Alec Watts
Assistant Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at California Civil Rights Department- Claim this Profile
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California Civil Rights Department
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives
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Oct 2022 - Present
Oakland, California, United States
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California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Science and Technology Policy Fellow
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Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
• Leveraged social science data and research to analyze, and negotiate amendments to, 19 bills referred to the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee. • Analyzed bills across a number of issue areas including housing discrimination, abortion rights, mental health, broadband access, and gender equity.
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Google
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior User Experience Researcher
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Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
• Led product development research to understand the needs and behaviors of people who use Google Maps • Worked with stakeholders to create evidence-based product strategies for Google Maps
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User Experience Researcher
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Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
Mountain View, CA
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C1 Consulting
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Analyst
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Nov 2011 - Sep 2014
San Francisco Bay Area
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The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Associate
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Jun 2011 - Jun 2014
Projects included: • By the Numbers Project: Collaborated with an interdisciplinary group of researchers to develop infographics that illustrate the demographic composition of the U.S. labor force • Redesigning/Redefining Work: Collaborated with an interdisciplinary group of scholars to push forward research on workplace flexibility through hosting conferences, teaching, and conducting empirical research.
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Education
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Stanford University
Ph.D., Sociology -
The University of Georgia
B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), Sociology, Political Science