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Faculty

Daniel Abraham, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, AB, University of Chicago, JD, University of Miami

Jonathan Bartlett, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, University of the Arts, MFA, School of Visual Arts

Catherine Hannah Behrend, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art Market, BA, Simmons College, MA, MBA, New York University

Amanda Bopp, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, Saint Joseph's University

Steve Brodner, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, Cooper Union

June Burns Bové, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Bucknell University, MA, New York University

Sarah Byrd, Adjunct Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, University of Tennessee, MA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Brooke Laurin Carlson, Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BS, MBA, Sacred Heart University, PhD, University of New Haven

Praveen Chaudhry, Professor, Social Sciences, Global Fashion Management, BA, MA, MPhil, University of Delhi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Becky Conekin, Associate Chair, Fashion Textile Studies, PhD, University of Michigan

Brenda Cowan, Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BFA, School of Visual Arts, MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Sara DeAngelis, Adjunct Associate Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, MFA, The University of the Arts

Natasha Degen, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department, Art Market, AB, Princeton University, MPhil, PhD, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Joyce Denney, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, MA University of Missouri–Columbia, MA, Columbia University

Dittrich Dennis, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, MFA, Syracuse University

David J. Drogin, Professor, History of Art, BA, Wesleyan University, MA, PhD, Harvard University, 2008–9 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mari Dumett, Adjunct Assistant Professor, History of Art, BA, Indiana University, MA, University of British Columbia, PhD, Boston University

Ronald Eligator, Adjunct Instructor, Sustainable Interior Environments, BA, Williams College

Pamela Ellsworth, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department, Global Fashion Management, BS, Cornell University, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Christina Joy Ferwerda, Adjunct Associate Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BA, Marquette University

Lourdes Font, Professor, History of Art, Acting Associate Chair of the Department, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Middlebury College, MA, PhD, New York University, 2010–11 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities

Julian Guthrie, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design, BFA, MFA, The New School

Leslie Harris, Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, Wellesley College, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, MA, London College of Fashion

Michael Hyde, Professor, English and Communication Studies, BA, University of Pennsylvania, MFA, Columbia University, PhD, New York University, 2004–5 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Richard Jaffe, Adjunct Instructor, Global Fashion Management, BA, University of Pennsylvania, MBA, Columbia University

Meg Joseph, Adjunct Professor, Global Fashion Management, AB, Brown University, MBA, Columbia University

Ildiko Juhasz, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BBA, Kent State, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Aya Kakeda, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate Illustration, MFA, School of Visual Arts

Stephan Kanlian, Professor and and Associate Chair of the Department, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, University of California, MPA, University of Pennsylvania, MA, Durham University

Joseph Karadin, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BArch, Cornell University

Rebecca Kelly, Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, MS, University of Rhode Island

Stephanie Kramer, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, Wake Forest University

Brendan Leach, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department, Graduate Illustration, MFA, School of Visual Arts

John Lee, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art Market, BA, Vassar College

Murray Levi, Adjunct Instructor, Sustainable Interior Environments, BA, Cooper Union

Cecilia Lowenthal, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design, BA, University of California

Jodi Lubrich, Adjunct Instructor, Communication Design Pathways, AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Florence Lynch, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art Market, BS, MA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Christina Lyons, Adjunct Professor and Associate Chair of the Department, Exhibition and Experience Design, MA, Pratt Institute

Monika Maniecki, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, MFA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Donald McMichael, Professor, Art Market, MBA, Duke University

Paul Melton, Associate Professor, Art Market Studies, BS, BA, University of Kansas, PhD, New York University

Katherine J. Michaelsen, Professor, History of Art, Art Market, BA, MA, PhD, Columbia University

Anelle Miller, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, Parsons School of Design, The New School

Denyse Montegut, Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, MA, New York University

Bernice Morris, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, MA, University of Southhampton, BA, University of Birmingham

Bruno D. Nadalin, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BS, Seton Hall University, MA, New Jersey City University

Enrique Paz, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art Market, BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Karen R. Pearson, Professor and Chair of the Department, Science and Math, BA, Clark University, PhD, Washington State University, 2010–11 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Cheryl Phelps, Associate Professor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, Memphis College of Art

Melanie Reim, Professor, Graduate Illustration, BS, State University of New York College at Buffalo, MFA, Syracuse University, 2010–11 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service

Sara Reiter, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Oberlin College, MS, University of Delaware

Nancy Robertson, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, McGill University, MA, New York University

Steven Rosen, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BFA, Webster University, MFA, New York University

Lucille A. Roussin, Adjunct Instructor, Art Market, PhD, Columbia University, JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Katie Sabo, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies , BFA, Reed College

Crystal Sai, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BS, University of Southern California, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Kate Schein Waisman, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Cathleen Sheehan, Adjunct Instructor and Acting Associate Chair of the Department, MFA in Fashion Design, MBA, Harvard

Kristi Silko, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BPS, Marist College

Gayle M. Skuzacek, Adjunct Instructor, Art Market, BA, Barat College

Valerie Soll, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art Market, BA, University of Oregon

Chantal Stein, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Columbia University, MS, New York University

Michael Stiller, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BA, Bard College

Denise Sutton, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, PhD, Clark University

Melissa Tombro, Professor, English and Communication Studies, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, MA, University of Chicago, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2012–13 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, The State University of New Jersey, MA, University of Chicago, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2012–13 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018–19 FIT Faculty Excellence Award

Andrew Weinstein, Professor, History of Art, BA, Brown University, MA, University of Pennsylvania, MA, New York University, PhD, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 2015–16 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Karen Young, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, University of Denver

Jackson Young, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design