Karla Santamaria
UX Researcher | Experience Designer | Strategist. Leveraging mixed methods research to lead solutions across product and service ecosystems.
- Role
- Ai Trainer at Handshake
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karla Santamaria
Hello! I’m a UX Researcher and Designer with a background in Cognitive Neuroscience and an advocate for building ethical, inclusive, insight-driven digital experiences. I specialize in mixed methods research, accessibility, and human-centered design, with experience in both academic and industry settings. Currently pursuing my master’s in Human-Computer Interaction at Pratt Institute in New York, I bring strong research and design thinking skills to projects spanning healthcare, education, and social impact.My experience spans working as a UX Consultant for a healthtech, edtech and nonprofit sectors, contributing to a government-funded digital literacy project for children across California at the UCSF Dyslexia Center, and research on a music cognition project at UC Davis.I’m especially interested in leveraging mixed methods research, accessibility, and participatory design practices to build ethical and impactful products. I’m open to UX research and design roles across industries that value empathy-driven innovation, and I’m eager to contribute to teams focused on health, civic tech, or any mission-driven sector.
Experience
Ai Trainer
Nov 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
Pratt Institute
Master's degree, Information Experience Design
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science with an emphasis in Neuroscience & Minors in Sociology & Music
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