Naomi Du

User Experience Researcher

I'm Naomi, a user researcher from California with 5 years of combined experience in both academic and industry research settings, passionate about investigating interactions between people and complex systems. In my past life before pursuing UX, I worked in creative, healthcare, and education roles that helped me build a deep understanding of people and communication.

Currently, I am contracted with Sony Playstation as a User Research Student Moderator and support their user research team during playtests and other studies.

Skills

Qualitative Data Analysis

Focus Groups

A/B Testing

Rapid Prototyping

Survey Design

Competitive Analysis

Tools

Figma

Qualtrics

Miro

Microsoft Office

R Programming

Adobe Creative Suite

Languages

English

Cantonese

Mandarin

Experience

June 2023 – Present

Sony Interactive Entertainment (Playstation)

User Research Student Moderator

Assists user research team in playtests and other game user studies, tasks include observation and player engagement during playtest as well as analysis of collected data and report writing post-test.

Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

Misfits Lab, UCSC

Graduate Student Researcher

Conducted user studies around digital experiences (games, social media, other communities). Developed IRB approved protocol and participant recruitment campaigns.

Sep 2022 - Dec 2023

University of California, Santa Cruz

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant

Created lesson plans for topics in modern theater and sociology. Moderated class discussions and conducted writing workshops. Taught classes in person and remotely to class sizes of 25-30 students.

Education

2023

Master's Degree in Human Computer Interaction

University of California, Santa Cruz

2020

Bachelor's Degree in Cognitive Science

University of California, Davis