Maura Youngman

Maura Youngman has a diverse background in user experience research and communication. Maura served as an Editorial Assistant at The Media Company LLC in 2008 and took on roles such as Graduate User Experience Researcher at the University of Michigan, where extensive research with visually impaired Rwandans was conducted. At the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Maura contributed to the Freedom of Expression project through research on telecommunications infrastructure and editing country profiles. Positions at Google as Senior UX Researcher and The New York Times as Research Intern involved leading user insight and strategy initiatives, while earlier experience at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting included managing the migration of the organization's website and developing interactive educational features. Maura holds a Master's degree in Information with a focus on Human Computer Interaction and Information Policy from the University of Michigan.