Research & STrategy
Stockwell Strategy provides a wide range of user experience research and strategy services. The most common projects include the following:
Understand Users & Needs
Surveys, interviews, usability tests, support and feedback reviews, focus groups, persona development, scenario delineation, journey mapping, journal/diary studies, contextual inquiries
Evaluate
Usability tests, expert/heuristic audits, competitive reviews, content audits, journal/diary studies, contextual inquiries, interviews, focus groups, beta tests, a/b and multivariate tests, card sorts, tree tests, analytics reviews, heat mapping, desirability studies, click and 5-second impression tests
Ideate Solutions
Sketches, workflows, wireframes, prototypes, participatory design workshops
Speaking
Amanda has been involved in more than 20 UX events across the world, speaking regularly and lending a hand in organization. If you're looking for an experienced speaker or event facilitator, please reach out!
Latest Events
Duke University | March 17 2026 | Reimagine Careers in Startups
Loft Design | March 11 2026 | The Intersection of Design and Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina Entrepreneurship Club | February 18, 2026 | Startup Career Workshop
Triangle UXPA | September 9, 2025 | Designing Through Change: How Design Jobs are Evolving
Triangle UXPA | March 3, 2025 | Connecting Students and Startups
LinkedIn Live | January 2025 | 2024 UX Recap and 2025 Predictions
American Marketing Association | July 10, 2024 | UX Best Practices for Email Marketing
LinkedIn Live | January 25, 2024 | 2024 UX Freelancing Discussion
TRAINing
Stockwell Strategy's president, Amanda, is an experienced teacher and mentor. She has taught numerous workshops, customizing training per organization, and teaches UX research and Strategy on the LinkedIn Learning Platform.
UX Research and Strategy
Need to get your team up to speed on running their own usability tests or learning the basics of interviewing? Stockwell Strategy is happy to provide customized workshops or ongoing mentorship programs to your team. Reach out to discuss further!
UX Career Development
Whether you're just starting out or looking to find your next challenge in a long career, Amanda's dabbling in the many versions of a UX career and experience on the recruitment and hiring side offers great insight.
Do you have a specific UX research problem you’re trying to solve? Question about a particular context you’re working in? I’m now offering micro-consulting hours, where you can book me for 30 or 60 minutes.