Meet DORA’s Research Team

Derek DeBellis

Derek is a quantitative user experience researcher at Google and the lead investigator for DORA. Derek focuses on survey research, logs analysis, and figuring out ways to measure concepts that demonstrate a product or feature is delivering capital-v value to people. Derek has published on human-AI interaction, the impact of COVID-19’s onset on smoking cessation, designing for NLP errors, the role of UX in privacy discussions, team culture, and AI’s relationship to employee well-being and productivity. His current extracurricular research is exploring ways to simulate the propagation of beliefs and power.

Dr. Kevin M. Storer

Dr. Kevin M. Storer is a qualitative researcher at Google, where he leads ethnographic research for the DORA team. Kevin has been conducting human-centered studies of software developers since 2015, spanning diverse problem contexts, participant profiles, and research methods. Kevin’s research has been published in top scientific venues on the topics of artificial intelligence, ubiquitous computing, and interaction design.

Dr. Evan Conaway

Evan is a user experience researcher at Google, contributing qualitative insights to the DORA team. Since 2021, he has studied the workflows and tools of software engineers, spanning both internal infrastructure and external-facing application development. Prior to Google, Evan completed a Ph.D. in Anthropology, focusing on online gaming communities and the impacts of virtual worlds and social media on mental health.

Meet the DORA Collective

The collective includes current and former leaders, researchers, authors, and subject matter experts who have all made significant contributions to the research program.

• Aaron Wanjala
• Allison Park
• Amanda Lewis
• Ambar Murillo
• Ameer Abbas
• Andre Ellis Jr.
• Ben Jose
• Benjamin Good
• Betsalel (Saul) Williamson
• Brenna Washington
• Cedric Yao
• Claire Peters
• Daniel Rock, Ph.D.
• Daniella Villalba, Ph.D.
• Dave Farley
• Dave Stanke
• Denali Lumma
• Dhruv Agarwal
• Dustin Smith
• Edward Fraser
• Eirini Kalliamvakou, Ph.D.
• Eric Maxwell
• Eva Dong
• Frank Xu
• Gene Kim
• James Brookbank
• Jeffrey P. Winer, Ph.D.
• Jerome Simms
• Jessie Frazelle
• Jessie Young
• Jez Humble
• John Speed Mayers
• Katharine Norwood
• Kim Castillo
• Lisa Crispin
• Lolly Chessie
• Lucia Subatin
• Margaret-Anne Storey, Ph.D.
• Matt Beane, Ph.D.
• Michelle Irvine
• Nathen Harvey
• Nicole Forsgren, Ph.D.
• Rob Edwards
• Ryan J. Salva
• Sarah D’Angelo, Ph.D.
• Sarah Inman, Ph.D.
• Seth Rosenblatt
• Steve Fenton
• Steve McGhee
• Steve Yegge
• Todd Kulesza
• Ursula Löbbert-Passing, Ph.D.
• Vivian Hu

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