Abbie Mui
About Abbie Mui
Abbie Mui is a UX Designer currently working at Mentor Collective since 2022, where she applies her unique blend of UX design skills and nursing experience to create user-centered products. She advocates for equity in product design and has volunteered as a UX Designer for Vot-ER, contributing to accessible solutions for diverse users.
Work at Mentor Collective
Abbie Mui has been employed as a UX Designer at Mentor Collective since 2022. In this role, she applies her UX design skills to enhance the user experience of the organization's mentoring programs. Her contributions have significantly improved student retention and reduced melt rates at partner institutions. Working remotely, she collaborates with a team to create user-centered products that meet the needs of diverse users.
Education and Expertise
Abbie Mui holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Long Island University, which she completed from 2016 to 2020. She also earned a Professional Diploma in UX Design from the UX Design Institute in 2021. Her educational background in biology and nursing complements her UX design expertise, allowing her to incorporate user empathy into her design process.
Background in UX Design
Prior to her current position, Abbie Mui worked as a UX Specialist at Centralis for four months in 2021. She also volunteered as a UX Designer at DemocracyLab for six months in the same year. Additionally, she has been involved with Vot-ER as a volunteer UX Designer since 2021, focusing on health care-based voter registration initiatives.
Professional Experience in Healthcare
Abbie Mui has a background in healthcare, having worked as a Staff Nurse in the Operating Room at NYC Health + Hospitals from 2020 to 2021. Her experience as a nurse informs her approach to UX design, as she advocates for equity in product design and ensures accessibility for a diverse range of users. She also held various roles in healthcare settings, including an Operations Intern at °Nomad Health and a Recreation Assistant at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.
Early Career and Volunteer Work
Abbie Mui began her career with roles at the YMCA of Greater New York as a Day Camp Counselor in 2016 and 2017. She also gained experience as a Student Intern at MetroPlus Health Plan in 2018. These early roles contributed to her development of skills in teamwork and communication, which are essential in her current UX design work.