hello hello 👋🏻

I’m Halie (hey-lee), a senior UX researcher helping shape a more thoughtful digital world (and a healthier physical one).

I started out in biology labs and science writing, and both taught me that evidence only matters if someone acts on it.

I’ll happily get lost in the data, but I always come back with something the team can use. I don’t hand off a report and hope for the best. I stay close to the people building the product until what we learned shows up in what we make.

UXR PROJECTS

TESTIMONIALS

  • "Her fingerprints are on our product strategy"

    Halie’s research changes decisions. That’s what sets her apart. … Her fingerprints are on our product strategy as much as our research. When the evidence pointed to a different beta scope, she made the case to re-scope it. In workshops and share-outs, she’s the one who turns “here’s what we heard” into “here’s what we do first,” and the team acts on it. … I’ve spent my career where behavioral science meets product, and the research I value most is the kind that changes what gets built. Halie’s does.

    —Chief Product & Experience Officer

  • "A cohesive insights culture"

    It’s hard to overstate the dedication Halie has to the craft of diligent, meaningful, human-centered research. And she is good at it. … She consistently pushed our team and her project business partners to thoughtfully engage the research process … finding connections among projects to create a cohesive insights culture rather than disparate research projects. … I can confidently say that my own research approach and practices have been positively grown and impacted from my time working with Halie.

    —Experience Designer, XCELab

  • "An innate ability to ask the right questions."

    Halie is a thorough, thoughtful and empathetic design and user researcher. She has an innate ability to ask the right questions, at the right time in a very non-confrontational way that encourages people to want to answer and engage. … Her background in hard sciences makes her attention to detail second to none … I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Halie and hope to have the chance to do so again in the future.

    —Design & Experience Manager, XCELab

  • "One of the most talented UX Researchers"

    Watching her grow not only as one of the most talented UX Researchers I had the pleasure to work with, but also as a rising team lead, was absolutely inspiring! … Her deep empathy and inclusivity towards other people is something you don’t meet every day... I could not recommend a better UX Researcher to any team out there.

    —Head of Design, Unveil Social (CanWe)

  • "She had one job but took on ten"

    Before joining, she learned everything she could about our mission, company, and product and came to the interview with incredibly insightful observations and questions. She is a very quick study … She was given a broad objective to take complex medical information and distill it into digestible bites for laymen in a compelling, interesting, and inspiring way. She had one job but took on ten and could always be counted upon to do far more than expected.

    —Founder, MyFormulary