From familiar faces in new roles to those joining the Pratt community for the first time, Pratt Institute is welcoming more than 25 new academic leaders and full-time faculty members—including the “Diverse Voices Creating Just Futures” cluster hire cohort—to campus this fall. Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to excellence in teaching and research, and to shaping an inclusive environment that inspires inquiry, learning, and the creation of innovative work.
Leadership
Eliana Abu-Hamdi – Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Partnerships
Leo Coleman – Chair, Social Science and Cultural Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Lisa Z Morgan – Chair, Fashion Design (School of Design)
Meta Newhouse – Chair, Undergraduate Communications Design (School of Design)
Full-Time Faculty
Laura Salazar-Altobelli – Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Architecture (School of Architecture)
John Decker – Associate Professor, History of Art and Design (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Romel Espinel – Associate Professor; Critical and Inclusive Pedagogy Librarian (Libraries)
Hannah Fountain – Assistant Professor, User Experience & Web Services Librarian (Libraries)
Whitney Laemmli – Assistant Professor, Social Science and Cultural Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Philip Ording – Associate Professor, Math and Science (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Peter Patchen – Associate Professor, Digital Arts (School of Art)
Asad Pervaiz – Assistant Professor, Graduate Communications Design (School of Design)
Everest Pipkin – Assistant Professor, Digital Arts and Animation (School of Art)
Laurel Sparks – Associate Professor, Fine Arts (School of Art)
Sam Vernon – Assistant Professor, Fine Arts (School of Art)
Morgan Vő – Assistant Professor; Critical and Inclusive Pedagogy Librarian (Libraries)
Jessica Wexler – Associate Professor, Undergraduate Communications Design (School of Design)
“Diverse Voices Creating Just Futures” Cluster Hire
Filipa Calado – Assistant Professor (School of Information)
Ashley Lee – Assistant Professor (School of Information)
Jason Lee – Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture (School of Architecture)
Idrissou Mora-Kpai – Associate Professor, Film/Video (School of Art)
Irina Schneid – Assistant Professor, Interior Design (School of Design)
Fellows
Gwenyth Chao – AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, Foundation
Daniela Gomez Paz – AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, Foundation
Peter Sim – AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, Industrial Design
Alex Strada – Civic Engagement Fellow, Fine Arts