Kimberly Preusse

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KIMBERLY PREUSSE
kimberlypreusse@gmail.com
518-229-7585
Portfolio: http://kimberlypreusse.weebly.com
SKILLS

Knowledge of human factors, human-computer interaction, usability, user experience (UX) principles, UX practices,
and UX methods
Critical incident, threat-strategy, scenario-based, subject matter expert, and cognitive walk-through interviews and
thematic analysis
Experimental design and advanced statistical analyses with SPSS software
Heuristic evaluation, task analysis, and low-fidelity mock-up

EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Graduate student in Engineering Psychology (similar to Human Factors,
Human-Computer Interaction, or Applied Cognitive Psychology)
M.S. in Engineering Psychology, August 2016
o Program GPA: 4.0
o Advisor: Wendy A. Rogers
o Masters Thesis: How People Interpret and React to Everyday Automation Issues
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
B.S. Psychology, summa cum laude, May 2013
o Concentration in Cognitive Psychology
o Advisor: Padraigh OSeaghdha
o Honors Thesis: Semantic Interference: Insights into Remote Associates Problem Solving
B.A. Sociology/Anthropology, summa cum laude, January 2013
EXPERIENCE
Facebook: User Experience Research Intern, Menlo Park, CA, Current
Usability Studies
o Developed testing protocols, experiment scripts, and coordinator with prototype designers
o Tested participants in 3 separate usability studies and conducted analysis for emerging themes
o Disseminated findings to stakeholders and the cross-functional team in presentations and decks
Remote Interviews for Qualitative Analysis
o Developed research questions for a strategic-based project, selected methodology, and wrote a screener and
interview script
o Conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis
o Disseminated findings in the forms of decks and presentations to larger cross-functional teams
Survey Studies
o Developed a series of related surveys where later surveys built on the findings of earlier surveys
o Ran SQL queries to match survey data to logged user data and enable additional analyses
o Developed and applied thematic coding schemes to open response survey data
o Disseminated findings in the forms of decks and presentations to larger cross-functional teams
Cox Enterprises: Usability Research Intern, Manheim Atlanta, GA, Summer 2016
o Developed usability testing protocol, a screener, and an interview script to compliment a prototype
o Recruited participants and conducted cognitive walk-through testing at an auction location
o Disseminated findings in the forms of an immediate trend report and decks to stakeholders
Georgia Institute of Technology: Design Team Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter,
Atlanta, GA, 2013-2016
Center for Disease Controls Immunization Schedule
o Utilized human factors principles to improve the visual layout of graphs, tables, and footnotes on the
CDCs immunization schedule
Voting System Redesign
o Performed hierarchal task analysis, developed subject matter expert interview script, and mocked-up a
voting website
o Disseminated findings in the forms of journal publication and a submission of a mock-up, poster and paper
to The Human Factors and Ergonomics Societys Voting Design Competition where it won first place

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EXPERIENCE (continued)
Georgia Institute of Technology: Graduate Research Assistant, Human Factors and Aging Laboratory, Atlanta, GA,
2013-2016
Human-Automation Interaction Team Lead
o Conducted literature review of automation errors in human-automation interaction to identify research gaps
about what influences people to believe an automation error has occurred, how they interpret perceived
errors, and how they decide to respond to perceived errors
o Conducted critical incident/threat-strategy interviews and scenario-based interviews with experienced users
of an everyday automation
o Segmented data and developed coding schemes, including coding schemes based on threat-strategy
interview procedures
o Disseminated findings in the forms of a masters thesis, at conferences, and in publication
Activity Tracker Acceptance Team Lead
o Conducted literature review and investigated older adults acceptance towards activity trackers
o Analyzed diary data, usage data, and pre/post interview and survey data of older adults acceptance towards
Fitbit One and myfitnesspal.com
o Performed heuristic evaluations on five activity trackers and their corresponding websites
o Disseminated design, training, and deployment recommendations based on findings at conferences and in
publications
Needs Assessment for Aging with Sensory and Mobility Impairments
o Used semi-structured interviews with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to investigate the weaknesses of
current technologies and health resources for older adults with sensory and mobility impairments
o Conducted thematic analysis on findings
o Disseminated findings at conferences and in a journal publication
Lehigh University: Strohl Research Fellow and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Language Production
Laboratory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 2011-2013
Understanding Semantic Interference in Remote Associates
o Conducted literature review on semantic knowledge networks in speech production such as how people
make meaningful relationships between concepts
o Designed and conducted experiments to understand phonological barriers in word production and semantic
interference
o Conducted statistical analyses on speech latency data to test hypotheses
o Disseminated findings at conferences and in the form of an honors thesis
National Science Foundations Research Experience for Undergraduates: Undergraduate Research Assistant,
University of South Carolina, Neuroscience of Deception Laboratory, Columbia, South Carolina, 2012
Understanding the Role of Intent in Deception
o Designed materials for experiments that measured reaction time
o Conducted pilot testing and quantitative analyses on pilot test results
o Disseminated final study findings at conferences
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Bad Design Competition Judge, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter at Georgia Institute of
Technology, 2014
Coordinator of the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2013-2014
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Preusse, K. C., Gonzalez, E. T., Singleton, J. L., Mitzner, T. L., Rogers, W. A. (in press). Understandings the needs of
individuals ageing with impairment. International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. M., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (2016). Older adults acceptance of activity trackers.
Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1177/0733464815624151
Gable, T. M., Chen, D-W., Darling, C., McGlynn, S. A., Kazi, S., Preusse, K. C., Yoo, A., & Schaeffer, L. (2016). Heuristicdriven recommendations for improving U.S. voting. Ergonomics in Design. 24(3), 4-8.
Preusse, K. C. & Rogers, W. A. (2016). Error interpretation during everyday automation use. Proceedings of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society 59th Annual Meeting (pp. 805-809). Santa Monica, CA: HFES
Preusse, K.C. & Gipson, C. L (2016). "Dispatching Information in 911 Teams: A Case Study. Proceedings of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society 59th Annual Meeting (pp. 117-121). Santa Monica, CA: HFES