Background

Jenni French Cyrek brings over two decades of technology industry career experience to Northwest University’s Creatio & Communications classrooms. Jenni has worked in a variety of roles in the technology industry, including user experience (UX) research, product management, product planning, and strategy. Jenni is passionate about equipping the next generation of industry professionals with the skills, empathy, and ethics to create great products that serve the greater good.

Courses Taught

• In User Experience: User Experience Research, User Experience Discovery, Design Methods, Human Factors & Accessibility
• In Communication: Small Group Communication, Communication Theory
• For Creatio students: Internship Prep, Internship Experience

Professional Research Interests

• Innovation, disruption, and intrapreneurialism
• UX discovery techniques integrating research with design thinking and product management practices
• Collaboration in classrooms and professional digitally mediated settings
• AI adoption, axiology, ethics, and applications