Sutherland Labs
Laura Donohue is a seasoned professional in user experience research and design, currently serving as a Senior Design Researcher and UX Researcher at Sutherland Labs since September 2021, and as a podcast host for the Game Dev Local Podcast since June 2024. Additionally, Laura mentors emerging professionals in UX research through the IGDA Games Research and User Experience SIG. Previous experience includes roles as a UX Content Writer/Researcher at OLM Systems and leading a pro-bono team for Democrats Abroad United Kingdom, focusing on website development for Americans abroad. Laura also has a background in social work, having worked with vulnerable populations in various roles, including as a Social Worker for the London Borough of Lambeth. Laura holds a Master of Social Work from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Earlham College.
Sutherland Labs
Sutherland Labs combine research tools and design thinking to make everyday experiences better. Our explorers of the everyday include researchers, strategists, designers and technologists, and are united by a shared fascination with human behavior and a relentless curiosity that drives us to discover, design and realize solutions for the puzzles that frustrate everyone else. While our search for answers may start and end with the customer – mapping their conscious and unspoken needs, and considering how both are likely to change over time – we never lose sight of the client’s wider world. Marketplace feasibility, technological realities and business needs remain priorities throughout the life of every project. This is why we work with some of the world's brightest brands, untying tricky knot in a range of industries, and helping them anticipate a future full of change, uncertainty and possibility.