Hi there! My name is Lindsay Odil and I am a scientist at heart with a love for design currently living in Arizona.

I hold an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience with minors in Computer Science & Leadership from Christopher Newport University. I originally planned on pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience as I have always been fascinated in the brain and human behavior. After college I did some major introspection and ultimately decided I am a scientist at heart with a love for design. I decided I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life in a lab but knew that I thoroughly enjoyed the scientific method and testing hypotheses, being very detail oriented and unbiased, and overall studying human behavior. I also had decided I wanted to be able to bring in my more creative and artistic side into a career as well.

Although my educational background is maybe not typical, I believe this is to my advantage because as a scientist I really understand the importance of the scientific method, experimentation, testing hypotheses, being unbiased, an understanding of neurobiology and psychology, reading and analyzing large amounts of data. With my minor in computer science I learned some basics of computers and coding i.e. python, java, css, html. With this I am able to have a deeper empathy and understanding in discussions with engineers, developers, etc. With my minor in leadership I learned all about different types of leadership styles and their strengths and weaknesses. Overall, I came away from that with a belief that leadership is everywhere in life and not just with organized structures or jobs. I believe that transformational leadership is most effective and the type of leader I strive to be. All of this to say that my educational background is not a weakness but full of different strengths that I am able to bring over into the design process.

I ended up being pointed towards UX/UI design which is how I found Springboard’s UX/UI Design curriculum, this really solidified my decision to pursue a career in UX/UI. For me it is the best of both worlds: research and creativity. As I continue my career I am eager to continue to help others understand the importance of the scientific process behind effective designs. I aim to continue learning, growing, experimenting and solving problems.