Julia Houck-Whitaker is the research & development manager at Adaptive Path. She's piloted several of Adaptive Path's R&D projects to a successful completion. She also facilitates and manages the practitioners' external speaking and writing engagements.
Professional Background
Before joining Adaptive Path, Julia was the Director of User Experience at Bolt | Peters, a longtime friend and strategic partner of Adaptive Path. While at Bolt | Peters, Julia oversaw their User Experience Consulting business. She managed and led qualitative and quantitative user-research projects for clients such as Oracle, Hallmark, and Greenpeace.
Her interest and passion for user-centered design began while studying at University of California, San Diego, where she studied Human Computer Interaction. In addition to her studies, she worked on Distributed Cognition projects focusing on strategic planning in conjunction with the San Diego Super Computer.
Past Appearances
August 12 - 15
Julia Houck-Whitaker presented at UX Week in San Francisco, CA
The Adaptive Path Team
- Alexa Andrzejewski
Interaction Designer - Analisa Lono
Events Coordinator - Andrew Crow
Senior Experience Designer - Brandon Schauer
Experience Design Director - Brian Cronin
Project Manager - Chiara Fox
Senior User Experience Designer - Christian Palino
Design Strategist - Chula Carlson
Controller - Dan Harrelson
Design Technologist - Gina Crescenti
Client Relations Associate - Henning Fischer
Design Strategist - Jared Cole
Interaction Designer - Jennifer Bolduc
Human Resources Director - Jesse James Garrett
President - Julia Houck-Whitaker
R&D Manager - Kate Rutter
Senior Practitioner - Kumi Akiyoshi
Visual Practice Lead - Laura Kirkwood-Datta
Vice President of Professional Services - Leah Buley
Experience Designer - Michael Meyer
CEO - Nancy Markiet
Facilities Coordinator - Pam Daghlian
Event Manager - Patricia Merino Price
Client Relations Manager - Paula Wellings
Experience Designer - Peter Merholz
President - Rachel Brune
Project Manager - Rachel Glaves
Experience Designer - Rachel Hinman
Design Strategist - Sarah B. Nelson
Design Strategist - Teresa Brazen
Project Manager - Todd Elliott
Project Manager - Todd Wilkens
Design Researcher & Manager, Austin Office
Board Members
Emeritus
- Dan Saffer
- David Verba
- Janice Fraser
- Jeffrey Veen
- Indi Young
- Lane Becker
- Mike Kuniavsky
- Ryan Freitas
