Objective

Translate complex research findings from the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)—focused on reducing teen pregnancy, STIs, and risky behaviors among high-risk youth—into an interactive digital brief. The goal was to make the data engaging, accessible, and actionable for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders while advancing Mathematica’s digital publishing capabilities.

Approach

With interactive briefs still new to the organization, I collaborated closely with the product manager to establish the foundation for digital delivery. This included drafting a business case, defining requirements, and creating a shared collaborative workspace to streamline communication.

Given the project’s emphasis on data visualization, I developed visual style boards for client review and approval, ensuring alignment before development began. Existing user personas allowed the team to accelerate into rapid prototyping. I produced iterative low- to high-fidelity mockups, refining the design through feedback cycles with both clients and internal developers. Throughout, I carefully balanced design ambition with technical feasibility to ensure delivery within scope.

The final product integrated animated, filterable data visualizations within an interactive web format. This not only presented findings more dynamically but also allowed users to explore and customize insights based on their needs.

Results

• Delivered Mathematica’s first fully interactive digital brief, setting a precedent for future research dissemination.

• Successfully transformed static research outputs into an engaging, user-driven web experience.

• Enhanced usability through animated, filterable data visualizations that made complex findings more accessible.

• Streamlined design-to-development collaboration by aligning requirements with technical capacity.

• Advanced the organization’s adoption of UX/UI best practices, strengthening its digital communications portfolio.