Anthro to UX with Matt Artz

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Racine Brown  speaks with  Matt Artz  about his UX journey, medical anthropology, and leading a UX team. Racine earned a PhD in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida. He has worked for Radiant Digital and is starting a new role at AnswerLab where he will be a Senior UX Researcher. Racine also served a tour in the United States M...

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,   Nadine Levin  speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey, mixed methods research, and democratizing research. Nadine earned a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Oxford. She has worked for Facebook and is currently a Senior User Researcher at San Francisco Digital Services. About Nadine Levin Nadine Levin is an anthrop...

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona  speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey, product management, and how her information technology skills support her anthropology work. Maria earned a degree in Anthropology from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and works as a UX research lead. About Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona Maria Angelica Lizarazo...

In this episode of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Karl Haas  speaks with  Matt Artz  about his UX journey, ethnomusicology,  the importance of effective UX writing, and his upcoming talk at the  UX Writers Conference . Karl earned a Ph. D. in Ethnomusicology from Boston University and works as a UX Writer for the Weather Channel. About Karl Haas Karl J. Haas, Ph. D. is a UX writer and researcher wit...

In this episode of the  Anthro to UX podcast , Astrid Countee speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey, storytelling, and how software engineering skills support her anthropology work. Astrid earned an MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Houston and works as a UX research consultant. About Astrid Countee Astrid Countee is a UX research consultant and climate, tech, and business A...

In this episode of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Bo Wang  speaks with  Matt Artz  about his UX journey, his research in Tibet, and what he learned from working side by side with a design firm. Bo earned a Ph. D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and works as a User Experience Researcher for Best Buy. About Bo Wang Bo Wang is an anthropologist and user experience researcher at...

In this episode of the  Anthro to UX podcast , Charley Scull  speaks with  Matt Artz  about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and the value of networking and collegiality in business. Charley earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Southern California and works as a Pathfinder for the VR Hardware team at Facebook. About Charley Scull Charley Scull has worked in the consumer...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Qingyan Ma speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, medical anthropology, and how design research contributes to product development in healthcare. Qingyan earned a PhD in Medical Anthropology from Temple University and works as a Design Research Lead for the Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions (DigITs) team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cance...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Jay Hasbrouck speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and how ethnographic thinking can contribute to strategy and new product development. Jay earned a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Southern California, works as a Pathfinder for Facebook, and is the author of Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to Mindset. Ab...

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Ana Pitchon  speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey, ecological anthropology, and how UX research can contribute to policy and strategy. Ana earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Georgia, works as a Senior Experience Researcher for Facebook, and previously worked in the commercial fisheries sector and higher education. About Ana...

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Nichole Carelock  speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey, civic tech, and inclusive design. Nichole earned a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University, works as a Qualitative Researcher for Facebook, and previously worked at Ad Hoc LLC. She has also worked with the recent U.S. Presidential Transition team and is on the board of EPIC. About Nic...

In this episode of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Ender Ricart  speaks with  Matt Artz  about their UX journey and diversity, equity, and inclusion in UX. Ender earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, works as a Staff UX Researcher for Google, and previously worked at LivePerson, Amazon, and Anthro-Tech. About Ender Ricart Ender Ricart is an anthropologist specializing in UX res...

In this  episode  of the  Anthro to UX podcast ,  Elizabeth Rodwell  speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey. Elizabeth earned a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University. Previously, Elizabeth worked as a UX Researcher for Schlumberger and is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media at the University of Houston and the Executive Director of the Houston UXPA (HUXPA). She recently publ...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast,  Anthony Shenoda  speaks with  Matt Artz  about his UX journey. Anthony earned a PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. He currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at HubSpot. About Anthony Shenoda Anthony holds a joint PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. His PhD researc...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Lisanne Norman speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Lisanne earned a PhD in African & African American Studies & Social Anthropology from Harvard University and has since gone on to work as a UX researcher at Dell, Visa, and most recently Gusto. Lisanne is also the founder of Black UX Austin and an advocate for inclusive design. Lisanne N...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, we revisit the 2021 Anthro to UX sponsored Anthro Day event which discussed how we as anthropologists can make anthropology more public. If you weren't able to catch it for the live stream, now you can stream it as a podcast episode! About the Anthro Day Event Increasing the Visibility of Anthropology, an Anthro Day 2021 live-stream event, features five...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Laura Musgrave speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Laura earned a Social Science Research Methods and Statistics degree from the University of Amsterdam and went on to do further study in cyborg and digital anthropology. She is a Senior UX Researcher specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), data, and privacy. About Laura Musgrave Laura Musg...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt Bernius speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Matt earned a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America. About Matt Bernius Matt Bernius is a design anthropologist and exper...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Lauryl Zenobi speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Lauryl earned a MA in archaeology from the University of Washington in 2015 and currently works as Principal UX Researcher at Ad Hoc. About Lauryl Zenobi Lauryl is a Principal UX researcher who brings human-centered design to Federal Government agencies. A recovering archaeologist, Lauryl uses he...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Amy Santee speaks with  Matt Artz  about her UX journey. Amy earned a MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Memphis. After school, she worked in UX for a decade at companies like eBay and is now a UX career coach. About Amy Santee Amy Santee  is a loud and proud career coach for current and aspiring user experience and technology professiona...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Larry McGrath speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Larry earned a Ph. D. in History & Anthropology of Science from Johns Hopkins University and currently works as a Researcher at Facebook. About Larry McGrath Larry leads user research for technology organizations. He has taught anthropology, history, and philosophy and currently works at Face...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Molly Rempe speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Molly earned an M.S. in applied anthropology at the University of North Texas in 2015 and currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at AnswerLab. About Molly Rempe Having started her career building hardware products, Molly moved jobs to tackle the big question of "what should we build" in a softwa...

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Rachel Fleming speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey.  Rachel earned a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder and currently works as a design researcher at Idea Couture.   About Rachel Fleming Rachel Fleming is a user experience researcher and PhD cultural anthropologist working in the digital product space. Building o...

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, where you will learn how to break into UX with an anthropology degree. I am  Matt Artz , a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy. I've started this podcast and the Anthro to UX career coaching service because I frequent...