Advancing Research

Name: Advancing Research 2021
Start: 2021-03-10
End: 2021-03-12

Rosenfeld Media's premier conference for the user-research community.

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Latest edition

March 2026

Location

Online

Cadence

Annual

Organiser

Rosenfeld Media

About Advancing Research

Advancing Research is Rosenfeld Media's flagship conference for user experience and design researchers. The programme covers research methods, strategy, operations, and the changing role of research within product organisations.

Sessions bring together research leaders and practitioners to examine how teams generate insight, demonstrate impact, and adapt their practice as artificial intelligence reshapes how research is planned and conducted.

It is one of the principal dedicated gatherings for the user research community, with a senior, specialist audience.

Editions

2026
10–12 Mar
United States
19 speakers
2025
11–13 Mar
30 speakers
2024
25–26 Mar
New York City
19 speakers
2023
27–30 Mar
29 speakers
2022
9–11 Mar
Brooklyn
25 speakers
2021
10–12 Mar
30 speakers
Speakers in 2021Speakers at Advancing Research 2021
10–12 Mar
Amy Bucher
Bilan Hashi
The Tension Between Story Collecting and Story Telling in Research
Chris Geison
What Is Research Strategy?
Dave Hora
A Research Skills Evolution
Edgar Anzaldua Moreno
Using Research to Determine Unique Value Proposition
Emily Williams
When UX Research and Institutional Racism Collide: A Case Study
Etienne Fang
The Power of Care: From Human-Centered Research to Humanity-Centered Leadership
George Zhang
UX Research Excellence Framework
Joel Branch
Humanizing AI: Filling the Gaps with Multi-Faceted Research
Jorge Montiel
The B-Side of the Research Impact
Katy Mogal
But Do Your Insights Scale?
Lin Nie
When Thought-Worlds Collide: Collaborating Between Research and Practice
Mac Smith
Measuring Up: Using Product Research for Organizational Impact
Mandy Drew
What Role(s) Can Research Play in Responsible Design?
Marieke McCloskey
User Science: Product Analytics & User Research
Matt LeMay
Megan Campos
What Did I Miss? The Hidden Costs of Deprioritizing Diversity in User Research
Megan Kierstead
You Are a Badass at UX: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Molly Stevens
UX Research Excellence Framework
Nalini P. Kotamraju
Two Jobs in One: Being a “Leader Who Is a Researcher” and a “Researcher Who Is a Leader"
Nora Fiore
When UX Research and Institutional Racism Collide: A Case Study
Ovetta Sampson
Raven Veal
Dark Metrics: Illuminating the Negative Impact of Digital Health Design
Rebecca Buck
Mission: Keep Talent in Research Roles!
Robin Beers
Research as a Catalyst for Organizational Transformation
Tomer Sharon
Tracey Lovejoy
Verónica Urzúa
The B-Side of the Research Impact
Victor M. Gonzalez
Practicing Learners and Learning Practitioners
Yolanda Rankin
Black Feminist Epistemology as a Critical Framework for Equitable Design
2020
30–31 Mar
New York City
22 speakers

Speakers in 2021Speakers at Advancing Research 2021

10–12 Mar

Amy Bucher
Bilan Hashi
The Tension Between Story Collecting and Story Telling in Research
Chris Geison
What Is Research Strategy?
Dave Hora
A Research Skills Evolution
Edgar Anzaldua Moreno
Using Research to Determine Unique Value Proposition
Emily Williams
When UX Research and Institutional Racism Collide: A Case Study

Etienne Fang
The Power of Care: From Human-Centered Research to Humanity-Centered Leadership
George Zhang
UX Research Excellence Framework
Joel Branch
Humanizing AI: Filling the Gaps with Multi-Faceted Research
Jorge Montiel
The B-Side of the Research Impact
Katy Mogal
But Do Your Insights Scale?
Lin Nie
When Thought-Worlds Collide: Collaborating Between Research and Practice
Mac Smith
Measuring Up: Using Product Research for Organizational Impact
Mandy Drew
What Role(s) Can Research Play in Responsible Design?
Marieke McCloskey
User Science: Product Analytics & User Research
Matt LeMay
Megan Campos
What Did I Miss? The Hidden Costs of Deprioritizing Diversity in User Research
Megan Kierstead
You Are a Badass at UX: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Molly Stevens
UX Research Excellence Framework
Nalini P. Kotamraju
Two Jobs in One: Being a “Leader Who Is a Researcher” and a “Researcher Who Is a Leader"
Nora Fiore
When UX Research and Institutional Racism Collide: A Case Study
Ovetta Sampson
Raven Veal
Dark Metrics: Illuminating the Negative Impact of Digital Health Design
Rebecca Buck
Mission: Keep Talent in Research Roles!
Robin Beers
Research as a Catalyst for Organizational Transformation
Tomer Sharon
Tracey Lovejoy
Verónica Urzúa
The B-Side of the Research Impact
Victor M. Gonzalez
Practicing Learners and Learning Practitioners
Yolanda Rankin
Black Feminist Epistemology as a Critical Framework for Equitable Design