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Volunteer Spotlight: EJ Makela
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Anamol Rajbhandari UXPA 2026 UX Strategy Topic Chair Meet Anamol Rajbhandari, a Product Designer based
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I started volunteering for UXPA International a long, long time ago. The fact that it’s
Journal of User Experience (JUX)
Volume 21, Issue 3 is now available
Our May 2026 essay is “The Explosion of AI-Powered Research Tools Is Reshaping UX Practice,” by Jeff Sokolov. Dr. Sokolov discusses how AI tools impact insights and shift UX Researchers from being hands-on investigators to workflow orchestrators. This issue also includes two research papers: one presents a structured six-step methodology for creating and validating mindsets from qualitative data in the context of cybersecurity and small businesses, and another focuses on mixed-methods research examining how variation in aesthetics and beauty affects digital experiences. Read the latest issue