talks and articles.

sample publications.

• Larson, J. (2019). “A Day in the Life of a UX Manager.” User Experience.

• Larson, J. (2019) “So, You’re a UX Manager Now: Unofficial Advice for New UX Managers.” Internal Article, Google.

• Larson, J. (2018). "Case Study: Creating a UX Monitoring Program via In-Product Surveys." Boxes and Arrows, Feb 2018.

• Larson, J. (2017). "On Becoming a UX Manager: New Skills, Requirements, and Rewards." User Experience magazine, September 2017.

• Larson, J., Lindhout, D. (2017). "Monitoring User Experience Through Product Usage Metrics." Boxes and Arrows, July 16, 2017.

• Larson, J., Lindhout, D. (2017). "Advice to Candidates on Successful UX Interview Loops." UXmatters.com, Jan 9, 2017.

• Larson, J. (2011). “Towards More Usable IT Systems.” Internal White Paper, The Boeing Company.

• Larson, J., Hocko, J., Bye, R. (2010). “User-Centered Procurement: A Method for Evaluating the Usability of ‘Off-The-Shelf’ Enterprise Software.” User Experience. Volume 9, Issue 1, 2010

• Larson, J., Farkas, D. (2011) “Indicating Impact: The Environmental Life-Cycle Rating Label.” Proceedings of the IEEE Professional Communication Society, 2011.

• Farkas, D. Larson, J., Naranjo, S., (2011) “LabelPatterns.Org: A comprehensive pattern library for environmental and consumer decision labels,” Proceedings of the IEEE Professional Communication Society, 2011.

• Larson, J. (2008). “Absent, Undefined, and Devalued: Usability in Technology Research Firm Software Evaluations.” User Experience. Volume 7, Issue 1, 2008

• Larson, J. (2007). “Out of the Video Arcade, into the Office: Where Computer Games Can Lead Productivity Software.” ACM interactions. Volume 14, Issue 1, January-February 2007 Used in TC407 curriculum at University of Washington

• Larson, J. (2009). Indicating Impact: The Design of an Environmental Impact Labeling System for Consumer Goods. Dissertation. Used in HCDE 510 curriculum at University of Washington

• Larson, J. (2008). “Limited Imagination: Depictions of Computers in Science Fiction Film.” Futures, 40 (2008), 293-299

• Larson, J. (2004). “Lessons in Internationalization.” Intercom. May. 10-11. Used in Internationalization curriculum at University of Limerick, Ireland

• Larson, J, Birge, C., Huang, Y.M., Sattler, B., Turns, J., Yellin, J. (2008). “Directed Research Groups as a Means of Training Students to Become Technical Communication Researchers.” Technical Communication, May, 2009, pg. 172-177

• Yellin, J., Huang, Yi-Min, Sattler, B., Turns, J., Birge, C., Larson, J. (2007). “The Real World: A Factor That Engineering Faculty Consider In Making Decisions About Teaching.” In Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November. Session number IMECE2007-42288

sample public speaking.

• Larson, J. (2024) “Portfolios and Case Studies.” University of Washington, Department of Human-Centered design.

• Larson, J. (2024) “Decoding UX Job Titles and Options.” University of Washington, Department of Human-Centered design.

• Larson, J. (2023) “Lessons and Advice for New UX Managers.” Google [internal]. Official “UX Skill” Talk.

• Larson, J. (2023) “Unofficial Advice for New UX Managers“ Google [internal].

• Larson, J. (2024) “Portfolios and Case Studies.” University of Washington, Department of Human-Centered design.

• Larson, J. (2020). “So, You’re a UX Manager Now.” Google UX Manager Summit (UXMS), Venice, CA, Feb 5, 2020.

• Larson, J. (2020). “Understanding the UX job field.” Invited Talk, University of Washington Department of Human-Centered Design, Seattle, WA, January 17, 2020.

• Larson, J., Bryant, J (2019). “Delivering Impact .” Cloud Platform UX Research Summit, Google, November 2019.

• Larson, J. (2019). “UX Management: A Day in the Life.” Google UX University (UXU) conference, Sunnyvale, CA, November 5, 2019.

• Larson, J., Teska, D., Milam, M. (2018). “UX in Review: How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career.” Panel talk for Puget Sound SIGCHI, Seattle, October 2018.

• Larson, J., Davis, C. (2018). "Navigating your Career in UX." Presentation to Hexagon UX (formerly Women in UX), Seattle, August 2018.

• Larson, J, Snow, S. (2018). "How to Build a Digital Product Experience Monitoring System with Qualtrics." X4 Experience Management Summit, Salt Lake City, 2018.

• Larson, J. (2017). Grad Student Careers in User Research. Invited talk at the University of Washington on how graduate students can start UX Research careers.

• Larson, J. (2017). Graduation Speaker, Department of Human-Centered Design, University of Washington.

• Larson, J (2017) "NDAs and UX Research Portfolios." Invited presentation for a University of Washington workshop on UX Research portfolios.

• Larson, J (2016). "Managing the Big Bang: Lessons-Learned from a Site Redesign." Invited presentation for ConveyUX 2016, Seattle, WA.

• Larson, J (2015). "Personal Story: Tech Writing to UX Manager." Invited presentation for Puget Sound Society for Technical Communication, Bellevue, WA.

• Larson, J. (2013). “Think Big, Bias for Action.” Invited presentation for Amazon Customer Service Support Services' All-Hands, Seattle, WA.

• Larson, J. (2013). “Creativity and Innovation in User Experience .” Invited presentation for Boeing Creativity and Innovation Forum, Seattle, WA.

• Larson, J. (2009). “The Design of an Environmental Impact Labeling System for Consumer Goods.” Invited presentation for TC521 in the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, Seattle, WA. December 10, 2009

• Larson, J.(2009). “Gestalt Principles and Their Application to UI design.” Presented to ~400 Boeing IT employees as part of the November, 2009 Usability Special Interest Group

• Larson, J. (2007). “Adaptive Software User Experiences: An Integrated Approach.” Poster presented at IEEE Professional Communication Society, Seattle, WA, October 1-3

• Carthum, M., Coney, M., Larson, J., Lee, S. E., Pletcher, A., Sands, Y., Zachry, M. (2007). “Transformations: Technology, Theory and Technical Communication.” Poster presented at the Puget Sound Research and Design Showcase meeting of the Society for Technical Communication, Seattle, WA

• Birge, C., Gygi, K., Goldberg, E., Huang, Y., Larson, J., Loetel, B., Rosales, R., Sattler, B., Turns, J., Yellin, J. (2007). “Teaching decisions: What do engineering educators say?” Poster presented at the meeting of the American Society of Engineering Education, Pacific North West Chapter, Pullman, WA