More than 25 new academic leaders and full-time faculty members have joined the Pratt community in time for the new academic year. 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
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Quilian Riano – Dean, School of Architecture
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Christopher Brownell – Chair, Mathematics and Science (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Douglas Easterly – Chair, Digital Arts and Animation (School of Art)
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Sarah A. Lichtman – Chair, History of Art and Design (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Leonel Ponce – Academic Director, Sustainable Environmental Systems; Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (School of Architecture)
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Karyn Zieve – Assistant Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Farzam Yazdanseta – Associate Chair, Undergraduate Architecture; Adjunct Associate Professor (School of Architecture)
Full-Time Faculty
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Alexandra Austin – Student Success and Assessment Librarian, Libraries
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Agnes Berecz – Associate Professor, History of Art and Design (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Constantin Boym – Professor, Industrial Design (School of Design)
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Kathy Carbone – Assistant Professor, School of Information
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Sai Chivukula – Assistant Professor, School of Information
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Mariel Collard Arias – Assistant Professor, Master of Landscape Architecture program, Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (School of Architecture)
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Caitlin Craggs – Assistant Professor, Digital Arts and Animation (School of Art)
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Dalia Davoudi – Assistant Professor, Humanities and Media Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Jan Dutkiewicz – Assistant Professor, Social Science and Cultural Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Oasa Duverney-Gaspar – Assistant Professor, Foundation (School of Art, School of Design)
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David Erdman – Associate Professor, Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (School of Architecture)
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Brooke Garner – Assistant Professor, Fashion Design (School of Design)
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Kimi Hanauer – Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Communications Design, Graduate Communications Design (School of Design)
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Mark Heller – Assistant Professor, Master of Landscape Architecture program, Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (School of Architecture)
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Dr. Harriet Harriss – Professor, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (School of Architecture)
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Carlos Jimenez – Assistant Professor, Photography (School of Art)
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Gopinaath Kannabiran – Assistant Professor, School of Information
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Melissa Klay – Associate Professor, Creative Arts Therapy (School of Art)
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Shayla Lawz – Assistant Professor, Humanities and Media Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
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Joyce Yu-Jean Lee – Assistant Professor, Foundation (School of Art, School of Design)
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Kelly Oh – Associate Professor, Art and Design Education (School of Art)
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Yi Xin Tong – Assistant Professor, Foundation (School of Art, School of Design)
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Joshua Trees – Associate Professor, Undergraduate Communications Design, Graduate Communications Design (School of Design)
Jane B. Nord Professor of Fashion Design
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Byron Lars – Jane B. Nord Professor of Fashion Design (School of Design)
Fellow
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Ann Dinh, AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, Undergraduate Architecture (School of Architecture)