Emily Harburg's guest appearances

Emily Harburg

UPNext with Tommy Lee

Resource Global: Upnext with Tommy Lee

Technical Difficulties

Kevin Nguyen

Eden Chen

Albert Tate

Deb Knupp

Deb Gorton

Kevin Palau

Felecia Thompson

Bob Doll

Paul Borthwick

Katherine Leary Alsdorf

Joi Freeman

Jenny Yang

Tom Lin

Noah Chung

William Adjei

OwlTail

How did researching buffet lines inspire the pursuit of designing technology? Join Emily Harburg, CEO of PairUp, as she takes us along her adventures in industry, startups, and academia. Emily worked on theme park technology at Disney Imagineering, UX research at Facebook (Meta), and led Emerging Tech and Innovation and EF Education First. Emily received her PhD in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern! Her startup, PairUp, is a digital mentorship platform all about creating workplace relationships that help everyone grow.Watch the video version on YoutubeTune in to hear Emily's perspective on:- Discovering design by researching buffet lines at Disney- Blending computer science and psychology (and not majoring in anything tech-related in undergrad)- It's hard—but not impossible.- Building tech with empathy - Co-founding a nonprofit, Brave Initiatives, dedicated to helping women build tech skills and confidence in coding for social impact- Transitioning from research and academia to the tech entrepreneurship Emily's shoutouts:Check out PairUp here! https://pairupapp.com/PairUp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pair-up-inc/Follow Emily!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyharburg/Twitter: https://twitter.com/eharburg?lang=enTechnical Difficulties is hosted by Liz Gerber and produced by Lauren Lin &amp; Gilli Nieh. Special thanks to the Alumnae of Northwestern and Northwestern’s Center for HCI + Design.

How did researching buffet lines inspire the pursuit of designing technology? Join Emily Harburg, CEO of PairUp, as she takes us along her adventures in industry, startups, and academia. Emily worked on theme park technology at Disney Imagineering, UX research at Facebook (Meta), and led Emerging Tech and Innovation and EF Education First. Emily received her PhD in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern! Her startup, PairUp, is a digital mentorship platform all about creating workplace relationships that help everyone grow.<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/gbw6KMpDEM4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch the video version on Youtube</a></li></ul>Tune in to hear Emily's perspective on:- Discovering design by researching buffet lines at Disney- Blending computer science and psychology (and not majoring in anything tech-related in undergrad)- It's hard—but not impossible.- Building tech with empathy - Co-founding a nonprofit, Brave Initiatives, dedicated to helping women build tech skills and confidence in coding for social impact- Transitioning from research and academia to the tech entrepreneurship Emily's shoutouts:Check out PairUp here! <a href="https://pairupapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairupapp.com/</a>PairUp LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pair-up-inc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/pair-up-inc/</a>Follow Emily!LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyharburg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyharburg/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/eharburg?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/eharburg?lang=en</a>Technical Difficulties is hosted by Liz Gerber and produced by Lauren Lin &amp; Gilli Nieh. Special thanks to the Alumnae of Northwestern and Northwestern’s Center for HCI + Design.

From Researching Buffet Lines to Designing Technology with Emily Harburg, PairUp

Tommy Lee interviews Emily Harburg who helped start Braves Initiatives that teaches women skills in coding, design, and leadership and who is passionate about how to use technology and social behavior together.

Interview with Emily Harburg

Emily Harburg is the co-founder and Director of Programs for Brave Initiatives, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women build skills in coding, design and leadership for social impact. Emily is also a doctoral student in the﻿ Technology and Social Behavior﻿ PhD program at Northwestern University where she builds and researches online tools to improve motivation, collaboration, and self-efficacy. Her work has been published in academic journals, Harvard Business School case studies, and news publications. Emily has industry experience working for Walt Disney Imagineering in the ﻿Disney Research﻿ behavioral sciences team, and as UX Researcher at Facebook. She is a co-founder of Youth Lead the Change, a global youth leadership organization that empowers youth to reach their full potential as leaders. She also co-founded Northwestern Toastmasters to help support public speaking and leadership development in graduate students, and Thoughtlucks to gather diverse community in cities over food to discuss big questions together. Emily received her B.A. in Social Anthropology and Psychology from Harvard University, where she played on the Harvard Varsity Women's Volleyball Team.

Emily Harburg is the co-founder and Director of Programs for <a href="https://www.braveinitiatives.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brave Initiatives</a>, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women build skills in coding, design and leadership for social impact. Emily is also a doctoral student in the﻿ <a href="http://tsb.northwestern.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Technology and Social Behavior﻿ PhD program</a> at Northwestern University where she builds and researches online tools to improve motivation, collaboration, and self-efficacy. Her work has been published in academic journals, Harvard Business School case studies, and news publications. Emily has industry experience working for Walt Disney Imagineering in the ﻿<a href="https://www.disneyresearch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney Research</a>﻿ behavioral sciences team, and as <a href="https://research.fb.com/category/human-computer-interaction-and-ux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UX Researcher at Facebook</a>. She is a co-founder of <a href="http://www.harvardylc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youth Lead the Change</a>, a global youth leadership organization that empowers youth to reach their full potential as leaders. She also co-founded <a href="http://www.northwesterntoastmasters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Northwestern Toastmasters</a> to help support public speaking and leadership development in graduate students, and <a href="http://www.thoughtlucks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thoughtlucks</a> to gather diverse community in cities over food to discuss big questions together. Emily received her B.A. in Social Anthropology and Psychology from Harvard University, where she played on the Harvard Varsity Women's Volleyball Team.

Emily Harburg | Co-Founder and Director of Programs for Brave Initiatives