Research Experience

Research Guides Usability Study

Fall 2012 to Spring 2013
  • Develop improved template for use on University of West Georgia’s LibGuides
  • Ran usability tests and focus groups to identify problem areas and test improvements
  • Included analysis of Google analytics data tracking usage patterns on the LibGuides

McNair Scholar, Undergraduate Researcher

Fall 2003 to Spring 2004

Continued research through following academic year to produce Honors Thesis.

  • Analyzed sections of Dr. Reed Wadley’s field notes (1992-94)
  • Performed detailed searches and analyzed data from Human Relations Area Files Sixty Culture Probability Sample, an online database of ethnographic data
  • Presented and published results