Hi, I’m Stephanie!
I am a UX researcher and service designer interested in working with interdisciplinary / cross-functional teams to build seamless experiences. Currently, I work as a Senior User Experience Researcher for the Office of Research in the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) at Michigan State University, where I work with a variety of stand-alone projects (ex: Knowledge Commons) and on process-oriented service design projects for CAL that work to empower everyone involved (ex: lowering barriers to applying for grant funding).
I enjoy exploring emerging technologies, experimenting with new techniques and tools, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data, designing innovative and creative solutions to a wide variety of topics, and working with clients inside and outside of academia.
Outside of work, I am experimental artist who works mainly with sound (field recordings, virtual synthesis, hardware synthesis, circuit bending), but also with sculpture, video, photography, movement, and extended reality. My work explores embodied experiences, the intersection of the natural world and the built environment, warping perceptions, and creating mashups of cutting-edge and obsolete technologies.
You can find short example performances and images of my current work at: instagram.com/stephanievaskostudio
and more info in the “Sound & Art” tab.