user research ~ math search & information retrieval ~ human-centered design for development ~ process & instructional UX ~ distance collaboration & learning ~ agent-based modeling
classes
Foundations of HCI ~ Research Methods ~ User-Centered Design ~ Usability Engineering ~ Advanced Topics in HCI ~ Usability Testing ~ Performance Support Systems ~ Fundamentals of Instructional Technology ~ Intelligent Computer-Based Instruction ~ Interactive Courseware ~ Agent-Based Modeling
thesis & projects
~ Thesis: Use Cases & Recommendations for Math Search Interfaces for Non-Expert Searchers
~ Work Project: Create Sales Process Coach (interactive job aid)
~ Work Project: Usability Test of Custom Salesforce Quote Module
~ School Project: Usability Test of Adaptive Learning Tool
~ Work Project: Create Virtual Meeting Coach (interactive job aid)
Keita (Del Valle) Wangari
MS, Human-Computer Interaction @ R.I.T.
User Experience Group Advisory @ Esri
2009 AAUW Grant Winner
Strengths: Finding patterns. Explaining stuff.
Recent UX Evangelizing & Indoctrinations:
~ 11/12: Organized 1st World Usability Day event at Esri
~ 10/12: Attended 2012 HCIR Symposium in Cambridge, MA
~ 09/12: Joined Document Pattern & Recognition Lab
~ 09/12: Presented Agile UX Lightning Talk at Esri
~ 07/12: Presented on Agile UX at Esri User Conference
~ 06/12: Attended 2012 UPA Conference in Las Vegas, CA
From engineer to computer techie to business owner, web designer & consultant to UX evangelist — a path that has fused in me an interesting combination of technical aptitude, design sense, corporate prudence, cross-functional capacity and user understanding. It's been a trip, and the journey continues!
For those seeking a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Southern California is not the hotspot to think and research HCI. Even though the West Coast is home to Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo! and Silicon Valley, this interactive map shows few choices for HCI degrees on the West Coast: Where to Study HCI in the U.S. But I'm proof it can be done — where there's a passion, there's a way!
Keita (Del Valle) Wangari