Profile of Kassandra Melkey

Kassandra Melkey UX Researcher
2 years experience 0 projects worked IN: Purdue University - WL
CR2.00 /hr CR0 earned
Usability TestingUser Experience DesignWebsite Design

Kassandra Melkey is studying User Experience Design at Purdue University (graduating May 2020), and is specializing in user research and UX strategy, and minoring in communications. She is a passionate problem solver, people person, and an adventurer. When she’s not working on projects, you can find her writing, traveling, and watching videos of Corgis on the internet. She uses empathy, research insights and strategy to create wonderful user experiences, and hopes to work as a product manager upon graduation. Kassandra’s portfolio is currently under construction, but examples of her work can be found here. If you would like to see further examples she can be reached at kmelkey@purdue.edu.

Work History (0)

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Work Experiences

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    UX Pedagogy and Practice Lab

    August 2018 - May 2019

    • NSF Study which investigated the presence of dark patterns in the practice of user experience design.
    • Conducted data collection via interviews and lab protocols.
    • Analyzed qualitative data.
    • Wrote for conferences and journals.

  • User Experience Design Intern

    Uline

    June 2019 - August 2019

    • Designed and conducted user research for a business-to-business e-commerce website on desktop and mobile.
    • Planned and conducted moderated and unmoderated qualitative user studies.
    • Analyzed study and web analytics data to identify potential website enhancements.
    • Generated detailed research reports with research findings.
    • Created high-fidelity Axure prototypes of new website features for
    testing.

Education

  • UX Design

    Purdue University

    January 2017