Carrie Leschak, PhD
About Carrie Leschak, PhD
Carrie Leschak, PhD, is a User Researcher at Adobe with extensive experience in user experience research and psychology. She previously held roles at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she contributed to various research projects and taught as a Teaching Associate.
Current Role at Adobe
Carrie Leschak has been working as a User Researcher at Adobe since 2021. In this role, she focuses on understanding user needs and behaviors to inform product design and development. Her expertise in user research methodologies contributes to creating user-centered solutions that enhance the overall user experience.
Previous Experience at UCLA
Prior to her role at Adobe, Carrie Leschak held multiple positions at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She served as Lead Researcher for her dissertation from 2016 to 2021 and was a Doctoral Researcher in the UCLA Social & Affective Neuroscience Lab from 2017 to 2021. Additionally, she worked as a Teaching Associate from 2016 to 2020, where she contributed to the academic development of students.
Internship Experience
Carrie Leschak gained valuable experience as a User Experience Intern at Allscripts, where she worked for a total of four months in 2020 and 2021. During her internships, she focused on user experience design and research, applying her academic knowledge in practical settings. She also interned at FEAST DOWN EAST INC in 2015, further broadening her professional experience.
Education and Academic Background
Carrie Leschak earned her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, completing her studies from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, she obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology from UCLA in 2016. Her undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Public Sociology, and Criminology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, completed in 2015.
Research Skills and Expertise
Carrie Leschak possesses expertise in programming experimental tasks for fMRI studies using PsychoPy software and custom Python code. She has developed MATLAB scripts for fMRI analyses and data organization. Her skills include conducting quality assurance testing for experimental tasks and providing consulting services for researchers analyzing large-scale fMRI studies.