Laura Matalenas
User Research Manager at Splunk (Cisco) | PhD in Human Factors and Applied Cognition
- Role
- User Research Manager at Cisco
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Matalenas
I am a User Researcher who is passionate about providing data and insights to increase the productivity, creativity, and delight of users. Some of the topics I have researched include: user experience, ux, usability, usefulness, user acceptance, gaming, augmented reality, virtual reality, serious games, gamification, feedback, training, aging, product development, assistive technologies, mobility, accessibility, and universal design.
Experience
User Research Manager
Sep 2024 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
Manager for Splunk Observability and Splunk Security User Research Teams under Splunk Research & Insights
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
2009 — 2014
North Carolina State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology, Human Factors and Applied Cognition
2014 — 2019
North Carolina State University
Master of Science - MS, Psychology - Human Factors and Applied Cognition
2014 — 2017
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Experimental Design
- Technical Writing
- Usability
- User Experience
- Swimming
- Qualitative Data
- Paper Prototyping
- Microsoft Office
- Participant Recruitment
- Think Aloud
- Card Sorting
- Augmented Reality
- Fitness
- Human Factors
- Statistics
- User Research
- Teaching
- Axure Rp
- Quantitative Data
- Cognitive Walkthrough
- Research Design
- User Manual Design
- Task Analysis
- Usability Testing
- Heuristic Analysis
- Training Manuals
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Qualitative Research
- Public Speaking
- Spss
- Human Computer Interaction
- Mobile Application Design
- Research
- User Needs Analysis
- R
- Microsoft Excel
- Psychology
- Mockups
- Administering Cognitive Assessments
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