Judd Antin is a UX Research Manager at Facebook, where he focuses on bring the theories and practices of social psychology, social computing, and HCI to bear to improve Facebook’s products. Judd and his team employ methods that range from ethnographic fieldwork to big data analysis to understand products like News Feed, Ads, Photos, and Groups. In 2011, Judd was named one of MIT Technology Reviews Top Innovators Under 35 (TR35).
Judd holds a Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Information, where his research focused on collective action, social dilemmas, and incentive systems in online collaboration. Judd also holds an MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland College Park, and a BA in Anthropology from Johns Hopkins University.