Capabilities

Skills & Methods

A skills taxonomy built from a self-audit of 40+ tools and methods across five years of research practice. Honest tier distinctions — not a list of everything I've touched.

10 skills
SignatureDefining strength — how I think
DeepReliable, practiced, defensible
WorkingFunctional and growing

Data Visualization

Signature

Translating statistical outputs into visual narratives that non-research audiences can read, understand, and act on.

FigmaGoogle SlidesCanvaReact / RechartsHTML/CSS data dashboardsData storytellingInfographic designStatistical visualization

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Communication & Strategy

Signature

Translating research into stories that move stakeholders, written, visual, and verbal, across academic and industry contexts.

Stakeholder presentationResearch synthesisLiterature reviewAcademic writingUX writingCross-functional collaboration

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Experimental Design

Deep

Designing controlled experiments that isolate variables and enable causal inference about design decisions.

Between-subjects designWithin-subjects designRandomization and counterbalancingManipulation checksIRB protocolsHypothesis pre-registrationPilot testing

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Survey Design

Deep

Building primary data collection instruments with validated scales, clean logic flows, and attention to response bias.

QualtricsProlificLikert scalingSemantic differential scalesConditional branching and skip logicAttention checksValidated scales (UEQ, IMI)

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Qualitative Methods

Deep

Applying systematic coding frameworks and interview techniques to surface patterns that numbers alone cannot explain.

Semi-structured interviewsThink-aloud protocolOpen codingAxial codingThematic analysisAffinity mappingFigJam

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Statistical Analysis

Deep

Running inferential analyses and interpreting results with the statistical nuance required for academic and applied research.

SPSSExcelGoogle SheetsOne-way ANOVAFactorial ANOVAPlanned contrastsTukey HSDHierarchical regressionCronbach's alphaChi-squaret-testsCorrelation analysis

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Design & Prototyping

Deep

Creating research stimuli, wireframes, and interactive prototypes with enough design fluency to build exactly what the research requires.

FigmaFigJamCanvaProcreateWireframingInteractive prototypingDesign systemsStimuli development

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Research Frameworks

Deep

Grounding research decisions in established psychological and design theory to produce defensible, meaningful findings.

Self-Determination Theory (SDT)Dual Process TheoryTAMNielsen's Usability HeuristicsDouble DiamondJobs To Be DoneBehavioral economics

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Usability & Evaluation

Working

Evaluating interfaces against established principles and user behavior to surface and prioritize friction points.

Moderated task-based interviewsUsability testingTask analysisUser journey mappingCognitive walkthroughComparative analysisSeverity ratings

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Development

Working

Built this portfolio from scratch — Next.js, Supabase backend, Claude API integration, Resend email pipeline, and Vercel deployment. A researcher who can ship.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptReact / Next.jsNode.jsVS CodeGit / GitHubVercelSupabaseREST APIsClaude APIResend

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