Belinda Carrillo

Belinda Carrillo, PhD, currently serves as a Quantitative User Experience Researcher at Meta, contributing to the Reality Labs Wearables UXR Growth & Discovery Team since October 2025. Previously, Belinda held the position of Senior Applied Statistical Analyst at Edward Jones, where responsibilities included designing mixed methods research for product strategy and evaluation. Earlier roles at Instagram involved driving quantitative UX research to enhance user experience, particularly for Instagram Reels. Belinda's academic background includes a PhD in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on social and personality psychology, along with extensive teaching experience as a Graduate Student Instructor. Research efforts have encompassed understanding interpersonal dynamics and assessing the effects of sleep deprivation, supplemented by practical experience as a User Experience Researcher at OurRitual and management in research labs at the University of California, San Francisco.