Sherry Mao

Location

Houston, TX
Ningbo, People's Republic of China
Education
    Rice University
    August 2023 - May 2025
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Human-Computer Interaction
    Wake Forest University
Work Experience
    Rice University
    User Experience Researcher OpenStax
    Houston, TX, US
    October 2023 - present
    company
    Rice University
    title
    User Experience Researcher OpenStax
    overview
    - Lead the redesign of the Kinetic homepage banner in collaboration with the product - United States manager, focusing on enhancing transparency in the platform's value exchange - Conduct A/B testing and cognitive walkthroughs on 3 banners ideas and CTA buttons - Achieve a 15% increase in scroll rate and a 4% boost in conversion rate for the educational research service through targeted iterations
    Automation Collaboration Lab
    Research Assistant Rice Human
    Houston, TX, US
    May 2023 - present
    Dyrs Home Decoration Group
    User Experience Researcher
    Beijing, CN
    May 2023 - October 2023
    Wake Forest University Psychology Department
    Principle Researcher
    August 2022 - December 2022
    Lemonbox
    User Experience Researcher
    Pasadena, CA, US
    May 2022 - August 2022
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Skills
A/B TestingAnalytical ThinkingAutomationBanner AdvertisementBehaviour TherapyBig DataBusiness ModelCommunication SkillsCompetition AnalysisConceptual ModelsConversion MarketingCooking SkillsCoordination SkillsCOVID-19 TestingCreating PrototypesCultural ActivitiesCustomer ExperienceData AnalysisData FilesData VisualizationDecision Making SkillsDesign of ExperimentsEducational ResearchErgonomicsExecution of ExperimentsFigmaFocus GroupHGVHuman-Computer InteractionInnovationJob AnalysisKnowledge of StatisticsLiteratureLiterature ReviewsMeasurement and MetrologyMentoringMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordPassionatePEAR - PHP Extension and Application RepositoryPsychologyPublishing SkillsQualitative AnalysisQualitative ResearchQualtricsQuantitative ResearchResearch ExperiencesResearch MethodologiesResearch SkillsRetention RateSoftware EngineeringSPSS (Software)Stakeholder ManagementStrategic ThinkingSurveysTableau (Software)Team WorkingUsability TestingUser ExperienceUser FeedbackUser PersonaUser Research