Hi! I'm Katie and I am passionately curious.

As a collaborative design researcher who easily connects with people, I love the research process and using my findings as an actionable force for good. Pairing my Bachelor's in Anthropology and intensive training in UX Research, I keep a wide range of methods in my toolkit to seek out inherent possibility in people, place and product, and empathetically develop them to their full potential.

Having explored 16 countries and counting, I’ve immersed myself in cultural anthropology, UX research, radio programming, developing small businesses and promoting global citizenship. I grew up traveling the world (and still do, when time permits), and I want to help others learn about the world, too. If you're a fan of the Enneagram, I am a total 2.

I am currently working as a Design Researcher at a MedTech design consultancy, Veranex (formerly Worrell) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Apart from UX, I am an avid baker & cook, and I occasionally sell at Minneapolis farmer’s markets. Check out my Instagram, @copankitchen

Baked my very first recipe from @alisoneroman’s newest Sweet Enough cookbook! ❤️🍓 My friend @gretch.marie03 and I whipped up this Old Fashioned Strawberry cake in a flash - easiest cake ever! Definitely tastes like an old fashioned donut (my
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s a Dutch Baby with mozzarella that looks like an inverted four-leaf clover 🍀🤠 Benji made it, who else? He’s the Irish one! #minneapolisbaker #minneapolis #mnfoodie #mplsfoodie #stpatricksday #fourle
Kouign Amann (the giant version!?) and salted chocolate chunk shortbread cookies, aka “The Cookie” whipped up in the SAME day by @bcopan! 😍🙌🏼 What is this magic? 💖 #minneapolisbaker #minneapolis #mnfoodie #mplsfoodie #kouignamann #th

the deets

 

Education:

UX Design certificate - Prime Digital Academy

Anthropology bachelor’s - Bethel University

Reconciliation Studies bachelor’s - Bethel University

Favorites:

Book - “Something Happened” by Joseph Heller

Movie - “You’ve Got Mail” by the wonderful Nora Ephron

Food - tonkotsu ramen

Hobby - baking (shameless plug for @copankitchen)

my strengths

Connectedness: help others see connections and purpose in everyday life

Input: keep exploring; always be curious

Developer: recognize and cultivate the potential in others

Maximizer: strive for excellence and encourage others to do the same

Empathy: innate sense for understanding others’ thoughts and feelings