WELCOME
Hi, I'm Jessica Mar!
I am a current graduate student in the Master's of Science in Human Factors program at California State University, Long Beach. I graduated with a BA in Psychology from San Jose State in December 2020.
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I am interested in how human factors plays a role in influencing design in the devices and programs we use today! I am currently seeking experience in interaction and user experience research.
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I was born and raised in San Francisco until I was 11, when my family moved across the Bay to Fremont. I now spend time between San Jose, for school, and Fremont, where I spend time with my family. In my spare time, I enjoy bouldering at my local climbing gym and catching up on my watchlist!
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RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2022 - Present
HEAD GRADUATE ASSISTANT & PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT WEBMASTER
As the Head Graduate Assistant (GA) of the Psychology Student Success Center (PSSC), I help organize all GA office hours to ensure all student needs are met, update new information on the CSULB Psychology Department website, and ensure it meets current accessibility web standards. I also assist students as the Writing Specialist during my own office hours and lead PSSC workshops twice a semester. I am responsible for communicating updates and issues with GAs and Dr. Kohfeldt as needed.
December 2017 - Present
TRADER JOE'S CREW MEMBER
I have worked at Trader Joe's for the past 4 years as a Crew Member. I am responsible for directly engaging with customers by answering questions and operating the cash register, working in a team to prepare the store through stocking and rotating products, and keeping a clean and safe environment for everyone. I started at the Campbell store location and then helped open the Milpitas store location in September 2020. I moved to the San Pedro store location in January 2022.
September 2019 - August 2020
VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANT (VRA)
I volunteered at San Jose State's VECTR Lab, a human factors lab that is currently working on finding cognitive factors in Cybersecurity. As a VRA, I was responsible for conducting literature reviews, implementing research protocols by assisting in the development of new studies, developing stimuli, measures, and apparatus, preparing IRB protocols and applications, and collecting, entering, coding, formatting, and analyzing data.
SKILLS
Technical Skills
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Python
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data analysis and visualization​
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conditionals
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iteration
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dictionaries
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web scrapping
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SPSS​
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t-tests
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ANOVAs
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multivariate statistical tests
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data visualization
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Qualtrics
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data collection​
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Google Drive
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Microsoft Office
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familiar with APA-style writing
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experienced with quantitative and qualitative research methods
Professional Skills
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excellent time management
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able to work under pressure
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considerable experience in working and communicating with teams
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comfortable with public speaking
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3+ years of leadership experience
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native English speaker and conversational Chinese (Cantonese) speaker