Kellyn Dunn

Kellyn Dunn serves as a Lecturer at the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin, leveraging over 20 years of marketing expertise with specialized focus on consumer insights and strategy development for the past 13 years. She bridges academic instruction with high-impact industry practice through her concurrent role as Director of Strategy and Insights at VML.

Education:

• Master of Arts in Advertising, Southern Methodist University
• Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin

Her research expertise centers on transforming complex data into actionable business strategies through rigorous methodologies in qualitative and quantitative research, brand strategy, and user experience design. She is particularly recognized for synthesizing consumer insights into innovative solutions, exemplified by her development of Intel One Mono—a typeface enhancing coding accessibility for developers with low vision—which achieved 80,000+ GitHub downloads and industry acclaim.

Awards and Recognition:

• Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Winner (2024) for Type Design
• ARF David Ogilvy Silver Award, Electronics & Tech Category (2023)
• ARF David Ogilvy Silver Award, Best Consumer Experience (2024)

As an educator, Dunn integrates real-world applications from her industry leadership where she directs integrated market insights teams. Her certified UX Research expertise (Memorisely, 2024) informs both classroom instruction and professional practice, though no academic advising or grant activities are documented in available materials.