Me standing in front of a mountain landscape

About Me

My name is Jackson Stone, and I am a junior majoring in UX Design with minors in Anthropology and Communication at Purdue University. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. This is my portfolio of some of my favorite projects. Please let me know if you have any ideas or tips to help me improve my presentations of them here.

I would love the opportunity to gain experience and learn about applying UX skills in different positions and industries. I am very interested in UX research and using anthropology to investigate different issues. I will not hesitate to learn new skills and get involved. I enjoy mountain biking, hammocking, hiking, playing video games, reading, and learning about beekeeping in my free time!

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Extracurriculars

Honors College Ambassador

John Martinson Honors College, Purdue University

I have had this position since fall of my freshman year. Through it, I have become very comfortable with public speaking through giving tours of the honors college, attending informational fairs, and participating in presentations. It also requires quick thinking when families ask questions. My adaptability has also improved through having this position. I always try to apply what I know about the student and their family to my tours to make them feel more personalized and interesting.

Purdue Beekeeping Club

Purdue University

I have always loved bees. I think they are fascinating, and they are also an invaluable part of our ecosystem. Through this club I learn about everything bees and beekeeping including getting actual experience visiting hives at our student farm.

Federation of Marble Racers, West Lafayette

Purdue University

My friend and I started this club in the spring of 2023. Fall 2024 is our first semester running events and holding meetings. As the treasurer, I manage funds, communicate promotional messages in our GroupMe, purchase sets, and handle planning. Marble racing has been a fun way to get more experience with organizational planning and communication.

Purdue Experience Design Club

Purdue University

As a member of PXD club, I mentor a younger student. We talk about career advice, planning, class expectations, and we give each other constructive feedback on projects and deliverables. I've enjoyed being able to get to know my mentee more thoroughly and tell him about what I'm learning.

Purdue Soundscape Archive

TREKS Research Generator, Purdue University JMHC

In my research with Dr. Jason Ware, I am developing a soundscape archive. Our primary research objective is to observe how humans influence the built environment we occupy. We have recorded many places all over our campus to put into the website I am currently developing in Omeka S. As time goes on, we will revisit locations and add others to catalogue what these places sound like now and in the future. We pursued sound because it is a heavily underutilized medium for showcasing preservation. Visual and audio mediums are amazing for showing the evolution of a space over time, but how can we represent these changes with sound? How can we enable users to experience these changes rather than observe them?

Students in Action

TREKS Research Generator, Purdue University JMHC

As a Student Coach with Students in Action, we team up with a local school to resolve a community issue. Coaches work with a group of grade school students to encourage and lead their idea generation. Our role is to facilitate conversation and make sure the students are making meaningful progress to solving parts of their selected issue. All of the coaches working with Dr. Ware use our experiences to focus on how we can improve as student coaches. This semester, my schedule does not line up with a school, so I have been planning all of the logistics for our fall and winter conferences. These conferences bring all of our partner schools onto campus to celebrate and discuss our progress.

Content Developer

Purdue Online Writing Lab

As a content developer at the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), I am working with the Purdue College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and their web developers to address issues on the Purdue OWL website. I work in a team of 4 students and we have identified issues so far through heuristic analysis, testing, interviews, and cognitive walkthroughs. We take these insights and prototype changes, test the changes, and then communicate to the Purdue CLA what the changes need to be. This position is an amazing supplement to my current curriculum. I have had a great time applying what I've learned in class as well as applying work experience to my classes.

Undergrad. Writing Consultant

Purdue On-campus Writing Lab

In my work as an Undergraduate Writing Consultant at the Purdue On-campus Writing Lab (also OWL), I hold appointments with students to help them with writing-related issues. Some students come to the OWL knowing exactly what they struggle with, but it's rare. More often, students only know that they're struggling. During our sessions, we try to diagnose the root cause(s) of their struggles and I provide them with advice to work towards a solution. This position is a great way to get more familiar with questioning people and using empathy to communicate and solve problems.