I am a seasoned people-researcher, DEIB strategist, and disability advocate who champions the diverse experiences of people to improve organizational outcomes and reach business goals.

Open to impactful work opportunities.

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After living across the U.S., West Africa, and Latin America, I am currently based in Washington, D.C.

I am currently a Senior Experience Researcher and insights strategist at Spotify, prior to which I led global research in Spanish & English at Duolingo for 3 years.

I have a strong track record as an organizer for Disabled folks, having founded Duolingo’s first Employee Advocacy Group for chronically ill and Disabled people and serving on Spotify’s Disability and Neurodiversity task force.

Image of a colorful, rainbow group of human silhouettes, some standing and some in wheelchairs, standing overlapping with a black background behind them. — My commitment to people-insights and advocacy has been colored by my experience as a **Disabled, queer & multicultural woman.**

My expertise lies in crafting and implementing robust qual and quant people-insights programs to build inclusive, human-centered organizations, services, and digital products.

Community-based research with Latinx teens with cancer

At the D.C. Children’s Hospital, where I was a bilingual psychology research intern, I conducted community-based research with Spanish-Speaking teens living with cancer and their caregivers in order to adapt a palliative care intervention in a culturally competent and efficacious way for Latinx families.

Building the Duolingo Classes marketplace from scratch

By leading strategic, early-stage research, I co-built a global live-language-learning marketplace from the ground up. Duolingo Classes empower Hosts around the world to earn a living by helping language learners build confidence & speaking skills. Just one of my many recent research projects alone boosted Class bookings by 30%.

Helping K-12 teachers leverage Duolingo to meet students’ learning needs

Over the course of the Covid pandemic, I conducted research with K-12 Foreign Language & English Language Learner (ELL) teachers to inform a major redesign of Duolingo for Schools, a product that empowers teachers to digitally engage their students in personalized learning catered to each students’ specific needs and learning pace

Quote that reads: ... The group [Anna] created helped find other duos to talk to about my chronic illness when I was feeling isolated which was extremely helpful for me. I am extremely grateful to Anna for this..." — My work in the **DEIB** **space** extends beyond product inclusion.

I **founded** and facilitated Duolingo’s first **Chronic Illness/Disability Employee Group**
I served multiple terms on Duolingo’s **DEIB Experiences Committee**
I have been a part of **Spotify’s Disability and Neurodiversity Employee Task Force** since joining the company.

My justice-oriented research, organizing, and advocacy experience span across product design, community-based participatory research/ co-design, and applied academic research.

Yet all have been fueled by….

my commitment to supporting and amplifying the voices and needs of all people.

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