Seeds of My Story

I’m a UX researcher and designer exploring how information systems, accessibility, and care intersect. My work grows from a deep commitment to understanding how we organize, access, and imagine the world differently, and who gets included in those systems.

Photography first taught me how to see. What began as documentation became a practice of noticing what is overlooked and using visual language to ask difficult questions about who and what we make space for. That practice evolved into interaction design, where I explore how digital systems can create more equitable and embodied experiences, particularly through haptic and sensory design.

My background in Library and Information Science grounds this work. As an MLIS graduate student at San José State University, I have studied how information systems are never neutral. They reflect values, assumptions, and exclusions. Whether I am prototyping in TouchDesigner, conducting user research, or designing digital experiences, I approach UX as ethical infrastructure. Design decisions shape who feels supported, who feels confused, and who feels left out.

My commitment to accessibility is personal. My father, who is blind, built systems that worked for him long before screen readers existed. Watching him navigate and create taught me that access is not charity. It is design. When I faced the possibility of losing my vision at fifteen, that understanding deepened and reshaped how I think about technology, perception, and agency.

This lens extends beyond digital spaces. I was recently accepted into the first cohort of the Fresno County Community-Based Doula Program. Although my training has not yet begun, I see doula work as deeply aligned with UX research. Both require careful listening, advocacy, and an ability to translate complex systems into experiences people can navigate with confidence. Both center informed choice, trust, and embodied experience. In both spaces, I am interested in how care can be designed intentionally rather than assumed.

Across research, design, and community work, I am drawn to moments where people encounter systems during vulnerable transitions. Whether someone is navigating a library catalog, an AI-driven interface, or the healthcare system, the question remains the same: does this system make them feel supported, or does it make them feel small?

The Archive Garden is where this work unfolds. It is both a portfolio and a creative sanctuary. Here you will find research, experiments, and evolving projects that document how I practice UX as a form of structural care.