At Coforma, I was part of a project that aimed to improve the professional development process. I conducted a design sprint to identify pain points, and stakeholder wishes. The finished product included a re-haul of the professional development process and a cohort-builder template, making learning at Coforma both social and fun.

Washi is an app made to teach and connect origami artists. It aims to smooth the learning curve of origami, introducing users into the greater community as they learn to fold.

DropPounds is an app that helps users achieve their diet and fitness goals. I investigated the ways in which users repurposed the app to seek support for their mental health. We found that users view DropPounds as one part of a mental health support ecosystem, and offer suggestions to support this use case.

In order to understand how users with eating disorders interacted in online spaces, we analyzed the discussion and stated health goals of users on a diet and fitness app. We found that users have a variety of goals, beyond those that may be tracked by the app, indicating a precarious position between “recovery” and “relapse.”