Background

I have over 15 years of experience in UX design and research, including more than a decade working professionally as a designer, researcher, mentor, and leader.

My formal background is in cognitive psychology and human-computer interaction, with a focus on attention, learning and memory, affordances, and perception. This expertise has allowed me to explore how users interact with and perceive design, enabling them to effectively understand and navigate user interfaces.

Professionally, I have gained experience across a wide range of industries, taking on diverse roles in UX design and research. This breadth of experience has equipped me to approach design challenges from multiple perspectives, employing a human-centered design approach that is both strategic and empathetic.

In designing and testing solutions, I believe empathy is critical—not just for understanding users, but also for collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and aligning with organizational goals. Balancing these considerations helps ensure we achieve not only ideal solutions but also practical and feasible ones.

Throughout my career, I have enjoyed tackling complex design challenges that combine design thinking and user testing to ideate, learn, and craft elegant, data-driven solutions.

Research

• Grgic, J., Still, J.D., Still, M.L. (2016, December). Effects of Cognitive Load on Affordance-based interactions. Applied Cognitive Psychology. Impact Factor: 1.5

• Still, J. D., Still, M. L., & Grgic, J. (2014, December). Designing intuitive interactions: Exploring performance and reflection measures. Interacting with Computers. Impact Factor: 1.4

• Still, J. D., Grgic, J. & Still, M. L. (2011, February). Revealing user button-to-action mappings through describing and acting. Presented at Midwest Psychological Association Conference

• Wu, B., Klatzky, R.L., Hollis, R.L., Grgic, J.E., (November 2010) Hapticvisual perception of virtual viscoelestic tissue. HHS-NIH-NIBIB