Ethnography, Micro History and User Experience Research
Hema Malini Waghray or Malini is the principal investigator for the archival research project about the Brahma Kshatriya Community (BKC) of Hyderabad. It is one of the thriving communities, and one that has managed to preserve its identity for centuries in the diverse religious and ethnic landscape of Charminar, the Old City and new Hyderabad and... Continue Reading →
In 2015 I was diagnosed with having a 5.6 on my a1c level and an appointment with my primary care physician did not go well. I remember, she quickly went down a list of dos and don’ts, asking me to give up a lot of stuff/ food but also making me feel utterly helpless and... Continue Reading →
sociological research before the UX research There is a blackbox that needed to be unearthed before the job search app began. It came out of the user need to fill the gap for the low-wage work force in Princeton. Combining the various disparate elements of the ongoing employment efforts underway by many agencies in the area... Continue Reading →
The location for this prototype was the bike view front page showcasing how the first page. This signifies the most critical aspects of what the users would like to look at based on their feedback after usability testing was done. The application is able to use real time data from the NJ DOT dashboard and... Continue Reading →
These are some of the logo designs created using the fiftythree app/ paper.
Hema's skill profile also includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Materialize, FireBase, GitHub, Terminal/Bash, Heroku. She is currently working with a healthcare startup preparing website launch on AWS, front end work, API pulls for a user base concerned with healthy living. A sample of her projects is listed below with links to GitHub for code and... Continue Reading →
The Mary Jacobs Library Foundation works to find financial and community support for the Mary Jacobs Library, situated in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. "The Foundation’s mission is to provide a library building for the community. We strive to maintain an innovative, safe and welcoming environment that inspires learning, advancing technology and cultural engagement in the community."... Continue Reading →
Until now the work that I did has been about creating prototypes for developers as a product of my user experience research. I love working with people, understanding their contexts and listening to their stories (demographics and the sociologically significant data). Giving this sociological perspective to the stories has been the process I followed. In... Continue Reading →
BikeView.org The landing page for the page BikeView.org is the first impression that is created and it is what will stay in the users' mind. It needs to convey the objective which is really tied in with people USING the website. We have a host of people who will use the site- municipality, police officers,... Continue Reading →
