Experience

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Lecturer

  -Designed and teach the course, "Careers in Anthropology," helping undergraduates develop academic and professional skills in preparation for graduation.
  -Course focuses on the ways in which one can apply anthropological concepts, research methods and analytical skills to a range of careers.
  -Expose students to a speaker series where UCLA alumni discuss how they apply their anthropology degrees to work outside of academia.

• Troika

  Anthropologist / Senior Research Analyst

  - Collected and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data for Research & Insights during a year-long study of fans and fandom.
  - Research methods used to examine the factors driving audience behavior and brand loyalty included digital ethnography, quantitative surveys, and personal narrative analysis.
  - Moderated focus groups to study links between fandom, identity, morality and social connections.
  - Synthesized research findings across data sets to produce insights for client-facing reports.
  - Worked closely with video editors to create video storytelling for client-facing reports.

• Kansas State University

  Assistant Professor of Anthropology

  Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
  Classes included: Field Methods in Linguistic Anthropology, Language and Gender, Language and Culture, Intro to Linguistic Anthropology

• NBCUniversal Media, LLC

  Cultural Anthropologist, Experience Design Group (Consultant)

  - Collaborated with user experience design team to create data-driven personas and "Day in the Life" user technology journeys that informed the evolution of the NBC App across platforms.
  - Employed a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including interviews, surveys, videotaped home observations, and in-home usability testing to understand target consumers’ needs, values, and behaviors in relation to technology, design, and brand.
  -Presented research findings to stakeholders across UX design, product marketing, and product engagement teams.

• KR&I

  Senior Analyst

  -Design and conduct custom research to derive meaningful insights that improve clients' businesses and people's experiences.
  -Employ social science methods to study the human drivers that draw people to brands, products, and services.
  -Research topics include identity, morality, gender, culture, politics, entertainment, fandom, technology, religion.