I am a skilled user researcher with a degree in Psychology, specialising in Engineering Psychology & Cognitive Ergonomics, and Computer Science. I expanded my skills with additional training in UX design, data analytics, and front-end web development. By attending conferences, meetups, webinars, and courses, I continually learn and improve my skills.
Founded in 1810, the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, is one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. It has a world-class reputation in the arts and humanities fields and is named after its founder, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and his brother, the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. It has educated 29 Nobel Prize winners. In 2012, it was one of 11 institutions to receive funding for the Excellence Initiative, enhancing its reputation as one of Germany’s elite universities.
Psychology (MSC), 1998
While studying Psychology at the University of Regensburg in Germany (Vordiplom, BSc equivalent), I concentrated on Cognitive Psychology and spent most of my time in the computer lab.
At Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany, I studied for the Diplom (MSc equivalent) and finally found my professional passion in Engineering Psychology (Prof. Hartmut Wandke) and acquired in-depth knowledge about the design of man-machine systems (especially software ergonomics) and suitable evaluation methods. My minor subject was Computer Science.
In my Diplomarbeit (MSc thesis equivalent), I developed and empirically tested criteria for the evaluation of children’s software. During the IFIP 13.2 Working Conference 1998 in Stuttgart at the Fraunhofer-Institut I presented my work, which was published in a book: Duda, S. (1998). Design and Empirical Testing of a Checklist for the Evaluation of Multimedia Software for Children. In: Sutcliffe, A., Ziegler, J. & Johnson, P. (Hrsg.), Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems. Boston u.a.: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
General Assembly is a leading provider of state-of-the art, practical and relevant education for today’s most in-demand skills like UX Design, Data Science, Product Management, Programming, and AI. I completed the following courses at the General Assembly:
General Assembly Courses
Data analytics course, 2020: Deep dive into data analytics process: Collection, cleaning, analysis, visualisation. Excel, SQL, Tableau.
Front-end web development course, 2018: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, GitHub, and Sublime. How to build a fully responsive, interactive website.
User experience design course, 2015: How to map and frame, and put together a full suite of UX documentation for a digital product – from users to prototype, from problems to solutions.
Goldsmiths offers studies in the arts and humanities, social sciences, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management. It was founded in 1891 and was previously named Goldsmiths’ College. Students have voted it one of the UK’s top creative and political universities.
Short Course
Creative writing short course, 2021: Writing practices and techniques, innovative writing exercises. Fiction and poetry. Peer feedback. Imaginative writing skills.