Maya Paz

Maya (Kuehn) Paz, PhD, has extensive experience in user experience research, having served in various roles at Instagram from 2015 to 2021, including User Experience Research Intern, Product Researcher, Senior Product Researcher, Staff Product Researcher, and Manager of Product Research for Instagram Direct. Maya also held a director position at Meta's research team and worked as a Senior Experience Research Lead at Nike, focusing on Digital Flagships. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Chemistry from Northwestern University, a Master's Degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, where Maya also contributed as a Graduate Student and Researcher, as well as a Graduate Student Instructor. Prior experience includes a market research internship at Shutterfly Inc. and a product research internship at Instagram.