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Rory O'Dea

Dean, Art and Design Studies

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Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

Assistant Professor of Native and Indigenous Art History and Material Culture

Margot Bouman

Margot Bouman

Associate Professor of Visual Culture

David Brody

David Brody

Professor of Design Studies

Yvette Chaparro

Yvette Chaparro

Associate Professor of Product and Industrial Design

Hazel Clark

Hazel Clark

Professor of Design Studies and Fashion Studies

Caroline Dionne

Caroline Dionne

Vice Provost for Curriculum and Learning

Allan Doyle

Allan Doyle

Assistant Professor of 18th/19th Century Art and Design History

Steven Faerm

Steven Faerm

Professor of Fashion

Shelley Fox

Shelley Fox

Donna Karan Professor of Fashion

Francesca Granata

Francesca Granata

Associate Professor of Fashion Studies

Gyun Hur

Gyun Hur

Assistant Professor of Fine Arts

Marisa Jahn

Marisa Jahn

Associate Professor of Design Strategies

Heike Jenss

Heike Jenss

Associate Professor of Fashion Studies

Lorraine Karafel

Lorraine Karafel

Associate Professor of Art and Design History

Anya Kurennaya

Anya Kurennaya

Assistant Professor, Fashion Studies and Research Methods

Ulrich Lehmann

Ulrich Lehmann

Professor of Design Practice and Theory

Denise Lim

Denise Lim

Assistant Professor of Black Material and Visual Culture

Mev Luna

Mev Luna

Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art Practice and Theory

Lingling Ma

Lingling Ma

Assistant Professor of Asian Art and Design History and Material Culture

Allyson McDavid

Allyson McDavid

Associate Professor of Ancient Material and Visual Culture

Brian McGrath

Brian McGrath

Professor of Urban Design

Christina Moon

Christina Moon

Associate Professor of Fashion Studies

Rory O'Dea

Rory O'Dea

Dean, Art and Design Studies

Arthur Ou

Arthur Ou

Professor of Photography

Antonio Sanchez

Antonio Sanchez

Assistant Professor of Latinx Art and Design History and Material Culture

Jonathan Square

Jonathan Square

Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture

Radhika Subramaniam

Radhika Subramaniam

Associate Professor of Visual Culture

Georgia Traganou

Georgia Traganou

Professor of Architecture and Urbanism

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Erica Ammann

Erica Ammann

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Jaime Arredondo

Jaime Arredondo

Part-time Assistant Professor

Michael Assis

Michael Assis

Part-time Lecturer

Greer Bateman

Greer Bateman

Part-time Lecturer

Andrea Bell

Andrea Bell

Part-time Assistant Professor

Amanda Bellows

Amanda Bellows

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Virginia Black

Virginia Black

Part-time Assistant Professor

Anney Bonney

Anney Bonney

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Barbara Bordnick

Barbara Bordnick

Part-time Assistant Professor

Samantha Box

Samantha Box

Part-time Assistant Professor

Bentley Brown

Bentley Brown

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Sarah Byrd

Sarah Byrd

Part-time Lecturer

farrin chwalkowski

farrin chwalkowski

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Yenna Chan

Yenna Chan

Part-time Assistant Professor

Kelly Chang

Kelly Chang

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Marilyn Cohen

Marilyn Cohen

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Beth Dincuff

Beth Dincuff

Part-time Assistant Professor

Diane Dwyer

Diane Dwyer

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Tracy Ehrlich

Tracy Ehrlich

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Eve Eisenstadt

Eve Eisenstadt

Part-time Assistant Professor

Alla Eizenberg

Alla Eizenberg

Part-time Assistant Professor

Lina El-Shamy

Lina El-Shamy

Part-time Lecturer

Alexis Fair

Alexis Fair

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Joelle Firzli

Joelle Firzli

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Glenn Forley

Glenn Forley

Part-time Assistant Professor

Arpie Gennetian

Arpie Gennetian

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Jessica Glasscock

Jessica Glasscock

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Megan Goldman-Petri

Megan Goldman-Petri

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Sebastian Grant

Sebastian Grant

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Nancy Grove

Nancy Grove

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Shoghig Halajian

Shoghig Halajian

Part-time Lecturer

Everette Hampton

Everette Hampton

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Levi Higgs

Levi Higgs

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Christian Hubert

Christian Hubert

Part-time Assistant Professor

Keena Hudson

Keena Hudson

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Krista Johansson

Krista Johansson

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Anique Jordan

Anique Jordan

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Anna Kats

Anna Kats

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Arnold Klein

Arnold Klein

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Amanda Kogle

Amanda Kogle

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Kelly Konrad

Kelly Konrad

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Margaret Krug

Margaret Krug

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For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. Today, the school’s groundbreaking academic programs carry forward that mission, making Parsons the number one U.S. design school and top ranked globally. Our programs deliver a uniquely interdisciplinary education enriched by the resources of New York City.
Learn more
- Related Links
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Industry Engagement
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Visiting Students
Parsons offers rigorous interdisciplinary programs across the spectrum of art and design, from fashion and technology to urban design, fine art, and management. Here, creators and scholars master established disciplines and develop emerging ones, fostering innovation that transforms business, advances sustainability, and enhances social impact and health.
Learn More
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- Find Your Program
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Parsons faculty comprises world-renowned artists, scholars, and practitioners who lead their industries and academic fields. You work closely with them, benefitting from their scholarship and professional experience and networks. Our small class sizes enable you to benefit from their real-world experience and industry access.
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Parsons re:D
Beautiful, provocative, transformative, and boundary-breaking: The creative outpouring of Parsons’ students and faculty is as diverse as our community itself. Uniting it all is a commitment to reflective process and the understanding of the power of art and design to bring about needed change in the world.
Our Work
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Student Life
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Meet Our Students
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Your New Community
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Weekly Newsletter
Our school is animated by progressive creativity, activism, and its setting within a dynamic urban environment and university. Parsons is where ambition, ingenuity, and collaboration tirelessly converge, and New York City is the ideal setting for starting your journey.
Explore More
- Related Links
- Find Your Program
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Career Services
At Parsons, your career begins your first day on campus. Here, you gain the creative and critical foundation you need to turn passions into a professional life of your own design. With your toolkit of hands-on, collaborative methods and global support network, you enter prepared for sustained success in your field or in advanced studies.
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