Faculty
Faculty
At Parsons, our faculty of leading artists, designers, and scholars lead change both in the classroom and in their industries. They work directly with you, building your skills and professional networks. And they develop new ways to make online learning productive and classroom communities close. On our Faculty Stories page, you can explore faculty accomplishments and projects with students.
Faculty
Leala Abbott
Part-time Assistant ProfessorHala Abdel Malak
Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and ManagementSonya Abrego
Part-time Assistant ProfessorKimberly Ackert
Part-time Assistant ProfessorCassius Adair
Assistant Professor of Media StudiesBarbara Adams
Assistant Professor of Art, Design and Social JusticeJody Adams
Part-time LecturerAdegboyega Adefope
Assistant Professor of Interior DesignGolnar Adili
Part-time Assistant ProfessorJacques Agbobly
Part-time LecturerShana Agid
Associate Professor of Art, Media, and CommunicationsHasin Ahmed
Part-time LecturerOlubusola Ajayi
Part-time Assistant ProfessorScott Aker
Part-time Assistant ProfessorAarati Akkapeddi
Part-time LecturerSusan Cottle Alberto
Part-time Assistant ProfessorRhea Alexander
Associate Professor of Strategic Design and ManagementAlexandra Alguire
Part-Time FacultyYasi Alipour
Part-time LecturerKevin Allen
Part-time Associate Teaching ProfessorPeter Allen
Part-time Assistant ProfessorArly Amaya
Assistant Manager Sewing - Sewing and Soft ConstructionAdam Ames
Part-time Assistant ProfessorErica Ammann
Part-time Assistant Professor
Sareeta Amrute
Associate Professor of Strategic Design and ManagementKenneth Anand
Part-time LecturerVivette Ancona
Part-time Associate Teaching ProfessorNoel Anderson
Associate Professor of Fine ArtsPaul Andrejco
Part-Time Assistant ProfessorGregory Scott Angel
Part-time Assistant ProfessorHarun Arikan
Part-Time FacultySandra Arndt
Part-time Assistant ProfessorSara Arnell
Part-time Assistant ProfessorClarissa Arocena
Part-Time FacultyJaime Arredondo
Part-time Assistant ProfessorJury Artola
Part-time LecturerPeter Asaro
Professor of Media StudiesGabriel Asfour
Part-time Assistant ProfessorCat Ashley
Part-time LecturerDamian Ashton
Part-time LecturerMichael Assis
Part-time LecturerFaculty Events & News

Designing the Future: AI, Fashion & Creative Education
Join us for a conversation bringing together faculty, students, and critical voices to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping fashion design, creative practice, and education.The panel will explore the future of Parsons Fashion education in an AI-driven landscape, beginning not with the technology itself, but with what makes a Parsons Fashion education distinctive: systems thinking, human-centered design, materiality, experimentation, sustainability, innovation, and the ability to challenge existing models of fashion and production. The conversation will ask what kinds of designers and thinkers we want to cultivate, and how AI might support, expand, or challenge that vision. Together, we will consider what we should preserve, rethink, and imagine as AI becomes increasingly embedded in creative practice and education; including questions of critical thinking, authorship, creativity, research, and design development. Ultimately, the discussion will help generate the questions, perspectives, and principles that can inform thoughtful guidelines for the use of AI in design and written work across Parsons Fashion, while laying the groundwork for future workshops, symposiums, and broader industry conversations.

