Sam Howard🇬🇧

About Sam Howard

Principal UX Researcher at Curio Labs

Hi! 👋 I'm Sam and I'm a Principal UX Researcher with 10+ years of experience doing research and getting the teams I work with excited about it.

I learned my skills in research through my academic background in Psychology and my PhD in Human Computer Interaction. I then broke into the tech sector in 2014 and realised that while my main skill-set lies in research, where I really get a kick is from getting a team (or even a whole business) involved in the process.

Something I also love is sharing. Whether you're just curious about research and don't know where to start, or whether you're already on your UX Research journey and want to bounce ideas off of someone. I'm certain we can have a great conversation.

Here's some ideas of things I can help with:

How do I get started as a UX Researcher? How do I pick the right approach for a project I'm working on? How do I get stakeholders to listen to users? How could I be communicating my work more effectively? What tools or processes could I be using to improve my research process? What's a research/insights repository and how could I make one? What does the future of UX Research look like and how can I prepare for it?

Lets chat!

Expertise

Sessions with Sam Howard

• Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session

What mentees say

“Sam took a very targeted approach to our session and gave me great constructive criticism on my CV. He was a good listener as well and had some great insights about UXR recruiting.”

“It was lovely to talk to Sam about the challenges of being a researcher and some practical stratagies to combat these difficulties”

“Sam is truly an exceptional mentor. He went above and beyond by dedicating his time to craft interview questions tailored to help me ace my upcoming interview. This not only boosted my self-esteem but also gave me a massive confidence boost. Sam's calm and composed approach, along with his invaluable feedback, played a pivotal role in my improvement.”