Dane DeSutter
Data Scientist, Catalyst Education
Dr. Dane DeSutter is a Data Scientist, mixed methods User Researcher, and Software Engineer at Catalyst Education. His work merges laboratory & design-based research, quantitative & qualitative UX research, and big data to derive product insights. His prior research in embodied cognition looked at how spontaneous co-speech gestures revealed and altered complex mental models in science domains. He has had work published in multiple high impact peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he has built and studied a number of software products, including Data Insights in Labflow. Dane is a classically trained pianist, loves to swim and bike, and is trying to visit as many national parks as he can.
Rosenverse talks by Dane:
"We are in a place where there is more representation and inclusion."
Beyond the Console: The rise of the Gamer Experience and how gaming will impact UX Research across industries
May 17, 2024
"Computing is moving away from screen-based interactions, inviting new ways to understand user experience."
Keeping the Body in Mind: What Gestures and Embodied Actions Tell You That Users May Not
March 26, 2024
"Without looking at gesture, we would come to a less complete understanding of the user’s mental model."
What co-speech gestures reveal about users’ thinking during interviews
June 30, 2023
