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Stephanie Brenton is a Lecturer III at the University of Michigan School of Information, with 20 years of experience as a UX leader, designer, researcher, and developer. Since joining UMSI full-time in 2017, she has taught graduate courses on interaction design and user-centered Agile development. Her teaching emphasizes the integration of academic rigor with a practitioner's mindset, combining hands-on prototyping with real-world tools and research-backed design principles. Stephanie has led UX teams and facilitated discovery workshops for major organizations, including Charles Schwab and GE, advocating for Agile product practices. Known for her warmth and high standards, she mentors students while maintaining a focus on real-world relevance, helping them develop strong portfolios and confidence in UX design. Her interests lie in designing ubiquitous applications, interaction design, UX research methods, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Agile processes, and UX maturity models.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science