About

Designer & Storyteller

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Hello! My name is Kaitlin (she/her) and I am a UX Designer with a background in creative writing, psychology, and information sciences.

I have been captivated by stories my entire life. Before I could even read or write, I was telling tales in crayon scribbles, trying to capture and convey my evolving observations of the world around me. Over the years, I’ve engaged with stories in any way I could, from ballet to books, from video games to illustration. The stories I’ve been drawn to the most—the ones I’ve always been the most compelled to tell—have been centered around human connection. Through user experience design, I’ve learned a new way to explore stories in one of the most impactful ways possible. Now, I take my observations of the human experience and turn them into solutions that support how people interact with an ever-evolving world.

My goal is always to create experiences that help and empower people. I believe in user advocacy, participatory design, and continuously refining the ways we approach human-centered design.

When I’m not thinking about design, I’m still telling stories through my art, my writing, and my many Dungeons & Dragons campaigns.

Master of Science

Human-Computer Interaction

Phi Beta Kappa

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

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Fear? Not! Nation

UX Design for Social Good

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Xcel Energy Center

Design thinking in e-tourism

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MentalMatch

Increasing transparency in mental health services

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Geode

Speculative Design & Mental Heatlh

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