Yulia Wentling is a Principal User Experience Researcher at Leidos, with previous experience as a Senior User Experience Researcher and Designer at Peraton and a User Experience Researcher at Northrop Grumman. She has also worked as an Adjunct Associate Professor and Usability Specialist at the University of Maryland Global Campus, and as a Biologist at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. She has received several awards for her design work, including the Associate Commissioner Honor Award and Associate Commissioner Award from the Social Security Administration.