Avery Reyna
About Avery Reyna
Avery Reyna is a fifth-year student at the University of Central Florida, studying Political Science, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology. They are currently working in various roles, including as a Software Engineering Intern at ActBlue and a UX Researcher at Knight Hacks.
Current Positions
Avery Reyna holds several positions currently. They work as a UX Researcher and Software Engineer at Knight Hacks in Orlando, Florida, starting in 2023 and 2022 respectively. Additionally, they serve as a Software Engineering Intern at ActBlue in Somerville, Massachusetts, and a Research Engineer at the Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab in Orlando, both starting in 2022. Avery is also a Visiting Undergraduate Researcher at the Computer-Enabled Abilities Laboratory in New York, New York, and an Undergraduate Researcher at the UCF School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs in Orlando, Florida, both beginning in 2022.
Previous Experience
Avery Reyna has extensive past experience in various research and engineering roles. In 2022, they worked for seven months as a Data Scientist at Knight Hacks and as a Research Engineer at the Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab, both in Orlando, Florida. They were a Software Engineering Intern at Swing Left in Washington, D.C. from 2021 to 2022 for nine months, and a Visiting Undergraduate Researcher at the University of Washington Tacoma for two months in 2021. Additionally, Avery was an Undergraduate Researcher at the Socio-Technical Interaction Research Lab in Orlando, Florida, for eleven months in 2021.
Educational Background
Avery Reyna is currently a fifth-year student at the University of Central Florida, studying Political Science, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology. They also studied Social Sciences and achieved a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the same university, attending from 2018 to 2023.
Research Interests
Avery Reyna's research interests lie at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Social Science, and Applied Sociology. Their diverse roles reflect a broad engagement with these fields in both academic and practical research settings.