Watershed Movements
Watershed Movements is a community-based river storytelling and well-being initiative. Our team worked with residents from the Genesee and Raquette River watersheds to understand how contact with water, land, and community history shapes people’s physical and emotional well-being.
I served as the project’s UX designer and research analyst, responsible for translating community voices into insights, interactive media, and accessible public-facing materials.
My Role & Responsibilities
01. Qualitative Research & Thematic Analysis
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Managed audio transcription for 63 water stories and coding workflows using SpeakAI, Qualtrics, and manual thematic coding.
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Analyzed participant narratives in 53 surveys to identify patterns of “river–well-being connection,” emotional shifts, and differences between urban and rural participants.
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Synthesized findings into a thematic map visualizing five core domains of river connection (history, embodiment, ecology, interdependence, and repair).
02. UX Design & Prototyping
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Designed end-to-end product flows from paper prototypes to lo-fi wireframes and high-fidelity Figma interfaces.
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Built component libraries and visual systems that established consistent layout, typography, and interaction patterns.
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Developed 6-page interaction sequences for each user path to define navigation logic, content hierarchy, and transitions.
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Led weekly UX workshops to align research, storytelling, and design teams on interaction logic and content structure.
Website Iteration Process
1. Paper Prototype
2. Lo-fi Wireframe
3. Final version
