Paige Townsend

About Me!

My name is Paige. I am currently a 3rd year Informatics major at UC Irvine specializing in HCI. I love learning about user experience design and web development! I am particularly interested in creating accessible and inclusive digital experiences.

Through both researching with Professor Stacy Branham and Professor Jennifer Wong-ma with INsite Lab as well as working as a Digital Accessibilty Project Manager with DASH (Digital Accessibility Support and Help) has offered me plenty of oppurtunities to learn about WCAG principles, ADA regulations, and inclusive design practices.

Paige Townsend in front of rose garden in San Jose, CA

Projects

Clarity Coach

UX Research and Design | UCI Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship | Aug 2025 - Current

Clarity Coach is a professor facing tool designed to identify and flag inaccessible language used during lectures, supporting blind and remote students.

Case Study

Prototype

Kain Na!

UX Designer | FUSION ICS Project | Dec 2025 - Current

Kain na! is a community-driven Filipino recipe platform that shares authentic dishes alongside the family stories, cultural traditions, and ingredient guides that bring each recipe to life for cooks anywhere in the world.

Overview

Prototype

Quizlet Redesign - Student Verification Feature

INF 131: Human-Centered Design | Winter 2024

A redesign of Quizlet which adds a student verification feature to the search functionality, enabling users to find accurate study sets more quickly through a more efficient and user centered experience.

Case Study

Prototype

Experience

View my resume

Digital Accessibility Support and Help (DASH)

Digital Accessibility (Consultant → Supervisor → Project Manager) | Sept 2025 - Present

Lead and mentor a team of 10+ consultants, setting the standard for WCAG-aligned remediation across 42 courses and 44 faculty members.
Coordinate 156 consultation sessions supporting 133 faculty members, scoping requests and prioritizing workload across the team.
Support faculty trainings on YuJa Panorama and accessibility workflows (assisting with Q&A and hands-on practice) to improve adoption of inclusive teaching practices

INsite Lab

UX Research and Design Intern | Aug 2025 - Present

Design an interactive dashboard to reduce inaccessible language in lectures for blind and remote learners
Collaborate with a PhD student to translate ML-flagged deictic phrases into accessible visual feedback
Lead user research with professors to identify accessibility needs and create Figma wireframes and mockups

FUSION ICS Project

Designer | Jan 2026 - May 2026

Conceptualizing and pitching a website concept to a cross-functional team
Collaborating with 4 designers on user research and UI design to connect Filipino Americans to their heritage
Conduct user interviews to inform the design of a culturally focused cooking platform centered on family recipes

CCC Security Center

SOC Analyst Intern | July 2025 - Sept 2025

Lead team in conceptualizing a Python script with Bitsight APIs to automate cybersecurity threat detection and analysis
Apply open-source intelligence tools to investigate and analyze cybersecurity incidents across 116 schools

Hack at UCI

(Intern → Organizer → Co-Director) | Nov 2023 - Mar 2026

Manage relations and communication with 80+ sponsors to fundraise $12,000+ for events with 400+ participants
Mentor new 8+ organizers and standardize sponsorship processes through documentation and outreach pipelines

VenusHacks

Co-President | July 2024 - July 2025

Directed organizing team of 40+ students UCI’s only women-centric hackathon with 200+ participants annually.
Oversaw a budget of $10,000+, including corporate fundraising, university allocations, and grant management