New York City Graduate National Portfolio Day
What are National Portfolio Days?National Portfolio Days are annual events held in multiple locations across the United States, Canada and Europe. They are designed to provide a unique opportunity for you to meet individually with professional representatives of accredited art, design, and architecture colleges and universities. You'll be able to receive valuable feedback and guidance on your visual portfolio before you submit it as part of your admission application. Not all members schools attend each event. Visit nationalportfolioday.org for a complete list of schools attending each event, including November 8 in New York City.No admission decisions or scholarship awards will be offered to you at National Portfolio Days. Some college and university representatives may accept your portfolio as the visual portion of your application. Others have restrictions that prohibit them from making a definitive portfolio decision at the time of your review. All representatives will be happy to discuss their specific programs of study and provide answers to questions about the availability of scholarships and financial aid.You will not find National Portfolio Days to be an examination or competition; the events are about an exchange of information. The representatives want to learn about you, your work, and your post-secondary plans, all while informing you about their college or university and application requirements. These events may be the first time you have been in an environment with so many people in one place who all share a powerful commitment to art and design. Use this as an opportunity to be inspired, to gain advice as to how to improve or present your portfolio and to experience a small taste of what it is like to attend a professional art and design program.What is the National Portfolio Day Association?The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978 solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives that hold regional accreditation and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), or Substantial Equivalency status. NPDA is the only organization of its kind and the membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the world.What should I bring to a National Portfolio Day?A portfolio of visual artwork that includes your best and most recent work, but it can also include works in progress, sketchbooks and tear sheets. Don’t hesitate to explain how you develop your ideas and where you want to go with them. Often, sharing the process of arriving at the completed work is as valuable as simply presenting finished products. You will hear many different opinions about your work that will be reflective of the admission requirements of each school. Therefore, we urge you to discuss your work with as many colleges/universities as possible and to bring no more than 15 works. Your portfolio can be presented as original work or on screen, but make note wifi may not be available at all locations. Students who are not prepared to show a portfolio may attend to gather information from college/university representatives.All National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.

BBA Reading Rhythms
It’s not a book club; it’s a reading party. Join us for a curated evening of reading, faculty authors and music in partnership with Reading Rhythms in the Seventh Floor Lounge of the University Center. Take the special elevator on the 6th floor of the UC to the 7th floor. Bring whatever book you are reading or want to begin reading. We’ll take care of the rest.

Native Heritage Month at Parsons Welcomes Southwest Pueblo Talent
Indigenizing Parsons presents an engaging panel conversation exploring the intersections of Indigenous fashion, dance, cultural identity, and creative expression through the perspectives of three Pueblo artists from the Southwest.Featuring Than Povi Martinez (Tewa, Pueblo de San Ildefonso), Sage Mountainflower (Ohkay Owingeh, Taos Pueblo, Diné), and Loren Aragon (Acoma Pueblo), moderated by Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledges and Fashion Design), this conversation will explore how Indigenous artists and designers draw upon their relationships to community, cultural knowledges, and ancestral practices to inform their contemporary creative work.

BBA Fall Alumni Panel
Join us for an evening of conversation and networking with alumni from the BBA Strategic Design & Management program.We’ll kick off the evening with a candid panel, where BBA alumni discuss transitioning from school to industry—first roles, pivots, day-to-day realities. We'll explore questions and realities of influence, uncertainty, and humanity in post-grad life.Featuring: Angelica del Rocio Dios Jaramillo BBA'17, Gabriel Gononsky BBA'25, Irna Sayeed Routh MS'20, Maggie Cavaliere, Zoia Kozakov Sanders BBA'16, and moderated by Megan Elizabeth BBA'20.The evening will conclude with a mixer, so we hope you'll stick around to meet alumni 1:1, swap contacts, and get real-world advice. Expect great conversation, food, and drinks! We look forward to seeing you there.
- Julia Sonnevend, Associate Professor of Sociology and Communications at Parsons, Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication
- Henry VI at The Public Theater Showcases Collaboration Between Parsons and Performing Arts
- Parsons Healthy Materials Lab Showcases Healthy, Climate-Positive Products and Ideas at International Contemporary Furniture Fair
- Daniel Jonas Roche, Parsons Faculty Member, Co-Writes New Book on Antifascist Architecture
- Arianna Deane, Parsons Faculty Member, Earns Recognition and Awards from Architecture Organizations with Firm A+A+A