Jenny Hottle is a user experience designer and researcher in the Human-Computer Interaction master's program at the University of Maryland. She also works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in the Office of Communications.

Jenny graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of Maryland in May 2015 and headed right back to College Park in the fall of 2015 to begin her master's work. She is also an alumna of the Digital Cultures and Creativity (now Design | Cultures + Creativity) honors living and learning program.

Outside of NASA, Jenny has worked as a UX intern for Blackboard Inc. and as a reporter for USA Today, The Daily Record and several UMD campus publications.