Christy Laperriere

Christy LaPerriere is a highly skilled User Experience and Experience Design Researcher with extensive experience in leading user research initiatives across various organizations. Currently serving as the Lead Experience Design Researcher at Hilton, Christy developed a qualitative text analysis model to enhance business decision-making based on user feedback. Previous roles include UX Fellow at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, where Christy facilitated UX design processes and advocated for best practices, and UX Strategist for Pratt Institute, demonstrating a commitment to customer-centered design. Christy's experience also includes positions at Adobe and SightPlan, focused on prototype development and user interface improvements. With a solid educational background from Pratt Institute and the University of Central Florida, Christy possesses a Master’s degree in Information Experience Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Media-Web Design.