Zi Chen
Staff Quantitative UX Researcher
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZi Chen is a Staff Quantitative UX Researcher based in Redmond with 8 years of experience studying vocational psychology and the contextual and psychological drivers of performance, development, and mental health. She blends rigorous quantitative methods with qualitative insight to lead large mixed-method studies, having directed national surveys and NSF- and Gates-funded longitudinal research on internships and career development. At Meta she advances product UX through data-driven experimentation and measurement, translating complex statistical findings into actionable design recommendations. Her background spans academia, evaluation, and frontline UX work—she has hands-on front-end contributions to a widely used open-source browser extension, showing she moves comfortably between code, survey design, and stakeholder communication. Trained to PhD level in human development and vocational psychology, she is known for pairing methodological rigor with practical impact on policy and product.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human Development, Vocational Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human Development, Vocational Psychology at Boston UniversityMaster of Arts (M.A.), Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Master of Arts (M.A.), Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Psychology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Psychology at Nanjing Normal University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (7)
html10
webextension10
javascript10
user-interface10
searchbox9
css9
searchbar9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
internetarchive/wayback-machine-webextension
Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
A web browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari 14.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:92 commits, 40 PRs, 44 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Zi primarily contributed to the user interface of the web extension. Their commits demonstrate a focus on fixing hyperlink support issues, enhancing search functionality by implementing a search box feature including arrow key navigation, and improving the overall user experience. They also made changes to the HTML and CSS of the extension, specifically adding an anchor tag for clickable icons and buttons. The user's work involved modification of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML files.
safarifirefoxbrowseredgechrome
Zerichen/wayback-machine-chrome
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
A chrome browser extension
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
browserchrome-browserchromebrowser-extensionchrome-extension
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