College of Communication and Information
User Experience
Meet Our Faculty
The Kent State University faculty who teach the online Master’s in UX program have an unparalleled passion for improving the world through human-centered design. They are pioneers in the field of UX, and they bring with them:
- Diverse backgrounds that reinforce the program’s unique blend of human-centered thinking, design, and information architecture
- Active industry experience and involvement in national UX organizations
- Ability to serve as industry contacts for students and alumni
Dr. Dong Whi Yoo
Assistant Professor
Dr. Catherine Smith
Associate Professor
Dr. Rebecca Meehan
Associate Professor
Dr. Marcia Zeng
Professor
Jessica Becker, M.S.
Adjunct Faculty
Jeff Buchanan
Adjunct Faculty
Matthew DiGirolamo
Adjunct Faculty
Alison Haynes
Adjunct Faculty
Felesia McDonald, M.S.
Adjunct Faculty
Jeffery Northup
Adjunct Faculty
Sean Petiya
Adjunct Faculty
Kelsey Pytlik
Adjunct Faculty
Drew Shipka
Adjunct Faculty
Andy Vitale
Adjunct Faculty
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A Holistic Curriculum
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Responsive Web Design (RWD) is the approach that suggests that website design and development should enable each site to respond automatically to a user’s behavior and environment—that is, whether that person is using a laptop, iPad, Android phone or other device, viewing in portrait or landscape mode, and so on.1 In the case of public displays, recent work also considers the viewer’s distance from the screen within the context of RWD.2
User Experience (UX) designers are highly sought after in a wide array of industries, from computer and software companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Adobe to popular websites such as LinkedIn, Google and Amazon. You can enjoy a highly paid career with an investment company, major retailer or entertainment firm.
Kent State User Experience Design (UXD) Instructor Kelsey Pytlik has an undergraduate degree from Miami University of Ohio and a master’s degree in User Experience Design from Kent State University. After her early career with creative agencies and e-commerce retailers, she became the sole UX designer for luxury furniture retailer Frontgate. She is now the CEO of Gild Collective, which is dedicated to empowering women through inclusion and leadership.