# Jacquelyn Iyamah

> Designer & Writer

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jacquelyn

With a bachelor's in social welfare and a master’s in interaction design, I merge social science with design thinking to help create sustainable, equitable, and healthy physical and digital spaces where communities can live, work, eat, and play.  Talks, articles and features include: Harvard Graduate School of Design, AIGA, The San Francisco Art Fair, Society of Experiential Graphic Design, Parsons School of Design, Architectural Digest, Journal of Interior Design and more.

Author of Racial Wellness and Tender Reminders.

## Work Experience
### Founder @ Making the Body a Home
Jan 2023 – Present
Founded a design consultancy dedicated to advancing inclusive buildings for racially marginalized communities. In this work, I educate designers on how to create racially equitable spaces, through workshops, talks and publications. https://makingthebodyahome.co/

### Content Designer II, Product Inclusion @ Uber
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
As a founding member of Uber's Product Inclusion team I partook in design initiatives to remove barriers in transportation systems for excluded groups. Successfully launched several impactful features including Simple Mode for seniors, pronoun designation (3M+ users), sensitive shopping preferences (1M+ users), and service animal education for drivers (200K+ users).

### Content Designer @ Uber
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Communications Designer @ University of Baltimore
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States

### Digital Design Studio Assistant @ University of Baltimore
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Digital Content Specialist @ BluShark Digital
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area

### Gender and Media Fellow @ Committee to Protect Journalists
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area

### Communications Assistant, Economic Justice @ Friends Committee on National Legislation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area

### Communications Assistant @ Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Berkeley, California, United States

### Communications Intern @ Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Major in Social Welfare, Minor in Global Poverty and Practice
University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

### Master of Science - MS in Interaction Design and Information Architecture
University of Baltimore
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
International School of Geneva
Jan 2003 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jacquelyn-iyamah-5a6061b5

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Last updated: 2026-03-30