JENIFER VANDAGRIFF
School of Literature, Communication, & Culture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0165
jenifer[DOT]vandagriff[AT]lcc[DOT]gatech[DOT]edu
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 2008-present
M.S. Digital Media
SKILLS
User Experience: User Testing, Strategic Planning, Task Analysis, Interviews, Surveys, Ethnography, Focus Groups, Wireframes
Research: Research Design, Analysis, Documentation, Data Research and Presentation
Design: Brainstorming, Design Research, Idea Generation, Presentation, Visual Design, Web Design, Prototyping
Tools: Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Illustrator, Maya, Photoshop, Virtools, Microsoft Suite
Programming: Competency in Java, Python, HTML, CSS, Processing, PHP/MySQL
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Wesley Center for New Media, Current
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Research Assistant:
Serving as media and research director for a collaborative digital performance production combining real-time traditional and virtual
performance with research motivation for testing liveness, presence, and mediation in mixed media spaces.
Bleking Institute of Technology, Spring 2009
Karlskrona, Sweden
Visiting Instructor and Collaborator:
Teaching undergraduate students 3D modeling and design in Second Life for a Digital Performance production in collaboration with
media artist Talan Memmott.
Human Factors & Aging Lab, Fall 2008
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Research Assistant:
Designed a laboratory website geared towards recruiting older adult participants for research experiments.
Aware Home Research Initiative, Fall 2008
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Research Assistant:
Developed and designed visual branding for promoting research awareness and funding.
IQ Interactive, Summer 2008
Atlanta, GA
Customer Experience Intern & Research Analyst:
Worked with strategy department and user experience team through: industry research, usability studies, audience definition,
persona creation, wireframing, competitive analysis, and content strategy for various clients and projects.
Ivan Allen College, 2006-2008
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Student Research Assistant:
Worked on variety of public relations, event planning, web design, and advertisement projects for college recruitment and retention.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association Scholarship, 2008
President Undergraduate Research Award Grant for Digital Poetry, 2008
ACC Undergraduate Meeting of the Minds Research Conference guest and presenter, 2008
Nominee for Georgia Tech Woman of Distinction, 2007
President Undergraduate Research Award Grant for Itapan Futurist Cinema, 2007
Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation Scholarship, 2007
Stars Student Assistant Scholarship, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution Cup, 2005
PROFESSIONAL AFFIpATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
Digital Performance Initiative, 2007-Current
Digital World and Image Group, 2008-Current
Graphics, Visuapzation and Usabipty Center, 2007-Current
Buzzstudios Film Production Club, 2007-Current
Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association, 2008-Current
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Visual Culture and Design, Principles of Interaction Design, Film, Literary and Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Object Oriented Programming, Human-Computer Interaction, Educational Technology, Online Communities
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Advertising, Art, Design, Digital Poetry, Event Planning, Fashion, Film, Gaming, Literature, Machinima, Media Studies, Music, Performance, Philosophy, Photography, Research, Spoken-word Poetry, Technology, Television, Video production
REFERENCES
Jay Bolter, Wesley Chair of New Media
jay [DOT] bolter [AT] lcc [DOT] gatech [DOT] edu
Michael Nitsche, Director Digital World and Image Group
michael [DOT] nitsche [AT] lcc [DOT] gatech [DOT] edu