Negar Khojasteh

Negar Khojasteh, PhD, has a diverse work experience in the field of UX research. Negar is currently working as a UX Research Mentor at adplist.org and as a Senior UX Researcher at theScore.

Previously, Negar worked at Cornell University as an HCI Researcher in the Collaborative Technologies Lab. In this role, they identified critical issues with a robotic product's autonomous control, provided recommendations to increase users' trust, and conducted in-depth interviews to improve connections between distance-separated families. Negar also conducted lab experiments and measured the effects of design changes quantitatively. Additionally, they served as an HCI instructor and TA and as a Virtual Reality Researcher in the Virtual Embodiment Lab at Cornell University.

Negar also gained experience as a UX Research Intern at the Office of Engagement Initiative/Engaged Cornell, where they streamlined data analysis and visualization tasks using R code and prepared data-driven strategy reports for Cornell deans and leadership teams.

Furthermore, Negar worked as a UX Researcher at Instacart, where they conducted usability tests and interviews to enhance the company's analytics tool design and users' efficiency. Negar also worked at Real Chemistry as a User Experience (UX) Researcher, where they identified pain points in the analytics tool design, developed a UXR program for product development, and established collaborations between the user science and marketing teams.

Prior to these roles, Negar was a User Experience (UX) Researcher at Foundation Medicine, focusing on improving nurses' workflow efficiency, resolving issues in the online portal, and conducting workshops with senior stakeholders.

In addition to their industry experience, Negar has also worked as a Visiting HCI Researcher at Cornell University.

Overall, Negar Khojasteh, PhD, has a strong background in UX research, with expertise in conducting user studies, analyzing data, and providing recommendations for improving user experiences in various settings.

Negar Khojasteh, PhD has a diverse education history. Negar obtained their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2014. Negar then pursued further studies at Cornell University, where they earned a Master of Science degree in Information Science in 2020. Currently, they are in the process of completing their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Information Science at Cornell University, with an expected completion date in 2023.

In addition to their formal education, Negar has also obtained several certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. These certifications include "Esther Dyson on Cultivating Health at Scale" and "Marketing Foundations: Qualitative Research" from LinkedIn in 2021, "Building Chatbots Using Google Dialogflow," "Communicating with Charisma," "Embracing Unexpected Change," "Empathy in UX Design," "Market Trends and How to Identify Them," "Surveys and Questionnaires for UX Projects," and "UX Foundations: Usability Testing" from LinkedIn in 2020. Furthermore, they have obtained certifications such as "Learning SQL Programming," "Data Visualization in R with ggplot2," "Data Wrangling in R," "Logistic Regression in R and Excel," and "The Data Science of Marketing" from Lynda.com in 2019.

Negar Khojasteh's education and certifications demonstrate their commitment to continuous learning and expanding their expertise in information science and related fields.