Rathna Kashyap

Rathna Kashyap is a User Experience Researcher with relevant experience at DemocracyLab, where responsibilities include conducting user interviews and literature reviews to provide insights that enhance volunteer and project owner engagement. Prior experience as a Jr. UX Researcher at Co-Creation Nation involved coordinating qualitative data gathering through user surveys, complemented by analysis using empathy maps and usability testing with tools such as Notion and Figma. Additionally, Rathna contributed to the redesign of the CalFire website as a UX Research Assistant at the University of California, Santa Cruz, implementing various research methodologies. Rathna holds a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an online certificate specialization in User Experience Research and Design from the University of Michigan.