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Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Hi 👋🏻 I’m neurodivergent in tech

But I wasn’t always so comfortable with that.

May 19, 2022

Kaitlyn sits in the top hammock of a stack of two, sipping coffee from an IBM branded mug and gripping the fabric with her free hand, as the dog and person in the lower hammock are being flipped out onto the forest floor. (Dog and human are fine and still attempting crazy stunts, today.)

May 19, 2022

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Effective Survey Research

Surveys 😬 — am I right? Easy to set up, but equally easy to mess up. What makes a good survey, anyway?

Feb 16, 2021

A person with long hair appearing frustrated by something that is on the computer screen in front of them because they are holding their head in their hand. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.

Feb 16, 2021

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Speaking Candidly About Ethical Responsibility in Tech

It is hard to understand why privacy is a big deal if you never experience a breach of trust. At that angle, moral cracks are hard to see.

Dec 10, 2020

Speaking Candidly About Ethical Responsibility in Tech

Dec 10, 2020

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Accessible game design: the Domino effect

Dominoes are one of the most accessible tabletop games in existence. Here are some observations from a night of gaming without electricity.

Aug 11, 2020

A completed game of Mexican train dominoes. 6 of 8 tracks are used, and one track is closed.

Aug 11, 2020

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Did college prepare you for the workforce?

Undergraduate education is not enough, but advice from people who have gone before you may help.

Aug 7, 2020

Did college prepare you for the workforce?

Aug 7, 2020

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

How did you know you wanted to “do UX”?

Content Warning: loss, indecision, enthusiasm for psychology

Jul 31, 2020

How did you know you wanted to “do UX”?

Jul 31, 2020

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

How to find a research mentor: A misadventure in UX, Games User Research, and field celebrities

As a side-effect of the pandemic’s impact on internships, I’ve been able to network with more people. These are lessons learned.

Jul 21, 2020

How to find a research mentor: A misadventure in UX, Games User Research, and field celebrities

Jul 21, 2020

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Research Philosophies in User Experience

According to Creswell and Poth (2017), among many other qualitative research theorists, any qualitative research is undertaken from a…

Aug 23, 2018

Aug 23, 2018

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

A Comment on the Diffusion of the Smart Fridge

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a communication technology innovation which extends and improves upon the way that technology has made life…

Jan 22, 2018

A Comment on the Diffusion of the Smart Fridge

Jan 22, 2018

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

Kaitlyn (Ouverson) Bryant, Ph.D.

User Experience Researcher at IBM, improving data management products. Interested in CSCW and XR. Views are my own.

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