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I'm a Computer Science and Dance student at Barnard College, Columbia University '25
looking for ways to express my creativity through tech :)

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Lettr - Subletting made simple


User Interface Design Group Project
Fall 2023

Finding a sublet in NYC is a difficult, overwhelming, and an anxiety-inducing experience for students with little time to spare. With this in mind, we desgined Lettr, an interface that gamifies and facilitates the process of subletting in the city.

Storyboarding
Prototyping
User Testing

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Lettr

Reflect Respect NYC


Human-Centered Design and Innovation
Fall 2024

The subway is the most used mode of transportation in NYC. However, most women have felt unsafe when using it due to pervasive harassment, including catcalling, inappropriate comments, and physical intimidation. Reflect Respect NYC is a campaign that uses mirrors with empowering messages placed in subway cars and stations to encourage self-awareness and deter harassment.

Team work
Iteration

Page in progress...

game

A New Wave of Dating: VR Dating


Human-Computer Interaction Research Paper
Spring 2024

As Virtual Reality (VR) becomes more widely used and accepted as a means of social interaction, so will dating in virtual spaces. This research project investigates how issues of race, gender and sex emerge in VR dating spaces.

Qualitative Research
Data Analysis
Critical Thinking

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NeverMet

Design and AI


Design and Innovation Lab
Fall 2024

AI can be a powerful tool in helping to re-design existing products, or to consider solutions to new ones. Explore my creations from prompting Dall-E to help me build a better NYC, generate useful products from two completely different objects including a cactus and an umbrella, and many other bizarre ideas!

Innovation
Creativity
Ideation

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game