UX Designer and Researcher with a Master’s in Social Design and a background in philosophy and visual storytelling. I design with a human-centered, reflective approach—turning qualitative insights into usable, accessible digital experiences. I enjoy end-to-end UX work (qual research, concepting, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing) and I’m especially motivated by projects with social impact, including accessibility and community-focused solutions for underserved users.

Sima Choubdarzadeh

UX Designer and Researcher with a Master’s in Social Design and a background in philosophy and visual storytelling. I design with a human-centered, reflective approach—turning qualitative insights into usable, accessible digital experiences. I enjoy end-to-end UX work (qual research, concepting, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing) and I’m especially motivated by projects with social impact, including accessibility and community-focused solutions for underserved users.

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UX Designer and Researcher with a Master’s in Social Design and a background in philosophy and visual storytelling. I design with a human-centered, reflective approach—turning qualitative insights into usable, accessible digital experiences.

I enjoy end-to-end UX work (qual research, concepting, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing) and I’m especially motivated by projects with social impact, including accessibility and community-focused solutions for underserved users.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Persian
Fluent
Turkish
Fluent

Work Experience

UX Designer at SRH University
March 31, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Master’s Thesis project: designed a mobile application concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer (Master’s Thesis) at SRH University
March 1, 2025 - October 2, 2025
Designed a mobile application concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany; conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges; built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality; synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer at Refugee Mental Health App (Master’s Thesis)
March 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Designed a mobile application concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer at Refugee Mental Health App (Master’s Thesis), SRH University
March 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Designed a mobile application concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer and Researcher at SRH University Berlin
October 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Design and research for a mobile app promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer and Researcher at Refugee Mental Health App (Master's Thesis), SRH University
October 1, 2024 - March 2, 2025
Designed a mobile app concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive, high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized findings into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer (Master’s Thesis) – Refugee Mental Health App at SRH University
October 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Led the design of a mobile app concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees; conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges; built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive high-fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality; synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Design Intern at Brainnest UX Training Program
August 31, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Designed two mobile apps: a meditation app for digital burnout and a sushi ordering app focused on frictionless user journeys. Facilitated usability testing, synthesized findings, and delivered high-fidelity prototypes using Figma and Adobe XD. Collaborated with a cross-functional team during Agile sprints, contributing to iterative design improvements. Conducted competitor and heuristic analyses to align UX patterns with current best practices.
UX Design Intern at Brainnest UX Training Program
August 31, 2023 - August 26, 2025
Designed two mobile apps: a meditation app for digital burnout and a sushi ordering app focused on frictionless user journeys. Facilitated usability testing, synthesized findings, and delivered high-fidelity prototypes using Figma and Adobe XD. Collaborated with a cross-functional team during Agile sprints, contributing to iterative design improvements. Conducted competitor and heuristic analyses to align UX patterns with current best practices.
UX Design Intern at Brainnest UX Training Program
August 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Designed two mobile apps: a meditation app for digital burnout and a sushi ordering app focused on frictionless user journeys; facilitated usability testing, synthesized findings, and delivered high-fidelity prototypes using Figma and Adobe XD; collaborated with a cross-functional team during Agile sprints; conducted competitor and heuristic analyses to align UX patterns with current best practices.
UX Design Intern at Brainnest UX Training Program
August 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Designed two mobile apps: a meditation app for digital burnout and a sushi ordering app focused on frictionless user journeys. Facilitated usability testing, synthesized findings, and delivered high-fidelity prototypes using Figma and Adobe XD. Collaborated with a cross-functional team during Agile sprints, contributing to iterative design improvements. Conducted competitor and heuristic analyses to align UX patterns with current best practices.
UX Designer Intern at Brainnest UX Training Program
June 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
Designed two mobile apps: a meditation app for digital burnout and a sushi-ordering app focused on frictionless user journeys.
UX Designer (Certificate Project Work) at Google UX Design / Coursera
May 31, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Completed seven professional courses that lead to three end-to-end UX projects covering mobile, web, and responsive platforms. Developed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and accessibility-first designs. Conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions. Applied storytelling and journey mapping to address user pain points and engagement goals.
UX Designer (Certificate Project Work) at Google UX Design / Coursera / Online
May 31, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Completed seven professional courses that lead to three end-to-end UX projects covering mobile, web, and responsive platforms. Developed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and accessibility-first designs. Conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions. Applied storytelling and journey mapping to address user pain points and engagement goals.
UX Designer (Certificate Project Work) at Google UX Design /Coursera/Online
May 31, 2023 - August 26, 2025
Completed seven professional courses that led to three end-to-end UX projects covering mobile, web, and responsive platforms. Developed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and accessibility-first designs. Conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions. Applied storytelling and journey mapping to address user pain points and engagement goals.
UX Designer (Certificate Project Work) at Google UX Design / Coursera / Online
May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Completed seven professional courses leading to three end-to-end UX projects across mobile, web, and responsive platforms. Developed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and accessibility-first designs. Conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions. Applied storytelling and journey mapping to address user pain points and engagement goals.
UX Designer (Master’s Thesis) at Refugee Mental Health App (SRH University)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Designed a mobile app concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Created personas and empathy maps, developed low-fidelity wireframes, and tested interactive prototypes with users to improve functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer (Master's Thesis) at Refugee Mental Health App
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Owned the end-to-end design process for a mobile app concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists, translating findings into problem statements, personas, and testable design hypotheses. Synthesized research using empathy maps and affinity mapping, then developed low-fidelity wireframes and structured annotated Figma files. Built and tested interactive prototypes with users to refine functionality, applying accessibility and usability principles to address stigma and language barriers. Documented design rationale for thesis review.
UX Designer (Master's Thesis) at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Designed a mobile app concept promoting art therapy and skills development for refugees in Germany. Conducted qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with refugees, artists, and therapists to uncover digital, emotional, and social challenges. Built user personas, empathy maps, and interactive low‑fidelity wireframes; tested prototypes with users to optimize functionality. Synthesized research into actionable design strategies addressing stigma, language barriers, and digital accessibility.
UX Designer (Certificate Project Work) at Google UX Design / Coursera / Online
June 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Completed seven professional courses that lead to three end-to-end UX projects covering mobile, web, and responsive platforms; developed wireframes, interactive prototypes, and accessibility-first designs; conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions; applied storytelling and journey mapping to address user pain points and engagement goals.
UI/UX Intern at Shakoor (Tabriz, Iran)
June 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Assisted with UI design for internal tools and customer-facing applications under senior supervision. Collected user feedback, supported translation of requirements into iterative improvements and clearer user flows. Supported UAT/usability testing by preparing test cases, documentation, issue tracking, and follow-up improvements.
UI/UX Intern at Shakoor
June 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Assisted in designing UI for internal tools and customer-facing applications under senior supervision, translating stakeholder requirements into clearer user flows. Collected and documented user feedback to support iterative design decisions. Supported UAT/usability testing by creating test cases and documentation, tracking issues, and following up on improvements.
UI/UX Intern at Shakoor, Tabriz
June 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Assisted in designing UI for internal tools and customer-facing applications. Collected user feedback and supported iterative improvements and clearer user flows. Supported UAT/usability testing: test cases, documentation, issue tracking, and follow-up improvements.

