Hi, I’m Laura.
I love people, and I love my work – making life clearer, easier, more fun, and more collaborative.
I love people, and I love my work – making life clearer, easier, more fun, and more collaborative.
Helping people breathe easier is what makes life worth living.
As a leader in UX Research, my role is to make lives better.
I love human beings. Whether we’re talking about users, teams, or leaders – we’re all humans that need information, design, support, and the confidence to move forward. Helping people accomplish what they want to do, that’s where I get my joy and my energy.
Sparking fast, confident decisions is my superpower.
My priority is effective decision making in the areas of user experience, market research, design, analytics, accessibility, development, or process. If we can make effective decisions, we can get to where we want to be.
I believe we all belong.
When we work together thoughtfully, magic happens.
I am deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. I am also committed to making sparkling fun everyday. With the right processes and attitudes, we can elevate our work, elevate ourselves, and enjoy making the impact we desire.
As a leader in UX Research, my role is to make lives better.
I love human beings. Whether we’re talking about users, teams, or leaders – we’re all humans that need information, design, support, and the confidence to move forward. Helping people accomplish what they want to do, that’s where I get my joy and my energy.
Sparking fast, confident decisions is my superpower.
My priority is effective decision making in the areas of user experience, market research, design, analytics, accessibility, development, or process. If we can make effective decisions, we can get to where we want to be.
I believe we all belong.
When we work together thoughtfully, magic happens.
I am deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. I am also committed to making sparkling fun everyday. With the right processes and attitudes, we can elevate our work, elevate ourselves, and enjoy making the impact we desire.
Throughout my career I have helped real people reach real goals.
As an expert, I have made significant contributions to the field of UX Research.
Author of the seminal work, Beyond the Five-User Assumption, which was incorporated into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s guidelines on human subjects testing of medical devices.
Co-author of the first high school curriculum in UX! Course approved by Texas Education Agency and begun Fall 2019.
My expertise is multi-channel and deep – enterprise, B2B, consumer, public sector, and non-profit.
I have contributed to the following technology solutions –
I am a student and a teacher when it comes to humans, our relationships with technology, and how we relate to each other.
I contribute to global communities focused on UX, human thinking, and technology systems
As an expert, I have made significant contributions to the field of UX Research.
Author of the seminal work, Beyond the Five-User Assumption, which was incorporated into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s guidelines on human subjects testing of medical devices.
Co-author of the first high school curriculum in UX! Course approved by Texas Education Agency and begun Fall 2019.
My expertise is multi-channel and deep – enterprise, B2B, consumer, public sector, and non-profit.
I have contributed to the following technology solutions –
- Cloud, infrastructure, service delivery, service design
- Psychological, intelligence, ability, language
- Finance, investments, insurance, banking
- Defense information systems and program management: intel, communications, tactical, and human-in-the-loop technologies
I am a student and a teacher when it comes to humans, our relationships with technology, and how we relate to each other.
- PhD & MA, Experimental Psychology, human-computer interaction, UX research methods, graduate minors in Statistics and Communications; BS-Anthropology, AA-Sociology
- Process Management certification
- Former Instructor, Software Project Management Certification, UT-Austin, School of Engineering
- Former Adjunct Professor - Psychology
I contribute to global communities focused on UX, human thinking, and technology systems
- User Experience Professionals Association-International, global leadership
- UX Research & Strategy
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Keynotes, plenaries, international presentations
- Chair, Software Quality Institute Advisory board; Human Systems Board-I/ITSEC
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