Precious Elam

Moderated prototype playtests and interviews with children ages 5–12 and caregivers, translating findings into recommendations that reduced onboarding friction by 30% and shaped content strategy for children’s learning products.

Led trauma-informed programs for 60+ students annually using 140+ surveys and 70+ interviews, driving 70% engagement growth and developing culturally responsive curricula and funding-aligned impact reports.

Led longitudinal neurodevelopment studies (EEG/behavioral coding), coding 1,500+ videos and developing a coding protocol that accelerated behavioral data synthesis by 30% to inform early childhood interventions.

Led end-to-end research with children and adults, analyzing 20+ interviews and usability sessions to shape MVP features and improve engagement by 30% while cutting synthesis time by 40%.

Conducted prototype testing and playtests with children, parents, and students to inform early-stage product design and deliverables aligning teams on child- and community-centered priorities.

Managed youth programs and family outreach, organizing mental health fairs connecting 200+ caregivers to resources and synthesizing research to improve program engagement and support services.

Conducted mixed-methods research with 200+ educator surveys/interviews to identify mental health and systemic barriers, producing UX recommendations for trauma-informed classroom SaaS improvements.

Activities and societies: Graduate Research Coordinator in psychology lab; led longitudinal EEG/behavioral studies, developed coding protocols, presented findings to academic stakeholders.

Completed a Master of Arts in Developmental Psychology with applied mixed-methods research experience in early childhood and neuroscience studies informing interventions and product design.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with coursework and experience relevant to education, equity, and community-centered research.