Xiaoyan (Shelley) Li

UX Researcher

PhD in Information Science

@ Cornell University

I am a UX researcher with 6 years of experience conducting end-to-end qualitative and quantitative UX research on tech products. As an instructor of UX Design & Research courses at Cornell University, I had a rewarding experience mentoring junior UX researchers and project teams.

During my Ph.D. in Information Science (HCI) at Cornell University, I worked at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience and Communication. In my spare time, I enjoy running, coffee, and being close to nature.

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  • Six years of experience designing end-to-end UX studies using a variety of methods including:

    • user interviews, field observations, contextual inquiry, surveys, experiments, statistical analysis and usability studies.

  • Taught UX research courses at Cornell University, mentored junior UX researchers and research teams.

  • Excel at cross-functional collaboration under tight timelines.

  • Passionate about creative and efficient problem-solving based on user insights.

Skills

  • UX Researcher @ Cornell (2018-2024): conducting user research on ermerging technologies, creating tech products, proving their effectiveness and innovating future designs;

  • UX Researcher @ Center for Community Engagement (2022): streamlined workflow, research results directly provided to grant directors to improve development of future grants, all ranging from $500K to $1M;

  • UX Researcher @ NTT, Japan (2019): conversational AI agent design, quantitative experiment and user interviews (improved participation by 40%).

Work History