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UX Researcher

                                                          , I'm a mixed-methods UX researcher with a PhD and a journalism background. I've spent over a decade asking people hard questions and turning the answers into something useful — first in newsrooms, then in academia, now in product research. I study how people interact with technology, where they struggle, and what would make things better.

I'm Hakan Karaaytu

EXPERIENCE

Education

2024     Ph.D., E. W. Scripps School of Journalism

            Ohio University (Athens, OH)

2018     M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies

       Niagara University (Niagara Falls, NY)

Professional Experience

2023 - present Assistant Professor, Communication Studies

                                              Alfred University


2021-2023 E.W Scripps Research Fellow, School of Journalism

                                                Ohio University

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2017-2019 Research Fellow, Communication

                                          Niagara University

Research Area

  • Usability & Mobile App Research

  • Mixed-Methods Research Design

  • Immigrant & Diaspora User Experience

  • Digital Media Behavior

  • AI-Assisted Learning & Technology Adoption

Awards

  • Impact on Student Experience Award

Alfred University 2024

  • People’s Choice Award, 3-Minute Research Competition Ohio University 2022

  • First Place, 3-Minute Research Competition

Ohio University 2021

  • Scripps Howard Research Fellow

Ohio University 2021

  • Presidential Research Scholar Niagara University 2017

Outside of Work

  • Registered bone marrow donor since July 2024. I believe understanding people starts with caring about them.

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