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 During the COVID-19 pandemic, our chapter members were able to get together and have a virtual happy hour. We want to say thank you to everyone that attended. We also want to give a special thanks to Chapter President Tiffany Lui for coordinating the event.
We hope everyone is staying safe during these times!
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 We want to give a special thank you to Dana Wilder for speaking to the chapter. Dana is a graduate student at Texas Tech’s College of Technical Communication and Rhetoric with a concentration in Human-Centered Design and User Experience Research
Dana presented to chapter members on how to design our own project portfolios and provided some excellent tips for future job searching.
Congratulations to Natalie Lodinger for her UX Research internship at Dataminr in New York City!
From their website: “Dataminr is recognized as one of the world's leading AI businesses. The company’s clients are the first to know about high-impact events and emerging risks so they can mitigate and manage crises more effectively. Dataminr solutions are relied on 24/7 by hundreds of clients in over 70 countries to help them solve real-world problems. Dataminr is one of New York's top private technology companies, with nearly 650 employees across seven global offices.” We're proud of you Natalie!  Name: Emily Maw
Hometown: Spartanburg, South Carolina Year in program: Completed M.A. in 2019 Research Interest: My research interests mostly revolve around the physiological study of vigilance, or sustained attention. Although vigilance is sometimes written off as being a well-studied topic, new developments in technology continually allow us to investigate sustained attention in ways that were impossible in the past. The idea of finding an innovative way to tackle well-known problems is really exciting to me. Vigilance is something that we use every day without even realizing it, which means that it has applications in almost every field you could think of -- from UX to aerospace to healthcare, and much more. Career Aspirations: I would love to be a part of an active research team that incorporates a healthy dose of creativity into their experimental methods. I'm also extremely passionate about sharing the field of human factors with others, and would love the opportunity to one day become a lecturer or lead UX workshops. Fun Fact: My favorite college football team is -- and always will be -- the Clemson Tigers. (Sorry Tech!) Advice to younger students: Start early on compiling a portfolio of your work for future employers. And remember: you are here for a reason! Even if it's hard sometimes, be confident in yourself and take pride in your work  Name: Natalie Lodinger
Hometown: Houston, TX Year in program: 5th year Research Interest: I am interested in perception. I enjoy learning about how we complete the seemingly easy tasks we do every day, such as reaching to different objects. These tasks can cause developers and programmers headaches when trying to emulate in a robot or artificial agent. I am also interested in cybersecurity research. I think cybersecurity is a challenging, relevant problem that confronts people every day. Career Aspirations: I want to work for a company and improve people’s experiences with their products. I hope to see my research findings applied to real-world problems. Fun Fact: I like everything about art: making it, studying it, and looking at it! Advice to younger students: Never doubt yourself and do not let fear keep you from doing something. You never know what you can do until you try it. |
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