Foundations of User Experience Design

Hello! I'm a recent Masters of Psychology graduate interested in the intersection of technology and human experience, and I am open to work!

Specialization in Social, Health and Affective Neuroscience 
Thesis: “Resting (tonic) blood pressure and sensitivity to social pain: a preliminary functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) study”

San Diego State University

Research: Antibiotic depletion of the gut microbiome and its effects on drug addiction in translational animal models

University of California San Diego

•	Conducted 200+ surveys for screening using Qualtrics, while interviewing 50+ participants
•	Completed grant writing, data management and analytics, team management, and scientific writing that led to a scientific publication that investigated the link between social support-giving and inflammation
•	Managed and mentored a team of 5 research assistants in the process of scientific study running

Research Coordinator

•	Conducted an independent case study on a social travel and tourism application
•	Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in conducting research, redesigning application and web interfaces, creating wireframes, and defending design decisions for 2 companies
•	Conducted UX research and prototyped an employee experience platform 
•	Consulted start-up companies regarding design, marketing, and advertising of products

UX Research Intern

•	Lead the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, constructed relevant reports, presented, and published scientific findings
•	Presented results to an audience of various backgrounds in 7 conference posters and 1 oral talk
•	Invited to join a research collaboration led by Dr. Tristen Inagaki study focused on investigating resting blood pressure and sensitivity to social pain

Graduate Research Assistant

I was awarded this during the annual SPSP conference for my research abilities.

Outstanding Trainee

Nicole Abaya

English

Japanese

Elementary proficiency

Tagalog

Native or bilingual proficiency

Chinese

Time Management

Experience with statistical tools like R, Mattlab, SPSS, SAS etc..(Preferred)

Bilingual language skills preferred but not required

SPSS

A/B testing

Multivariate Testing

Research skills

Laboratory research

Data analytics tools

Process Improvement

Excellent time management skills

Positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills.

Organized and Efficient

Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers

Detailed Planning

Self-Driven

Multifaceted

Written communicaiton

Communication Skills

Nicole Abaya

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