Jai Amanda

Jai Amanda is a passionate UX Design Researcher and STEM ambassador with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion, Culture, and Accessibility. As a 2021-2022 OHUB.SXSW Student Fellow, Jai Amanda prioritizes user experience as a means to address problems through tailored mixed methods, emphasizing the importance of empathy, compassion, and understanding users' needs.

With a background in Communications and International Psychology, Jai Amanda excels in articulating research findings to design and engineering teams, developing culturally intelligent implementation strategies. Skills in Surveys, User Journey analysis, Designing Personas, Ethnography, Usability Testing, User Interviews, Prototype Testing, Card Sorting, and Wireframing & Storyboarding facilitate a holistic approach to user-centric design.

Proficient in tools like Zoom, Airtable, and Usertesting.com, Jai Amanda's educational journey includes a Master's degree in International Psychology, a Certificate in User Experience Design, and a Certificate in Front-End Development. Previous roles at Twitter as a User Experience Researcher, and experiences in Project Management, conflict resolution planning, and public speaking further complement Jai Amanda's expertise.

Jai Amanda's organizational involvement spans across roles such as STEM Show Co-Host at STEMbassy, Instructional Designer at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and positions at Amazon, Hilton, and OHUB.SXSW. Passionate about intersectionality in design and accessibility, Jai Amanda is dedicated to creating inclusive and user-friendly products through a deep understanding of user needs and biases.

With a strong foundation in psychology, communication, and design, Jai Amanda combines creativity and analytical thinking to deliver impactful solutions in the realm of UX research, driven by the principles of Diversity and Inclusion, empathy, and cultural intelligence.