Anna Banchik, PhD, is a seasoned user experience researcher with a robust background in sociology. Currently serving as a Senior User Experience Researcher at Meta, Anna has previously held positions including User Researcher (Pro Bono) at U.S. Digital Response, PhD Intern at Microsoft Research's Social Media Collective, and UX Research Intern at Meta. Additionally, Anna has experience as an ethnographer and social media researcher at the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law. Anna earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from The University of Texas at Austin.