About

I’ll bleed maize and blue for the rest of my days (Go Blue), but green and white is one of my favorite color combos. Tragically, for my four years at the University of Michigan, that palette belonged to hated in-state rival Michigan State, and was consequently off limits. Now that I’m post-grad, I’m making up for lost time.

My first psychology class in college was a developmental psychology course, where we also volunteered at a local preschool as part of our coursework. Seeing what I learned reflected in the real world, in real people, set me on the path towards a psychology major.

Now, in my work, one of my two favorite things to do is apply psychology principles to the design or writing decisions that I make. My other favorite is noticing that same influence in the work of others. Applying classroom learning to the real world, and learning in turn from the world, will never get old in my book.

I love to read, cook, work out, surf Facebook Marketplace for furniture finds, and play video games with my long distance friends.

I love to problem solve, to write, and have always been driven crazy by small design flaws in the products I use. Using language as a tool to solve problems and building design knowledge to create smooth user experiences felt like a natural intersection.

Layla Bagel for breakfast, the Win~Dow for lunch, and Bigg Chill for dessert (bring cash)

Once I graduated, I thought I’d never be able to make time it. But then I started a fantasy football newsletter recapping the action from each week and sent it out to my friends in the league, and I ended up being wrong about not finding the time.