Faculty

Sonya Abrego, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies

Raja Akram, Adjunct Instructor, Global Fashion Management

Kathlin Argiro, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion, BFA, Parsons School of Design, The New School

Gabriel Asfour, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design

Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli, Adjunct Instructor, Global Fashion Management

Ammar Belal, Adjunct Associate Professor, MFA in Fashion Design

Keren Ben-Horin, Adjunct Instructor, Textile Development and Marketing, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art

Lauren Berke, Adjunct Instructor, Illustration and Interactive Media, BA, Cornell University, MFA, School of Visual Arts

Magali Berthon, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design

Florianna Betti-Bindi, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design

James Biolos, Adjunct Instructor, Global Fashion Management

Nicole Bloomfield, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Temple University, MA Fashion Institute of Technology

Amanda Bopp, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, Saint Joseph's University, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Richard Borge, Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Illustration, BA Concordia College, MFA, The University of Arizona

June Burns Bové, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies

Sarah Byrd, Adjunct Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

John Jay Cabuay, Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Kip Chapell, Adjunct Associate Professor, MFA in Fashion Design

Praveen Chaudhry, Professor, Social Sciences, Global Fashion Management, BA, MA, MPhil, University of Delhi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2009–10 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities

Karen Christian, Adjunct Instructor, Art Market Studies

Danae Colomer, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design

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

Hilary Davidson, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department, Fashion and Textile Studies, MA, University of Southampton, PhD, La Trobe University

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 Studies, AB, Princeton University, MPhil, PhD, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

John Delfino, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BA, Boston College, MFA, California Institute of the Arts

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

Robin Drake, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Communication Design Pathways, Exhibition and Experience Design, BS, Pratt Institute

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

Ronald Eligator, Adjunct Instructor, Sustainable Interior Environments, BA, Williams College, MA, Yale University

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, MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Thomas Foley, Adjunct Associate Professor, Art Market Studies

Lourdes Font, Professor, Art History and Museum Professions, 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

Kaelyn Garcia, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BFA, Columbia College

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

Morgan Hagney, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BFA, Villanova University

Jeannine Han, Associate Adjunct Professor, MFA in Fashion Design

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

Ju Yeon Hong, Adjunct Associate Professor, MFA in Fashion Design

Peter Hyde, Adjunct Associate Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design

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

Evie Joselow, Adjunct Professor, Art Market Studies

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

Eileen (Jiseon) Kang, Adjunct Associate Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, AAS, MA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

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 Assistant Professor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BArch, Cornell University

Christina Karahalios, Adjunct Associate Professor, Art Market Studies

Yuniya Kawamura, Professor, Social Sciences, Fashion and Textile Studies, Diploma, Bunka School of Fashion, Japan, AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology, BA, Sophia University, Japan, MA, PhD, Columbia University, 2006–7, State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2018–19 FIT Faculty Excellence Award

Stephanie Kramer, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, Wake Forest University, MPS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Jan Patrick Kuehlwein, Adjunct Instructor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BSc, European Business School, Reutlingen University, Germany and Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, France

Eva Labson, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies

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

Hye Su Lee, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration

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

Darnell Jamal Lisby, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design, BS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

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

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

Christina Lyons, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department, Exhibition and Experience Design, BA, University of Vermont, MS, Pratt Institute, 2020–21 FIT Faculty Excellence Award

Bach Mai, Adjunct Assistant Professor, MFA in Fashion Design, BFA, The New School, BA, Eugene Lang College, The New School

Jorge Martinez, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design

Emma McClendon, Adjunct Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Studies, MA Hons, University of St. Andrews, MA, The Courtauld Institute of Art

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

James Mendolia, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion Business Management, MFA in Fashion Design, AAS, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

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

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

Pedro Motta, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, AA, Miami Dade College, BA, Florida International University

Callie O'Connor, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, University of Wisconsin, MA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Lily Padula, Adjunct Instructor, BFA, School of Visual Arts

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

Brianna Picciuto, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BS, Miami University

Ada Price, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration

Hannah Rawe, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design

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

Martha Rich, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, MA, University of Pennsylvania

Barbara Rietschel, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BFA, School of Visual Arts, MFA, Marywood University

Emily Ripley, Adjunct Instructor, Global Fashion Management

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

Sonja Rubin, Adjunct Associate Professor, MFA in Fashion Design

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

Kate Schein Waisman, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design, BA, Tulane University, MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Alexandra Schwartz, Adjunct Professor, Art Market Studies

Cathleen Sheehan, Professor and Chairperson of the Department, MFA in Fashion Design, BS, Franklin & Marshall College, MBA, Harvard

Sandra Skurvida, Adjunct Associate Professor, History of Art, Art Market Studies, PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Chantal Stein, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, BA, Columbia University, MA, 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

Steven Tabbutt, Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Illustration, BFA Savannah College of Art and Design, MFA, School of Visual Arts

Tracy Taylor, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, BA, University of California at Santa Barbara, Master of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile

Jonnita Thompson Bonilla, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management

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, 2018–19 FIT Faculty Excellence Award

Deborah Lee Trupin, Adjunct Instructor, Fashion and Textile Studies, MA, New York University Institute of Fine Arts

Jeannine Umrigar, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design

Michelle Y. Washington, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design

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

Vasilija (Vasi) Zivanic, Adjunct Instructor, MFA in Fashion Design

Diane Zuercher, Adjunct Instructor, Exhibition and Experience Design