Therese Kennelly Okraku
AI Researcher
- Role
- Senior User Experience Researcher at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Therese Kennelly Okraku
Hello I\'m Therese (ta-reese) I love learning why people do what they do and exploring creative ways to help people all around the globe achieve their goals. I\'ve been a researcher for 12 years and have a PhD in Anthropology. I have worked on 100+ different projects with people ranging from bus + taxi drivers to IT Professionals to content creators. My research experiences have been in lots of different fields including technology, non-profits, journalism, music, and academia. I love combining and creating new quantitative and qualitative research methods to get answers to complex questions. I\'m currently researching lots of fun and exciting AI topics.Outside of work, I love learning new things by taking classes and volunteering with organizations that do meaningful work to make the world a more inclusive place. I\'m currently enjoying learning about filmmaking and volunteering with the Seattle Design Festival and Reading Partners.
Experience
Senior User Experience Researcher
Mar 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Researching trust, privacy, and security on the Windows & Devices team.
Education
National Pingtung University (NPTU) / 國立屏東大學
Taiwanese Culture and Chinese Langauge
2009 — 2009
University of Florida
Master of Arts (M.A.), Anthropology with certificate in Sustainable Development Practice
2013 — 2015
University of Ghana
African Studies
2010 — 2010
University of Florida
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Anthropology
2015 — 2017
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), African Studies with Honors and History with Honors
2008 — 2012
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Translational Science
- Survey Design
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Html
- Statistical Programming
- User-Centered Design
- User Research
- Ethnography
- Conflict Management
- Organizational Culture
- Wordpress
- Data Visualization
- Research
- Data Presentation
- Newspaper
- User Experience
- Regression Models
- Python
- Event Planning
- Radio
- Ghana
- Grant Writing
- Taiwan
- Stata
- Nonprofits
- Agile Project Management
- Anova
- Semi-Structured Interviews
- International Relations
- Survey Research
- Newspapers
- R
- Radio Broadcasting
- Podcasting
- Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
- Editing
- Africa
- Sql
- Social Network Analysis
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