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 White Paper, 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. (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. (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