Mohini Tellakat
Founder & Artist at The OddPothecary
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolMohini Tellakat is a multidisciplinary founder and artist with nine years of experience blending behavioral science, storytelling, and hands-on craft to build playful communities and products. As the creator of The OddPothecary she sculpts and hand-paints character-driven ceramics whose names and backstories explore belonging, imperfection, and humor while running all aspects of a creative small business. Her background as a computational social psychologist and data analyst informs research-driven projects—from a game-based workplace empathy tool to analytics roles at Gearbox and Talentcare—bringing rigorous user insight to creative design. Mohini has translated large-scale social data work (millions of Reddit histories) into practical interventions and coaching frameworks like the Misfit Method, marrying quantitative methods with narrative play. Comfortable moving between SQL, Python, product workflows, and studio clay, she leverages both technical discipline and whimsical imagination to make connection feel tangible. Based in Austin, TX, she builds worlds that welcome the weird while designing systems that help people understand and belong.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Social Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Social Psychology at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Arts Computer Science and Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Arts Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Northwestern University
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (2)
angularjs6
javascript6
Github contributions (3)
mohinitellakat/PlayingWithData
May 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
mohinitellakat/PennebakerLab
Jun 2016 - May 2018
Contributions:52 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 10 months
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