About Me

Who I Am
I'm a UX Designer & Researcher focused on empathetic, thoughtful, inclusive, and accessible design. Beyond a sincere passion and enthusiasm for the work itself, my background in Environmental Studies, 20 years working in Higher Ed, and extensive study of Psychology make UX Design the perfect fusion of my strengths and interests.

What I've Done

I've worked alone, and I've worked with teams to implement system and interface improvements for tech infrastructure, including user research and interviewing, accessibility reviews, user flows, usability reviews, feature validation, dashboards, data design, information architecture, system integration, training, sketching, prototyping, and QA.

Most recently, I worked with the team at Owen Jones & Partners to update, redesign, or conceive-and-create intuitive, innovative, thoughtful, and useful websites. Examples of my favorite work include:

An award-winning site to provide support resources for parents, teachers, and coaches to address mental health issues, bullying, or bias (thechoosekindnessproject.org)
A thoughtful site seeking to address exploitation in the sex trade through an intersectional, systems-based, survivor-centered, and trauma-informed lens (thelifestory.org)
A storytelling platform to invite conversation and explore the nature of mental health through a lighthearted play on skateboarding's language (nikesb.com/whysosad)
A site focused on conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas (anticipated launch: April 2025!)

How I Work
In my ideal world, “working” is time spent contributing positively to the experience and balance of life on this planet, while retaining the capacity for humor and connection. I'm especially interested in the broader arenas of environmental and humanitarian innovation—especially adaptive technologies and prosthetic improvements. I have a passion for biomimicry: adapting nature's designs, perfected over eons, into sustainable and effective solutions.

Where I've Been

I've lived in eight different states—including a childhood on a small Minnesota farm and a professional life in a big city in Oregon—bringing a hard-working, open-minded, problem-solving, and compassionate approach to life. When not working, I delight in reading excessively, sketching, kickboxing, playing piano, and photographing nature in its stunning moments of quiet brilliance.

What I've Earned

I hold a dual certificate in UI/UX Design from Springboard, a graduate certificate in Publishing from the University of Denver, and a BA in Environmental Studies with a minor in English from Lewis & Clark College. I earned "Rookie of the Year" at Owen Jones & Partners in 2022, and I'm currently working on a certificate in UX Research in the Zero to UX Masterclass.