Jessica Applegate
UX Researcher @ Workiva / Human-Centered Design & Engineering @ UW
About Me
Hi!
I'm Jess, a Master's student in Human-Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. I'm a UX Researcher by day at Workiva, cat lady by night. On this site, you will find research works (I'd be happy to talk about my UXR AI projects at Workiva, but I won't be sharing those), R plots, and other things that I have made!
I'm also a big sister, lover of digital media, and a gym rat.
As you peruse, please be mindful that while this isn't the _most_ beautiful website ever, I did make it myself with some help from the internet! If you find something wacky on one of the pages, please let me know :D
My Resume
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Work Experience
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User Experience Research Intern
Workiva - May 2025 - CurrentUXR on the AI/ML Team at Workiva. Lead on Platform expansion of Workiva AI. Works closly with data tier, PM Org, and Engineering to create tools that are informed by my research.
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Research Assistant
UW Medicine, Equity Office - 2024 - CurrentCollaborator on the Equity Blueprint 3.0, integrating participatory design and user-centered research approaches.
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UX Researcher & Project Manager
HCDE Project- 10/2024 - 12/2024Delivered an end-to-end UX research project for an AR/VR concept in a 10-week Agile sprint.
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Research Lead
Georgia State University - 2023 - 2024Executed a funded study with GSU’s Gerontology Institute to evaluate age-friendly supports and barriers using qualitative methods.
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Research Assistant
Georgia State University - 01/2023 - 01/2024Managed participant recruitment, scheduling, and logistics to ensure smooth research processeses.
Updated behavioral tasks as needed, assisted during preliminary participant assessments, and recorded research sessions for subsequent coding.
Visualized and presented data using R at GSU’s Psychology Research Conference (2023)
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Education
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Master's in Human-Cenetered Design & Engineering
University of Washington - 2024 - 2026Relevant Courses: User-Centered Design, Usability Studies, Experimental Research Methods, Visual Communication,
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Bachelor's in Psychology, minor Sociology
Georgia State University - 2018 - 2024Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Honors Coursework:
Advanced Research Design & Analysis, Psychopathology & Abnormal Psychology, Sociology of Health & Illness, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Psychology of Aging