Tara Mah

Tara Mah

Comparative Cognitive Psychology Research Assistant

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  • About me

    Project Manager & UX Designer

  • Education

    • Burlington Code Academy

      2020 - 2020
      UX Design

      Intensive bootcamp with focus on: design thinking, user research, market research, information architecture, sketches and wireframes, UI design, mockups, prototypes, client relationships, and design handoff

    • Whitman College

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology Major GPA: 3.9, Overall GPA: 3.74 – Cum Laude

      Qualitative thesis research- Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: A Theoretical Model of Post-Traumatic Growth in Survivors of Intergenerational Abuse

    • The School for Field Studies

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      Tropical Island Biodiversity and Conservation Studies

      Quantitative research study- Tourists’ Feelings of Personal Responsibility and Locus of Control in Bocas del Toro, Panamá

  • Experience

    • Whitman College

      Sept 2014 - May 2015
      Comparative Cognitive Psychology Research Assistant

      • Ran daily data collection of change blindness experimental study. • Utilized Microsoft Excel to enter and analyze data.

    • Community Resilience Initiative

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
      Designer and Copywriter

      • Designed products to promote resilience, healthy parenting skills, and self-care. • Developed, fortified, and condensed information on posters, powerpoints, and written materials to make it shorter, more positive, and more accessible to parents.

    • Howard Center

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Community Outreach Specialist

      • Partnered with local systems and organizations to divert response away from police and towards community resources. • Responded to individuals with social service needs related to mental health, domestic violence, homelessness, or substance abuse.

    • Northeastern Families Institute VT

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2020
      Shift Supervisor and Counselor

      Led team of counselors for the adolescent inpatient mental health facility. • Interviewed incoming residents to identify needs and treatment plans. • Led therapeutic groups. • Built and managed dynamic staff schedules.• Acted as point person for crisis management.

    • Vermont Youth Orchestra Association

      Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
      UX Researcher and Designer

      Redesigned website via end-to-end UX process including:• UX research and market research with associated deliverables• Content audit• IA• Sketches and wireframes• High fidelity mockups of 17 key pages- responsive and optimized for mobile• Design system and UI• Figma prototype

    • Bluehouse Group

      Sept 2021 - now

      Manage and oversee project lifecycles, client relationships, budgets, and team members.Projects• Develop roadmaps according to client timelines, budget, and team capacity• Execute the Discovery phase• Evaluate client business goals, conduct UX and market research, and establish functional requirements• Ideate site architecture and sketch wireframes• Coordinate development timelinesTeam• Examine team workload and balance assignments according to strengths and capacity• Maintain an open line of feedback to support healthy working conditions• Facilitate communication and culture in a hybrid in-person/virtual working environmentBusiness• Established company PM software and structure• Track team billable hours and goals• Support company vision through processes and team relationships• Lead hiring and onboarding efforts Show less

      • Project Manager

        Apr 2022 - now
      • Project Coordinator

        Sept 2021 - Apr 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Inbound Marketing

      HubSpot Academy
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • UX/UI Design Certificate

      Burlington Code Academy
      Dec 2020
    • Advanced Google Analytics

      Google
      Jan 2022