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

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.

CD Lecture Series: Betty Wang
Betty Wang is an art director, designer, and educator working across editorial, branding, and visual culture. She holds a BFA from RISD and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale. She was previously an Art Director at Elle Magazine and Apple, and has a design practice that works with clients across fashion, architecture, art, music, and technology.https://bettywang.studio/@studiobettywang

What Are People For: NYC Premiere
Join Parsons School of Design at The New School on November 17, 2026 for the New York City premiere of acclaimed design documentarian Gary Hustwit’s (Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized, Rams, Eno) new short film, What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney.What Are People For is a multimedia project offering a 360-degree view of a system designer’s life and legacy. What Are People For serves both as a portrait of a visionary thinker and a timely meditation on the role design can play in shaping a more meaningful and democratic future.The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Gary Hustwit, producer Ashley Lukasik, and additional speakers.Tickets are free for Parsons School of Design and The New School students with a valid student ID.🎟️ Reserve your tickets here!Doors at 7:30pm 🟡 Screening at 8pm 🟡 Filmmaker conversation at 8:30pmSocial Media Tags@mur.mur.ring@gary_hustwit
- 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