Mónica Rodrigues

Mónica Rodrigues has over fifteen years of work experience in a variety of roles. In 2006, they began their career as a Hairstylist at Ginkgo Hairdressing. From 2011 to 2015, they worked at Lancôme in roles such as Deputy Business Manager and Make-up Expert and Sales Associate. In 2015, they joined Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster as a Befriender and Creative Arts Workshop Assistant. In 2018, they worked as a Psychology Research Assistant at St Mary’s University, Twickenham and a Wellbeing Team Intern at Talk Wandsworth NHS. In 2020, they became a UX Designer at UX Rescue and a Junior UX Designer at Klarity Works. Mónica is currently a UX Designer at Invuse - the new name for Invotra Consulting and a Product Designer at Social Value Portal.

Mónica Rodrigues has an extensive educational history. Mónica completed a Master of Science in Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics & Creativity at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2020. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with First-Class Honours (75%) from St Mary’s University, Twickenham in 2019. In 2017, they obtained a Foundation Degree in Psychology and Counselling Studies with Distinction (77%) from St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Additionally, they have completed short online courses at The Open University (Mastering systems thinking in practice, 2022), Copenhagen Business School (An Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing, 2022), and University of Central Florida (Psychology of Art & Creativity, 2019). Mónica also holds certifications from Udemy (UX Requirements Made Simple, 2022; How to Build Habit-Forming Products, 2022), The Interaction Design Foundation (Membership Certificate, 2020), and The School of UX (User Experience Design 5-day course, 2020).