teaching experience

Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
+ Pittsburgh, PA, December 2022 - Present

industry experience

Founder, Auldyn Matthews Consulting, LLC
+ Pittsburgh, PA, December 2022 - Present

Associate Director of User Experience, Phreesia
+ Pittsburgh, PA, remote, July 2021 - August 2022

UX Design Manager of Clinical Learning and Patient Engagement at Elsevier
+ Pittsburgh, PA, remote, March 2021 - July 2021

UX Lead of Clinical Learning at Elsevier
+ Philadelphia, PA, September 2019 - March 2021

Senior User Experience Specialist of Patient Engagement at Elsevier
+ Philadelphia, PA, January 2019 - September 2019

Senior User Experience Researcher at Ellucian
+ Philadelphia, PA, October 2018 - January 2019

User Experience Researcher at Ellucian
+ Philadelphia, PA, November 2016 - October 2018

Senior Experience Designer at Red Privet, LLC.
+ Harrisburg, PA, August 2013 – November 2016

education

Master of Human-Computer Interaction
+ Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2013

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
+ Ohio University, Athens, OH, June 2012

certificates

Business Innovation Certificate, IDEOU Summer 2020 Classes: Design Strategy, Designing a Business

conferences & workshops

March 2024 / Co-Presenter, “ChatGPT and Design Studio: A Case Study Grounded in A Taxonomy of Aesthetic Experiences” at Interior Design Educators Council in New York City, NY

February 2024 / Co-Presenter, “ChatGPT and the Beginning Design Studio: Case Studies Grounded in a Taxonomy for Experience Aesthetics”, at the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student in Lafayette, LA

August 2023 / Guest Speaker (remote), “Use of Generative AI in UX Design”, Randstad

June 2023 / Co-Presenter, “Experience Aesthetics for the 21st Century Environmental Design Education: Across Game Design, UX Healthcare Design, and the Japanese Tea House” at EDRA in Mexico City, MX

January 2023 / Guest Lecturer (remote) on Journey Mapping of Design Thinking Class, University of Tennessee Knoxville

January 2022 / Guest Lecturer on Journey Mapping of Design Thinking Class, University of Tennessee Knoxville

June 2021 / Guest of MHCI’s Capstone Project Class, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

April - May 2020 / Member of College of Art and Design Online Learning Task Force at University of Tennessee Knoxville

March 2020 / Presenter, “Designing Delight for Undelightful Experiences” at Content Strategy Philly Meetup, Online via Zoom

February 2019 / Presenter, "Designing Delight for Undelightful Experiences" at World IA Day 2019, Philadelphia, PA

April 2018 / Co-Presenter, "Designing for Non-Traditional Students" at eLive 2018 in San Diego, CA

April 2018 / Co-Presenter, "Transforming User Insights into Design Opportunities" at eLive 2018 in San Diego, CA

August 2017 / Facilitator, Design Thinking Workshop at Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

February 2016 / Co-Presenter, "DoGo Mapping: Bridging the Content Strategy Gap" at World IA Day 2016 Pittsburgh, PA

January - February 2016 / Collaborator, Design Thinking Workshop at University of Tennessee Knoxville

December 2014 / Workshop Lead at Red Privet, "Sketchnoting"

Spring 2014 / Guest Critic, "Art 114: Interactive Media and Design" at Harrisburg Area Community College

April 2014 / Co-Presenter, "Designing Interactive Assessment Reporting Tools Based on Extended User Feedback" at AERA 2014 Annual Meeting

Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 / Presenter, "An Introduction to User Experience Design" for Small Group Communications Class at Sinclair Community College