The Library
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59 articles
Research Design
- A Real-World Approach to Improving a Website’s Information ArchitectureLaura Cochran
- Learn Quantitative UX Research: Self-study resourcesCarl Pearson, PhD
- Screener Questions: Advice From 9 UX ExpertsDaria Krasovskaya
- The System Usability Scale & How it’s Used in UXAndrew Smyk
- UX research methods for testing generative AIMartina Dove PhD
Conducting Research
- Anatomy of Design WorkshopsSlava Shestopalov
- Asking the right questions during user research, interviews and testingFabricio Teixeira
- Common mistakes made by user interview moderators and how to fix themElena Woiciechowska
- Don’t you have a prototype to show me? UX researcher’s tale of woe and tips on recruiting B2B participants.Martina Dove PhD
- How to get started with quantitative UX researchShane Gryzko
- Observing Usability Studies: A Guide for StakeholdersCory Lebson
- Quant Skills for Qual researchersSaeideh Bakhshi
Analysis
Storytelling
- How to ace that UX research portfolio presentationMiles Hunter
- How To Build a Stronger UX Research Portfolio – with Real ExamplesEniola Abioye
- How to Build a UX Research Portfolio (Step-by-Step Guide)Emerson Schroeter
- How to Use the Hero’s Journey as a Design-Thinking + Foresight ToolLeah Zaidi
- How to Wow Me with Your UX Research PortfolioDavid Travis
- Influencing UX Stakeholder Values: 6 Ways to Convey the Significance of User ResearchSofya Savkina
- UX Research Portfolio Examples That Will Help You Get HiredTímea Falmann, Ákos Izsák
Deliverables
- A Primer on Mental ModelsKaren McClellan
- An Introduction to User Journey Map + free User Journey Map TemplatesStephanie Walter
- Empathy Maps and How to Build ThemAlina Midori Hernández
- The many ways of mapping the customer journeyZbignev Gecis
- Three levels of UX Research impactTao Dong
- Using Midjourney to Illustrate UX Task ScenariosGuy Schackman
Leadership
- 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a UXR ManagerAshlee Edwards, Ph.D.
- A 30–60–90 Day Plan for Making Impact as a UXR Team of OneSnigdha Diehl
- A Design Research FrameworkErika Hall
- Beyond Research: Practicing Product Leadership as a UX ResearcherBeth Lingard
- Driving Cross-Org Impact: Insights for UX ResearchersDaniel Byrd, Ph.D.
- How to get a UX research job – Tips from industry expertsAnna Efimenko
- Introducing - Systems UX ResearchDr. Ender Ricart
- It’s Dangerous to Go Alone: The 4 Types of People You Need as A Research LeaderAshlee Edwards, Ph.D.
- Product Sense: What Is It and How Do I Apply It In Research?China Layne
- Research isn’t Dying, it’s EvolvingGenevieve Conley Gambill
- Stop Spinning Plates: Tips for dealing with context switching when working on multiple teamsEmma McCabe
- The UX Research Reckoning is HereJudd Antin
- User Research and Its Inevitable EvolutionDave Hora
- Why it's time for research to move beyond UXBrad Orego
Career
Talks & Transcripts
- Becoming a UX Researcher Ep 1 Becoming a UX Researcher Jan 14 2022 (A Twitter Space) - TRANSCRIPT v3Reggie Murphy
- Becoming a UX Researcher Ep 2 Transitioning from _ to UXR February 18 2022 (A Twitter Space) - TRANSCRIPT v3Reggie Murphy
- Becoming a UX Researcher Ep 3 What is your niche March 18 2022 (A Twitter Space) - TRANSCRIPT v3Reggie Murphy
- Becoming a UX Researcher Ep 4 UXR Office Hours Apr 22 2022 (A Twitter Space) - TRANSCRIPT v3Reggie Murphy
- Becoming a UX Researcher Ep 5 How to Influence May 20 2022 (A Twitter Space) - TRANSCRIPT v3Reggie Murphy
- The Adaptable Researcher: A Leader's Guide to Thriving Anywhere w/ Reggie MurphyUXtweak
Inspiration
- Free Course for Academics Looking to TransitionGarcía & Ricart
- From Brain Science to Quantitative UXKitty Z Xu
- How I became a UX Researcher in one year (8 steps)Lyric Metroplos
- How to Break Into UX Research in 2026: A Researcher's GuideShrut Kirti
- My career transition from marketing to UX researchVicki Lim
- Tenured to Tech: How a History Professor Decided to PivotAditya Mahara, Ph.D.
- The (Non-Traditional) Way to Break Into UX ResearchEmma McCabe
- There and Back Again: my journey from UXR to PM, then back to UXRClaire Menke
- What I wish I knew, when transitioning from academic research to UX researchMartina Dove PhD