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Roxanne N. Rashedi

Roxanne N. Rashedi is a staff experience researcher at Adobe and a lecturer at California State University, East Bay. Her research is anchored in embodied cognition, examining how cognitive processes emerge from both the body and mind. This perspective informs her work across early childhood education, mindful movement practices, gaming, and the evolving intersection of GenAI and UX. [email protected]


From academia to UX: Embodied cognition, creativity, and generative AI

Posted: Mon, February 10, 2025 - 12:44:00

Embodied cognition—the idea that our cognitive processes are deeply influenced by our bodily experiences—has been a consistent theme throughout my research [1]. This framework has shaped my work in early childhood education, mindful movement like yoga, and gaming with youth on the autism spectrum [2,3,4]. Now, as a user experience researcher, I continue to explore how embodied cognition informs user…