Research portfolio

Curiosity, carefully considered

Hello, I’m

Valerie
Lykes

I turn business questions into clear, human-centered research.

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01 / About Me
Valerie Lykes smiling in a playful winter scene
Researcher, collaborator, lifelong question-asker.

Crafting user-centered research.

I’m an interdisciplinary social psychologist with 12+ years of quantitative and mixed-method research experience across syndicated studies, research-on-research (response rates, data quality, survey UX), and consultative stakeholder work. My experience spans B2B/B2C syndicated research (J.D. Power) and in-product UX research at scale (Meta).

Education

PhD in Interdisciplinary Social Psychology

University of Nevada, Reno

BA in Economics & Psychology

Muhlenberg College

Personal Interests

Outside of work, you can find me walking with my dog, hiking and taking photos of nature, exploring new places, completing a jigsaw puzzle, or crafting (e.g., crochet, rug hooking, stained glass).

A bald eagle perched among tree branches, photographed by Valerie Through my lens Flickr Photography Landscape & nature iNaturalist Nature Observations Recording the world around me Ravelry Crochet Color, texture & craft
02 / Portfolio

Selected research

A collection of projects and field notes will live here.

Project 01

Coming soon

Research study · Methods · Findings

Project 02

Coming soon

Research study · Methods · Findings