White person wearing a black mask, black jacket, and a safety stripe.

Jess Westbrook

DePaul University
Associate Professor
They/them/theirs
Fellow

Westbrook is a post-human T1D cyborg attached to an insulin pump named Beeper. They are also a researcher, designer, creative, and tenured professor. They currently teach courses in UXD/HCI (design research) and direct the Queering Futures Research Studio which they founded in 2021. When weather permits you can find them riding their bike late at night in search of suburban wildlife.

Interests
Community Inclusion, Disability, Education
Expertise
Arts and Culture, Education, LGBTQ Affairs