Reality Canty: UX Research Resume

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Reality S. Canty, PhD 1715 Lakewood Blvd | Euless, TX 76039 | [email protected] | 7085484173 Reality S. Canty, PhD | October 2016 usercentered cognitive scientist selfdirected problem solver innovative & analytic researcher sharp qualitative & quantitative data analyst effective communicator proven project leader flexible crossteam collaborator continuous & rapid learner awardwinning research mentor STEM capacity builder ux research knowledge and skill METHODS DESIGN ANALYSIS SOFTWARE [Quasi]Experiments Mixedmethods Thinkaloud studies Structured interviews Triangulation & validation Individual differences Task & situation analysis Field & lab studies Usercentered design Task & activity Tablet & phone app [developer support] Performance model Process model Goalstate 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 SPSS EPrime JASP SAS R ux research experience APR 2012–NOW|COFOUNDER & PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST|NAMEGAMES, LLC|CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH, NYC Employed A/B (adult) and semistructured 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 followup app, “Pictoo’s Friendly Faces” JUN 2014–JUL 2015|POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW|LEARNING SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE|CHICAGO Coordinated collaborative crossteam 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 K6 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 visualmotor behavior Executed endtoend iterative research: Understand problem, Design study, Analyze data, Report, Evaluate Designed 20 criterionreferenced interview tasks (e.g., cardsort, 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 campuswide mentoring award reflecting leadership impact education researchrelated... U of IllinoisChicago PhD (2014) Cognitive Psychology MA (2007) Cognitive Psychology Awards 8 Presentations 23 U of AlaskaAnchorage BS (2003) Psychology Publications 5

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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