Alba Villamil
User Experience Researcher
Alba N. Villamil is an independent User Experience Researcher who specializes in designing for the social sector. Her projects focus on underserved populations such as refugees, low-income parents, and domestic violence survivors. In addition to working with community organizations, she has also worked on projects with the Harvard Kennedy School and Rochester City School District.
Rosenverse talks by Alba:
" An organization’s appetite for research influences how ready it is to receive and consume findings. "
Beyond insights: Rethinking the role of researchers as stewards of organizational wisdom
March 13, 2025
" Compensation should be culturally competent and consider all supports participants might need to show up fully. "
Learnings from Applying Trauma-Informed Principles to the Research Process
March 10, 2022
" Organizations are racialized and systematically exclude qualified researchers of color. "
The Future of Research: Bridging the Gaps
July 29, 2021
" Latino parents framed classrooms as the teacher’s domain and home as theirs, avoiding engagement to respect authority. "
Stereotyped by Design: Pitfalls in Cross-Cultural User Research
March 30, 2020