Education

M.A. Design & Communication, Sustainable Innovation at SRH University, Berlin, Germany
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025
Documentary Photography Program (Scholarship Recipient) at V== Academy, Arles, France
January 11, 2030 - August 26, 2025
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Design & Communication, Sustainable Innovation at SRH University
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2025
Documentary Photography Program at V== Academy
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2025
Master of Arts in Design & Communication (Sustainable Innovation) at SRH University, Berlin, Germany
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2025
Documentary Photography Program at V== Academy, Arles, France
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2025
M.A. Design & Communication, Sustainable Innovation at SRH University, Berlin, Germany
January 11, 2030 - October 2, 2025
Documentary Photography Program (Scholarship Recipient) at V== Academy, Arles, France
January 11, 2030 - October 2, 2025
Master of Arts in Design & Communication, Sustainable Innovation at SRH University, Berlin, Germany
January 11, 2030 - December 2, 2025
Master of Arts in Design & Communication, Sustainable Innovation at SRH University Berlin, Germany
January 11, 2030 - March 5, 2026
Documentary Photography Program at VII Academy Arles, France
January 11, 2030 - March 5, 2026
M.A. at SRH University Berlin
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Documentary Photography Program at VII Academy Arles
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
M.S. Design & Communication at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
January 11, 2030 - June 16, 2026
B.S. Philosophy at Allameh Tabataba'i University
January 11, 2030 - June 16, 2026
M.S. Design & Communication at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
B.S. Philosophy at Allameh Tabataba'i University
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
M.S. Design & Communication at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
B.S. Philosophy at Allameh Tabataba'i University
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Google UX Design Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Google UX Design Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Google UX Design Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Google UX Design Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Google UX Design Certificate – Certificate Projects (Online)
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Documentary Photography Program – Scholarship Recipient
January 11, 2030 - March 5, 2026
Google UX Design Certificate
June 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Documentary Photography Program (Scholarship Recipient)
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
ReDI School of Digital Integration — Intermediate Course (Customer Experience / Digital / UX)
February 1, 2026 - June 1, 2026
Google UX Design Certificate
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
ReDI School of Digital Integration — Intermediate Course (Customer Experience / Digital / UX)
February 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Google UX Design Certificate
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
ReDI School of Digital Integration — Intermediate Course (Customer Experience / Digital / UX)
February 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Google UX Design Certificate (Google / Coursera)
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other