Hello 👋🏼 My name is Theresa and I am currently a Principal User Experience & Consumer Insights Researcher at Discover based in Austin, Texas, USA.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Principal UX & Consumer Insights Researcher → Discover, 2024-2025
MBA Intern, Market Research & International Strategy → SandboxAQ, Summer 2023
UX Researcher → Hubspot, 2022-2023
UX Researcher → IBM, 2020–2022
MA Intern, UX & Human Factors Research → GE Appliances, Fall 2019 & Spring 2020
Human Factors Scientist → Texas Tech University, 2016–2019
Here’s a photo of me and some friends at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final 4 Tournament.
A little more about me …
I’m a Houston native and proud alumna of both Purdue University and Texas Tech University. As an avid basketball fan, I never miss a chance to cheer on the Boilermakers or Red Raiders—especially during basketball season. I also have a long-term goal of visiting every NBA arena (currently 5 out of 30!).
Outside of research, you’ll usually find me exploring new restaurants. I share my food finds around Texas on Instagram at @theresa.atx. I also love traveling—especially when it involves discovering local cuisine—and spending time with my cat, Pete.
Here’s Pete when he was a kitten.