2025 UX Speaker Series
Ty Williams (HCDE MS '23)
Senior UX Researcher, Reddit
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
4:30 – 5:20 P.M.
Gowen Hall, room 201
Design Against the Dark Side: UX's Role in Online Trust & Safety
Ty Williams is a Senior UX Researcher on Reddit’s Safety Insights team, a research and data science group dedicated to uncovering opportunities to keep users safe on the platform. In this role, he leads research for two key product teams: Community Safety, which equips Reddit moderators with tools to protect their communities, and Consumer Safety, which empowers users to safeguard their own experiences online.
Ty has worked in both in-house UX roles (Reddit, HBO Max) and consulting (Smashing Ideas), specializing in strategic research for complex and ambiguous problem spaces. Before transitioning into UX, he built an interdisciplinary business background in small businesses and technical recruiting for startups and design agencies.
Ty holds an MS in Human Centered Design and Engineering and a BA in Business Administration, both from the University of Washington.
The UX Speaker Series is hosted Thursdays in Winter Quarter by the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Presentations are open to the public.
Depending on the speaker's preference, a recording will be posted to this webpage after the event. View the full schedule at hcde.uw.edu/ux.