👋 Hello, I’m Liz!

Human-centred researcher and designer with 7+ years of experience in behavioural research and design, service design, and UX research.

Currently a Senior UX Researcher on the Digital UX Research Team at CIBC, Canada


I believe…

I believe in mixed-method UX research. No single research output or data point is sufficient to provide comprehensive evidence and insights that could inform product or strategy decisions.

By mixed methods, I mean:

  • Leveraging qualitative and quantitative data

  • Integrating primary and secondary research

  • Investigating both user attitudes and behaviours by asking users what they do and understanding why they think a certain way, while also observing how they actually behave

How my background shapes my human-centred approach

My background in behavioural economics has given me a deep understanding of how real humans (our users) actually behave, as opposed to how businesses assume they should behave. Businesses often think:

  • “If we build the perfect product, customers will use it!”

  • “If we provide detailed explanations of why our product is great, customers will read them and buy it!”

But human decision-making is rarely that rational. Behavioural insights help bridge this gap between expectation and reality.

My experience in service design has trained me to approach problems holistically, considering multiple user perspectives—both customers and employees. Through user interviews and co-creation sessions, I’ve learned how to reframe business problems into user-centric challenges, ensuring solutions align with real user needs.

My background in UX research strengthened my capacity to:

  • Conduct studies in fast-paced digital environments (How much research is enough research in a business setting?)

  • Analyze self-reported data (i.e., surveys) from a critical lens

  • Scope research studies effectively—especially when stakeholders aren’t sure what they’re looking for


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Project Highlights

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DIGITAL UX RESEARCH

Digital Incentives Study

How can we use digital incentives to encourage clients to adopt and engage with digital banking? Understanding the current digital incentive landscape and assessing client sentiment toward various digital incentive types

DIGITAL UX RESEARCH

Message Centre Study

What are the gaps between how the bank communicates with clients digitally and how clients prefer to receive these communications? How could the Message Centre help bridge these gaps?

SERVICE DESIGN X BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS

Midterm Mortgage Retention Project

Why do mortgage clients switch their mortgage before maturity, and how can we proactively engage them to improve retention? An end-to-end service design × behavioural economics project

BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS

Digital Finance Sandbox Project

A simulated digital banking platform to analyze user behaviour on credit card choices in online banking environments


Other Work