Matt Bernius on Anthro to UX with Matt Artz

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt Bernius speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Matt earned a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America.About Matt BerniusMatt Bernius is a design anthropologist and experience strategist. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America. Previously, he was with Measures For Justice, a non-profit working to bring data transparency to the US Criminal Justice System at the county level. Across his career, Matt has helped a wide range of clients, including Autodesk, Boeing, Google, Honeywell, Mozilla, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, better understand their customers and employees through a wide range of research projects.Matt holds a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree from RIT and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. For the last three years, Matt has also served as the networking coordinator for the EPIC conference.Recommended LinksMatt Bernius on LinkedInClear My Record, at Code for AmericaCrowdsourced Civic Design and Tech ResourcesEPICUX Research Collective's 2020 UX Research Salary Report The Ethnography Hangout Slack ChannelTamara Hale's article on Service Design and AnthropologyVolunteer Opportunity: US Digital ResponseVolunteer Opportunity: CfA BrigadesCfA's Qualitative Research GuideCfA's Aditi Joshi's article "Conducting research with a healing mindset"Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Guide to Being Trauma-InformedTed Hirch's article "Practicing Without a License: Design Research as Psychotherapy"Chicago Beyond's "Why am I always being researched?”Coding it Forward's Internship programAbout Anthro to UXThe Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio. It is hosted by Matt Artz (https://mattartz.me), a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersecti