VANESSA SANCHEZ
STUDENT HAI RESEARCHER @ UT AUSTIN
Human performance with emotion AI in hiring: Data viz and reactions
HCI/AI RESEARCH
mixed methods
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Quantifying impact of facial sentiment analysis emotion-AI (EAI) on 9 participants during video interviews, qualifying their reactions to data visualizations in EAI reports, and learning how they feel about EAI in hiring vs. as an interview prep tool. (2023)
STUDENT UX RESEARCHER @ UT AUSTIN
Measuring consumer trust in personal health records game-changer
UX RESEARCH
usability testing
heuristics
Testing for understandability, likability, and user trust, designing presentation of usability insights, and informing researchers about user concerns with blockchain features, resulting in a published paper. (2021)
STUDENT RAI RESEARCHER @ UT AUSTIN
Participatory workshops exploring RAI through human factors for improved access to relevant RAI resources
RESPONSIBLE AI
HUMAN-AI INTERACTION
HCI RESEARCH
Designing an independent study, recruiting 14 AI stakeholders from various professional contexts, conducting 1x1 participatory workshops, and analyzing data resulting in a proposal for a user-friendly responsible AI resources cataloging system based on cognitive points of entry. (2024)
SCIENCE COMMS AND UX DESIGNER @ UT AUSTIN
Data storytelling in climate science for improved stakeholder engagement
INFOGRAPHICS
REPORT DESIGN
CONTENT STRATEGY
Translating climate research data into meaningful information for community and government, driving visual design and content edits, and enabling the City of Austin to release the report in a heat health press conference in June 2024. (2023–2024)
SENIOR UX DESIGNER @ EY
Innovating ethical supply-chain risk management system via blockchain
WIREFRAMES
COMPLEX SYSTEM
BLOCKCHAIN
Leading information architecture, designing interactive prototypes, and enabling demo of blockchain technology applied to the management of forced labor risk through a multiparty supply-chain risk management platform. (2021–2022)
SENIOR UX DESIGNER @ EY
AI data viz platform concept for stakeholder pitch
DATA VISUALIZATION
AI PLATFORM
CONCEPT PITCH
Translating early-stage team ideas into tangible and cohesive interactive prototype for stakeholder pitch, enabling evaluation and continued funding for further concept development. (2021)
FREELANCE UX DESIGNER @ DUKE FARMS
Improving visitor navigation and engagement at a nature preserve
MOBILE DESIGN
SITE VISITS
PROJECT COORDINATION
Collaboration, fact-gathering and UX research to form requirements, prototyping and testing usability, and designing marketing assets, resulting in fewer paper maps and less strain on staff to provide directions to visitors. (2018-2019)