Reality Canty: UX Research Resume
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Reality S. Canty, PhD 1715 Lakewood Blvd | Euless, TX 76039 | [email protected] | 708‐548‐4173
Reality S. Canty, PhD | October 2016
user‐centered
cognitive scientist
self‐directed
problem solver
innovative &
analytic
researcher
sharp qualitative
& quantitative
data analyst
effective
communicator
proven
project leader
flexible
cross‐team
collaborator
continuous &
rapid learner
award‐w
inning
research m
entor
STEM
capacity builder
ux research knowledge and skill METHODS DESIGN ANALYSIS SOFTWARE[Quasi]Experiments Mixed‐methods Think‐aloud studies Structured interviews Triangulation & validation Individual differences Task & situation analysis Field & lab studies
User‐centered design Task & activity Tablet & phone app [developer support] Performance model Process model Goal‐state model User & persona models
Verbal & gesture protocol Nonparametric ANOVA & Regression [factorial, repeated, mixed, hierarchical generalized linear mixed] Structural [FA, PCA, SEM] Effect size & Confidence Interval Bayesian analysis
SPSSE‐Prime
JASPSASR
ux research experience APR 2012–NOW|CO‐FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST|NAMEGAMES, LLC|CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH, NYC ‐ Employed A/B (adult) and semi‐structured observation (adult, toddler) studies that supported design of an app (Name Games) to promote social memories in toddlers (“Best App for Kids”, Parent’s Magazine, 2014)
‐ Translated Name Games research results into principled specs for follow‐up app, “Pictoo’s Friendly Faces”
JUN 2014–JUL 2015|POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW|LEARNING SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE|CHICAGO ‐ Coordinated collaborative cross‐team analysis of three different data sets for final reports on two grants supported by National Science Foundation and Institute of Education Sciences
‐ Conducted all statistical analyses for final reports revealing important UX insights ‐ Composed 7 of 8 parts of the empirical studies sections of reports yielding a coherent documentation about the validity of activities embedded in K‐6 mathematics curricula
AUG 2004–JUN 2014|GRADUATE RESEARCHER|LEARNING SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE|CHICAGO ‐ Managed 8 UX studies to validate and improve children’s experiences with math activities designed to promote specific knowledge, skill, and visual‐motor behavior
‐ Executed end‐to‐end iterative research: Understand problem, Design study, Analyze data, Report, Evaluate ‐ Designed 20 criterion‐referenced interview tasks (e.g., card‐sort, simulation, estimation, comparison) ‐ Translated project research results into design recommendations ‐ Presented and explained studies to researchers and key stakeholders ‐ Recruited and mentored 18 undergraduate research assistants saving the project more than $124,000 ‐ Earned a competitive campus‐wide mentoring award reflecting leadership impact
education research‐related... U of Illinois‐Chicago
PhD (2014) Cognitive PsychologyMA (2007) Cognitive Psychology
Awards 8
Presentations 23
U of Alaska‐Anchorage BS (2003) Psychology Publications 5