Hi! My name is Jennifer Bertrand. I just completed my PhD researching digital user interactions from a neuroscience + kinesiology perspective.
I’m currently available for consulting engagements and full-time opportunities.
When the pandemic hit, I traded in the lab gear (like EEG, motion-capture + eye-tracking) for remote-friendly methods like webcam eye-tracking + cursor-tracking.
Since then, I have spent the past 3 years learning how to design, build, and run powerful online studies that still pack a (rigorous) punch.
My shift to online methods offered an opportunity to intern with Labvanced, an online experimentation platform. I’ve spent the last year as a doctoral research scientist.
As part of my internship, I also applied my webcam eye-tracking expertise to the development of Labvanced’s new sister product, PageGazer - an eye-tracking UX research tool (to be released in 2023).
Research Areas
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My expertise centers on quantitative approaches like cursor-tracking and eye-tracking to explore the dynamics of human behaviour and cognition.
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I’ve developed an expertise in designing and building complex online experiments. Currently, I’m writing a ‘best practices’ methods publication about remote webcam eye-tracking for online experimenters.
Check out this Late To Lab podcast episode where I discuss the challenges of online experimentation. -
EEG, motion-capture, and eye-tracking have offered dense, rich, time-series data to deeply explore basic science questions about the brain and behaviour.
Check out my basic science work in Scientific Reports, Cortex, and Experimental Brain Research, or on my Publications page here.
Get in touch :)
I love chatting about research - experimental design, methods, analyses - especially for digital user interactions! I also consult on visual communications (scientific + data visualizations, and pitch + slide decks).
Please don’t hesitate to connect below, or via email (jenniferkbertrand[at]gmail.com) or LinkedIn - I’d love to chat!
