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
Hala 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
Full-time FacultyHasin 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 Assistant 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 LecturerDavid Auerbach
Part-time LecturerFaculty Events & News

MFA Photography 2026 Thesis Exhibition
Parsons School of Design is delighted to present Latency, a culminating Thesis Show of the 2026 Photography MFA program cohort.The exhibition will begin August 14th and go until September 17th in the Galleries at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. The opening reception will be held on August 20th from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm.Through the interdisciplinary practices of the 25 individuals, Latency embodies the lag between materialisation and idea. For them, Latency means creating a space in which a brief pause or a visual lag is turned to tangible realities. The exhibition brings together a cohort that isn’t just taking photos, but actively redefining what photography can be.The show captures the tension of something on the verge of appearing, stretching the boundaries of contemporary art. From video to sculpture, silkscreen to image transfers, materials ranging from glass to metal, the work explores the moments where a message finally comes to view.The exhibition features thesis work by: Suga, Francis Chiang, Nazli Erbes, Andrew Finch, Kaitlyn Garcia, Sarah Gray, Lexi Hide, Jai Jain, Aylin Koç, Madison Lanier, Eugene Lee, He Li, Kyla Liang, Ivo Nagel, Stephen Peng, Tania Quintanilla, Valentina Rangel, Maelle Rudner-Mercier, Bai Song, Leana Spain, Jerry Tang, Sophia Valentino, Yu Wang, Hang Yu, and Miraal Zafar.

In Conversation with Ilaria Resta, CEO of Audemars Piguet
We are pleased to welcome Ilaria Resta, Chief Executive Officer of Audemars Piguet, to speak with our students. With nearly three decades of global leadership experience across some of the world's most respected luxury brands, Ilaria has built a career defined by innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and a commitment to empowering people. Since becoming CEO of Audemars Piguet, she has led the Manufacture with a vision that honors its rich heritage while shaping its future through creativity, craftsmanship, and sustainable growth. Guided by the principles of Love, Learn, and Legacy, Ilaria believes leadership is about serving others, fostering curiosity, and creating lasting impact. During her conversation with our students, she will share insights from her leadership journey, discuss the evolving landscape of the luxury industry, and reflect on what it takes to build meaningful careers rooted in purpose, innovation, and excellence.

MFA Fashion Design & Society Gen 15 Showroom
MFA FASHION DESIGN AND SOCIETYGEN 15SHOWROOMMFA Fashion Design and Society Studios39 West 13th Street, Level 3New York, NY 10011Showroom HoursSaturday, September 12 — 10:00 AM–5:00 PMSunday, September 13 — 10:00 AM–2:00 PM The showroom offers an opportunity to experience the collections at a different pace, see the work in greater detail, and engage more closely with the breadth of practices emerging from this year’s graduating cohort, within the environment in which it was conceived and created.Organized by Matthew LindeThe showroom is open to the public and no appointment is necessary. Press and industry guests are very welcome to visit at any time during these hours.The venue is wheelchair accessible, with elevator access to the MFA Fashion Design and Society studios on Level 3.

Maia Cruz Palileo
Maia Cruz Palileo creates paintings, works on paper, installations, and sculptures that honor familial archives and imagined contemporary realities. Beginning from a space of personal inquiry around their family’s migration from the Philippines to America, Palileo quickly uncovered connective points between individual histories and broader global systems, like colonization, displacement, assimilation. The artist’s research into overlapping historical timelines, paired with effects of memory, provides a framework for their color-rich compositions. This overlapping is made physical through the layering of oil paint, which—even in instances where one layer is concealed by another—permanently maintains its material presence on the canvas, creating its own recorded history.Part of the Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series

A Climate-Friendly, Total Ethics Fashion Future
Join us for a short lecture from Collective Fashion Justice founding director, Emma Håkansson about total ethics fashion, high impact materials, methane emissions, how climate and ethics intersect, and the material solutions we can use to create a more responsible fashion future. The lecture will be followed by a screening of short film, SHIRINGA: Fashion Regenerating Amazonia, and a panel discussion between Emma, Parsons’ John Bartlett, and material innovator Stephanie Downs, CEO and co-founder of Uncaged Innovations.
- 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