2011 - 2018

Graduate Researcher

  • For my MSc and Ph.D., I have analyzed large quantitative datasets using statistical tests and procedures including chi-squared tests, ANOVA, logistic regressions, and several non-parametric tests

  • R, Excel, SPSS

Education

2021

'Certificates'  in UX | Udacity

  • SQL for Data Analysis

  • Introduction to Python Programming

2013 - 2018

Ph.D. in Human Paleobiology | The George Washington University

  • GPA 3.92

  • Research: human-environment relationship in evolution

  • Presented research findings at national and international conferences

2021

'Certificates'  in UX | LinkedIn

  • Design Thinking: Understanding the Process 

  • Figma Essential Training

  • UX Foundations: Research

  • UX Research Methods: CardSorting

  • UX Research Methods: Interviewing

  • UX Research Methods: Journey Mapping

2011 - 2013

M.Sc. in Anthropology  | University of Montreal

  • GPA 4.1

  • Research: human-environment relationship

2008 - 2011

B.Sc. in Anthropology  | University of Montreal

  • GPA 3.9

  • On the Dean's List every semester

  • Biological anthropology, archeology, linguistic, and ethnography

Skills
& Expertise

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  • Quantitative and qualitative research, including fieldwork

  • Data collection: Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Doodle Polls, Zoom, Google Forms

  • Data analysis: R, SQL, Python

  • Data visualization: R, GIMP, Microsoft suite, Canva

  • Research logistics: Obtained $30,000 in grant funding

  • Teamwork: Collaborated with teams to publish research

  • Storytelling: I was a professor for four years and that is how I was successful at connecting with my students. I have also given several conference presentations for professional audiences, which also requires storytelling skills.

  • Bilingual: Fluent in English, Native French speaker

Activities

  • Mentorship of master’s students and laboratory assistants (~30)

  • Presented at national conferences (13)

  • Worked in labs in eastern Africa, England, and across North America

  • STEM outreach through ‘Skype a Scientist’ (8), programs at the SmithsonianNational Museum of Natural History (4), etc.

  • Participant in 100s studies on User Interview, uTest, IntelliZoom, etc.

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