Brynn Evans

user research consultant / digital anthropologist

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Visiting Researcher at PARC
Past
Education
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Stanford University
Connections
243 connections
Industry
Research

Brynn Evans’s Summary

My training is in psychology, cognitive science, sociology, neuroscience, and management science.

As a researcher, I've studied how people think, act, and behave in social contexts for 10 years. Most recently I've looked at how online social communities enhance user experiences during search tasks (so-called "social search"). The goal of my work is to design systems that better support people's natural social behaviors—during searches or other online interactions.

As a consultant, I'm involved with the betacup initiative (goal: to redesign the reusable coffee mug); I've led field research and design for a "social shirt"; and I'm conducting an ethnography of web developers' and their choice of software development tools.

I'm an active speaker [SxSW ('10), Enterprise Search Summit ('09), CHI ('08, '09), CSCW ('08), Reboot ('08)] and writer [see http://brynnevans.com/papers.html]


Brynn Evans’s Experience

  • Visiting Researcher

    PARC

    (Public Company; XRX; Computer Software industry)

    June 2007Present (2 years 6 months)

    I have an ongoing relationship with the Augmented Social Cognition group at PARC, having worked closely with Ed Chi and Pete Pirolli.

  • Ph.D. student

    UC San Diego

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 20062009 (3 years )

    Currently on a leave of absence from my Ph.D. program (2009–2010). Working as an independent consultant.

  • Research Assistant

    SAM Technology

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Research industry)

    June 2003June 2006 (3 years 1 month)


Brynn Evans’s Education

  • University of California, San Diego

    MS , Cognitive Science , 20062009

  • Stanford University

    BS & BA , Science and Technology in Society (BS) & Psychology (BA) , September 1998June 2003

    Activities and Societies:
    Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
    Women's Varsity Lacrosse: 1998-2000

Additional Information

Brynn Evans’s Interests:

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), social search, interaction design, mobile technology, information visualization, augmented cognition, lacrosse, snowboarding

Brynn Evans’s Groups:

BayCHI, Cognitive Science Society

  •    BayCHI
  •    Women 2.0
  •    Interaction Design Association
  •    User Experience
  •    Stanford University Alumni
  •    Overlap
  •    PARC: Palo Alto Research Center (was "Xerox PARC")
  •    Winchester Thurston School Alumnae/i
  •    SandCHI

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