⁕ About  Shelby

I'm a  humanity-driven product designer with a strong research background. I hold a B.S. in Industrial & Interaction Design from Syracuse University and an M.S. in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington.

I've had the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from designing experiences that which support Microsoft 365 growth, modernization, and application health, to researching and testing sustainable systems for school-based asthma care with low-income communities. I have also used discursive design to imagine new futures for scientific collaboration, and currently developing a DE&I focused co-design playbook.

In my graduate studies, I focused on topics such as inclusive and equitable design thinking, design justice, responsible and ethical AI, and Critical Race Theory in HCI. I believe it's crucial that we critically engage and question the ways we design in order to develop technology that's inclusive and equitable to historically excluded communities.

When I'm not designing, you can find me in NYC. 
 

☆ Speaking 

• Shifting the Design Process for DE&I through Co-Design, Microsoft Design Week - 2022
• Black Designer Spotlight, Microsoft - 2022
• Equitable Design in Practice, Moderator, &Design Fellowship - 2021
• Designing for Racial Equity, Tips for Evolving your Human Centered Practice, Boeing Community of Excellence - 2021
• Discussion with Shalini Kantayya Director of Coded Bias, Moderator, University of Washington HCDE - 2021
• Why We Need Art, Diversity & Culture, Panelist, 540 West Main - 2018 

☀︎ Guest Lecturing

• Intro to Human Centered Design, Graduate, University of Washington HCDE: Racial Bias in Design - 2021
• Inclusive Design, Undergraduate, University of Washington HCDE: Racial Bias in Design - 2021
• Meta Project Advisor, Undergraduate, RIT Industrial Design: Centering Community in Design - 2020  

♡ Awards & Initiatives

• Co-design for DE&I, Hack for Culture Award, Microsoft Global Hackathon - 2022
• Co-founder University of Washington HCDE Affinity Groups - 2020-21
• Student Award of Excellence for Innovation, University of Washington HCDE  - 2021
• Student Award of Excellence for Leadership, University of Washington HCDE - 2021
• Neon Blackboard Fellow, University of Washington HCDE, (Awarded for commitment to DE&I) - 2021
• Founder, Cultivating Creative Agency Conference and Maker Fair, partnered with TGW Studio, &Design Fellowship - 2019
• &Design Fellow, (Nationally selected for commitment to systemic equitable change in the design) - 2018

Thank you for visiting. Let's get in touch. ☺︎ 

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