Emerson Fister

Conducted user interviews and synthesized insights to enhance the Driver and Fleet mobile app experience. Led comprehensive research efforts to create a consolidated worker profile, improving collaboration across teams and fostering a user-focused culture.

Developed high-fidelity prototypes for a mobile and smartwatch app to help users manage PCOS symptoms. Conducted user testing and iterative prototyping to enhance usability based on user feedback.

Facilitated research and analysis to shape the strategic roadmap for a new digital forms product. Collaborated with teams to create user personas and journey maps, presenting findings to stakeholders to ensure research adoption.

Conducted ethnographic interviews and product testing to address consumer challenges in oral hygiene. Developed and validated innovative product designs through rapid prototyping.

Designed and conducted neuroscience research projects, developing novel behavioral tasks and training new lab members. Focused on data analysis and safety protocols to foster a productive research environment.

Activities and societies: Teaching Assistant Positions: Undergraduate User Experience Design Studio, Graduate Product Design and Research Studio.

Designed and developed high-fidelity prototypes for a mobile and smartwatch app aimed at helping users manage symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), improving symptom tracking through user-friendly interfaces. Led user testing and iterative prototyping, refining the design to enhance usability and meet the needs of a highly specialized user group.

Activities and societies: Design for America Team Lead, Undergraduate Neuroscience Society VP, Brain Matters Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal Chief of Design.

Studied psychology with a focus on neuroscience. Engaged in various activities including leading the Design for America team and serving as VP of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Society. Contributed to the Brain Matters Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal as Chief of Design.