Naveena Pandiarajan

Hi, I'm Naveena

A UX Researcher, Designer and Engineer

I design intuitive, inclusive experiences by blending design, engineering, and storytelling and bring a systems mindset to UX.

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Selected Work

Digital Teachback in Healthcare

Facilitating Patient Engagement in at-home-care to reduce patient fallthrough

UX Design

UX Research

Healthcare

WHY

Improve Patient Information Retention

40–80% of medical information is forgotten immediately, leading to poor at-home care and increased hospital readmissions.

HOW

Implementing Teach-Back Digitally

Designed first-of-its-kind interactive digital teach-back tool to reinforce patient understanding through structured recall methods.

IMPACT

3x more opportunities for teachback

Patients using the digital tool are offered 3 times more opportunities for feedback and potential to improve recalling medical instructions correctly by 150%, leading to better adherence to at-home care.

Enhancing Productivity in Blind and Low Vision Developers

Improving Collaboration and Update Experiences for Blind and Low Vision Developers using Visual Studio Code

UX Design

UX Research

DevTools

Accessibility

WHY

Overlooked Productivity Needs

Blind and low-vision developers face barriers in workflow efficiency, collaboration, and staying informed, as accessibility is often a secondary consideration in development tools.

HOW

Designing with Limited Access to Users

Conducted remote interviews and ethnographic research with BLV developers to understand key challenges and designed solutions under the constraint of limited participant access, relying on existing accessibility research and expert feedback.

IMPACT

Towards 100% of developers in the know

Enhanced onboarding and update accessibility, tackling challenges faced by 59% of BLV developers, fostering seamless engagement with VS Code, and advancing accessibility across Microsoft products.

Autonomy in Navigating among Visually Impaired People

Data Capture Methods for Visually Impaired Users in Fully Automated Vehicles

UX Research

Accessibility

WHY

Accessibility-First FAV designs

Autonomous transport is being designed for the first time, making it critical to embed accessibility from the start to ensure inclusive mobility.

HOW

Capturing Real-World Navigation Data

Developed data capture methods using sensor-equipped canes to collect firsthand insights on how visually impaired individuals interact with autonomous vehicles.