User experience researcher bridging sociological rigor with impact oriented design

Hi, I’m Bethany–I explore how empathy-driven research can transform user experiences across complex product-service systems. My work combines impact design; systems thinking; and qualitative and quantitative research methods to shape long-lasting consumer solutions. My projects empower users to step into the role of creator; I believe the best product-service solutions bring out the designer in each of us.

Projects

Eleva

A product/service system restoring dignity to unhoused peoples in Milan

P.ACT

A systems-thinking lab reimagining local food systems in gentrified neighborhoods

GRO

An onboarding service innovating for growth-oriented new hire retention

With a background in sociology and systems thinking, I approach design problems by blending the theoretical with the practical, always striving to render complex challenges intuitive and approachable.

Design research is a process that should simplify as much as it discovers. I bridge research and impact so that service systems support designs that build human creativity, intuition, and connection.