Resume

My background is in user-centered design.

professional
experience

Researcher and Strategist / Artefact / Seattle, WA
Jan 2011 - present

User Experience Designer / Google Inc / Mountain View, CA
Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

education

Carnegie Mellon University
PhD Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction
Early departure to pursue a research career in industry

Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
Master of Design, GPA 4.0/4.0, May 2010

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Comparative Media Studies, GPA 4.9/5.0, June 2006

additional
experience

Design Research Intern / Artefact / Seattle, WA
Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

Interaction Strategist / Doblin Monitor Group / Chicago, IL
Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

Product Development Intern / T-Mobile Creation Center / Seattle, WA
May 2008 - Aug 2008

Undergraduate Researcher / MIT Media Lab / Cambridge, MA
Sep 2003 - Jan 2004; Feb 2005 - Dec 2005
publications Pfarr, Nikki A. and Gregory, Judith. Cognitive biases and design research: using insights from behavioral economics and cognitive psychology to re-evaluate design research methods. Design Research Society Conference, 2010.

awards Jay Doblin Memorial Endowed Fellowship Recipient, 2008-2010

Frederick Gardiner Fassett Jr. Award, May 2006, MIT
Panhellenic Woman of the Year

William L. Stewart Jr. Award, May 2006, MIT
Outstanding contributions to co-curricular activities and events