About Me

I'm a designer who's always searching for meaning in the problems I solve, the people I design for, and the work itself.

I believe good design empowers people, connects communities, and adds a bit of delight to the everyday.

My work blends research, usability, and visual craft to design systems that feel intuitive and human.

My work blends research, usability, and visual craft to design systems that feel intuitive and human.

If I’m not designing,
If I’m not designing,
If I’m not designing,

You might find me drinking mango green tea at a bubble tea shop, in the kitchen, taking random photos, or doodling.

Depending on the day, I could be playing League or Stardew Valley.

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About Me

Experiences

Experiences

01

01

Venus Labs
Product Design Intern
Product Design Intern

May 2026 - June 2026

02

Yale University
Yale University
Yale University
Interaction Design Intern
Interaction Design Intern

June 2025 - December 2025

03

WIDE Research Lab
WIDE Research Lab
WIDE Research Lab
Lead UX Designer
Lead UX Designer

May 2024 - June 2025

04

Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
UX Design Intern
UX Design Intern

Feb 2025 - June 2025

05

Eli Review
Eli Review
Eli Review
UX Research Intern
UX Research Intern

Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

06

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
UX Research Intern
UX Research Intern

Summer 2023

Publications

01

01

01

Five Phases of Restructuring a Content Inventory
Five Phases of Restructuring a Content Inventory
Five Phases of Restructuring a Content Inventory

Rena Huang and Liza Potts. 2025. Five Phases of Restructuring a Content Inventory. In Proceedings of the 43rd ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 179–183. https://doi.org/10.1145/3711670.3764638

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w/ Dr. Potts

Awards

01

AAUW Selected Professions Fellow
AAUW Selected Professions Fellow

April 2026

02

Outstanding Major Senior
Outstanding Major Senior

May 2025

03

Emerging Student Organization, Silver
Emerging Student Organization, Silver

April 2025

04

Best Female Empowerment Hack
Best Female Empowerment Hack

January 2023

05

Day of Design Finalist
Day of Design Finalist

December 2021

Education

Education

01

01

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. UX Research & Design
M.S. UX Research & Design

2026 - Present

02

Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
B.A. User Experience (UI/UX)
B.A. User Experience (UI/UX)

2021 - 2025

Life

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Baking
Baking
Michigan State Alum
Michigan State Alum
Art
Art

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LET'S CONNECT

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