Speaking

Conferences

Dealing with Squidwards (aka, “People Who Don’t Care about the UX Process”)

Seattle Interactive Conference - October 2019

I shared advice on bringing reluctant cross-functional partners into the design process to an audience of 100+. View the slides

Community

OOUXing Security

Object-oriented UX Podcast - August 2021

In this episode of the podcast, my colleague Andrea Neuhoff and I spoke with Sophia Prater about our work together at Duo Security, how they we brought OOUX to Duo for a double whammy of complexity wrangling, and how taking all of people's weird behaviors into account helps design better online security products. View the episode

Rock the Whiteboard: A UX Interview Crash Course

Seattle Women of Design & UX - April 2022, August 2021, July 2019, June 2018

During an onsite interview, companies will often ask candidates to do off-the-cuff sketches to give them a better idea of how you approach design solutions. These live whiteboarding prompts are one of the most intimidating aspects of a design interview, and if you’ve never done one before, it can be hard to know how to prepare.

These popular meetups feature crowds of 100+. View the latest event