Dr. Kristen Cypret
Assistant Professor of French
Spring 2026 Office Hours:
(in person or virtual) Mondays & Wednesdays from 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST, Tuesdays 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM CST, and by appointment. If virtual, please email first to confirm before logging onto Zoom.
Zoom Office Hours Link:https://truman-edu.zoom.us/j/5446405030?pwd=bskypV3nafAVzTqmHB3crKgPftwsxo.1
Meeting ID: 544 640 5030
Passcode: French123
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction/FLE - The University of Kansas
M.A. in Romance Languages/French - University of Missouri, Kansas City
GLP in French - Fort Hays State University
B.A. in French & Creative Writing - Missouri State University
Dr. Cypret is an experienced French educator and applied linguist who consistently aims to enhance language learning in both university and high school French settings. Her research focuses on language pedagogy, multilingual education, language teacher identity, 20th-century French literature and philosophy, and post-intentional phenomenology.
Recent publications include:
"Entangled agencies and rhizomatic intra-actions of possible selves: Pushing the boundaries of agency research with world language graduate teaching assistants" (2024), which is currently under initial review.
"La vie contemporaine et les médias" (2022), published in the textbook Le Pont: From intermediate to Advanced French.
"I muted myself": Accepting responsibility as White educators through post-intentional phenomenological inquiry" (2022), co-authored with Marcy, Yenney-Henderson, and Gamble.