A Tech Workers’ Bill of Rights
One of my life missions is to chip away at the capitalist system as much as I can within my capacity as a single human being. A target of my chisel is Big Tech, a major perpetrator of inequity,...
View ArticleAsk Amy anything about UX research careers with DeltaCX [recording]
I spent time with UX’er extraordinaire Debbie Levitt to answer live audience questions about UX research and careers. The recording is also available on the DeltaCX podcast. We talked about...
View ArticleUsing media to increase anthropology’s public visibility [video & podcast]
Five anthropologists, including Gabby Campbell (That Anthro Podcast), Phil Surles (Human Science), Adam Gamwell (This Anthro Life), and Matt Artz (Anthro to UX) and myself, chat about using public...
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Transitioning with your advanced degree into user experience, design, and...
As part of the 2020-2021 Brandeis University Seminar Series “New Trajectories for the PhD”, I teamed up with Adam Gamwell, PhD to chat about transitioning with a social science or humanities MA or PhD...
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University of Memphis Business Anthropology Graduate Fellowship – Fall 2021
The Department of Anthropology at University of Memphis (my alma mater) is offering a one-year graduate student fellowship with Terminix. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience...
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Announcing the new amysantee.com
April 1st, 2021 was the one year anniversary of my decision to pivot from design research consulting to career coaching. I slowly phased out my remaining projects to dedicate my business completely to...
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Alternatives to “How are you?”
What have you been up to today?Did anything make you smile today?What are you looking forward to this weekend? It became very clear in 2020 that asking people “how are you?” is an ineffective way to...
View ArticleHiring & working with autistic tech professionals
In my coaching practice, I occasionally work with clients who are autistic. Before this, I was only familiar with autism as a form of neurodiversity with implications for how people interact with and...
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15 methods that do not work for getting a job in UX
There are many effective methods for getting your first UX role. I wrote about them here. It’s also important to be aware of what does not work if you want to get your foot in the door of this highly...
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This blog has moved – see you on the flip side!
After a decade of living apart together, Anthropologizing and my dot com are moving in! To subscribe, head on over to the new place and enter your email. I will keep writing about much of the same...
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