Sophia Pink, MS

Sophia is pursuing a B.S. in Product Design and an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Sophia uses both qualitative, ethnographic research methods and data science approaches to understand human behavior. She ran an independent research project called America at 21, where she drove across the United States interviewing 21-year-olds from all walks of life to understand how they think about the future. Sophia has also conducted academic research on psychological interventions to improve reasoning skills. Sophia’s research informs her human-centered design work. She designed and ran a program that increased voter participation for 3,000 college students, and has also designed for low-wage workers, food bank volunteers, girls who play Minecraft, and more. In her free time, you can find Sophia doing crossword puzzles, running loops around campus, or listening to stand-up comedy.