LEAH'S UX PROJECTS
Leah has always been fascinated with the why's, what's, and how's of life’s problems. An undying obligation from somewhere deep inside has always compelled her to correct problems, even to design them away in her many endeavors. The process of creating meaningful experiences for users and developing thoughtful solutions were a key mantra. Naturally the gravity of user experience design drew her in, and the adventure began.
Project EMAR Social Robot Design Challenge DRG
Winter 2018 - Present
Provided outreach education and support to small groups made up of inner-city high school teens as they developed
a deeper understanding of and navigated the HCD processes while developing prototypes, evaluating emerging user
designs, and iterating based on feedback generated from the social robot design challenge.
HCI: Group Design Project
Fall 2017
Worked within a small group to design digital support for one step of an activity using the human-centered design
process while improving the experience of carrying out the activity for the target user group.
HCI: Individual Design Challenge
Fall 2017
Designed a mobile application geared towards children struggling with sight words due to a learning disability.
Responsible for stepping through user research, sketching, and the prototyping phases of the HCD process.