Bridging UX research, product strategy, and data-driven decisions
My name is Sophia Ylinen, and I’m a recent graduate from the University of Washington. I studied Informatics as well as Speech and Hearing Sciences, and I’m passionate about:
UX Research
Data collection and analysis
Product design and management
Health sciences & education
Showcased Projects
Tribe Money
Designed and researched UX/UI for a complementary web-application for a fintech money pooling platform
SoundSense
Researched and prototyped a hearing aid companion mobile app
Lotus
Researched and built an interactive front-end prototype of a women’s reproductive health web-app
Research Writing
My research papers explore human behavior across health, education, and technology contexts. Topics include hearing and cognitive decline, pandemic-related education inequities, and screen time and productivity, which all inform my approach to UX research and human-centered design.