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EXPERIENCE
Brigham Young University: Industrial Design, Provo, UT
Teaching & Research Assistant (08/12 present)
Advised on redesign of design studio and design history courses Created instructional materials on design research methods Coauthored research papers on design education Developed design research skill workshop for industrial design students
(01/11 present)
Designed interface and structure for university department websites Developed instructional materials and supplementary technologies for faculty Conducted evaluations of instructional programs and applications with student and faculty users Collaborated with design team on the development of university learning management system
(08/11 12/11)
Developed educational psychology curriculum for elementary education majors Constructed objective- and performance-based assessments in alignment with course outcomes
Advised students on academic planning and major requirements Designed and produced annual department prole, undergraduate guide, and other promotional print materials Coordinated department projects, travel, and events on time and within budget
Managed employee travel and expense reporting Facilitated student employee hiring, training, and timekeeping Assisted department business manager with routine oce management
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University Provo, UT
(09/10-present) PhD Instructional Psychology & Technology
Planned and executed design, evaluation, and research projects Conducted high-level research comparing user research methodologies across design and technology disciplines Acquired a deeper understanding of user research and its role in developing product design and brand strategy Attained practical knowledge of fundamental quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
(09/10-04/12)
(06/03-04/08)
KIMBERLY CHRISTENSEN
SKILLS
Visual software
Adobe CS6 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Flash) Microsoft Oce (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher) FinalCut Pro/Express Keynote, Prezi
Statistical software
SPSS, NCSS
LMS
Moodle, Canvas, BrainHoney, Blackboard
Design methods
user-centered design, scenarios, personas, participatory design, experience prototyping, insights matrix, anity diagramming, ADDIE
Research methods
ethnography, eld observation, interview, contextual inquiry, shadowing, shop along, card sort, focus group, diary study, disposable camera study, survey design, usability testing, heuristic analysis, cognitive walkthrough