About Me

Good design only works when it genuinely serves the people using it. That means understanding the problem before reaching for a solution, and that conviction has shaped everything I do.

My background spans cognitive science, interaction design, and HCI, with a focus on healthcare. I've worked embedded in ophthalmology and gastroenterology clinics, shadowing clinicians and translating complex workflows into design opportunities. These experiences taught me that healthcare design requires both rigor and empathy, and a willingness to sit with ambiguity.

Now in Northwestern's Engineering Design Innovation program, I collaborate across medicine, engineering, design and business to design experiences that are built around people.

EXPERIENCE

Northwestern Segal Design

TA for Manufacturing and Design Engineering

Sep 2025 — Mar 2026

UC San Diego Cognitive Science

TA for Interaction Design & HCI

Sep 2023 — Dec 2023

Westwell Technology

UI/UX Design Intern

Aug 2023 — Sep 2023

Abbott Electrophysiology

HR: Employee Experience Design Intern

Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

EDUCATION

Northwestern University

Engineering Design Innovation

Sep 2025 — Mar 2027

UC San Diego

Cognitive Science — Design & Interaction

Minors: Business Economics, Japanese Studies

Oct 2020 — Mar 2024

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UX Designer & Researcher

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iya

UX Designer & Researcher

© 2025. All rights reserved.