From familiar faces in new roles to those joining the Pratt community for the first time, Pratt Institute is welcoming a number of new administrators and full-time faculty members to campus this fall. They embody a commitment to academic excellence and to fostering a safe, inclusive environment that inspires learning, collaboration, and innovative work and research.
Leadership
Helio Takai – Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Quilian Riano – Interim Dean, School of Architecture
Gina Marchetti – Chair, Humanities and Media Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Audrey Schultz – Chair, Construction Management, Facilities Management, and Real Estate Practice (School of Architecture)
Stephen Slaughter – Chair, Undergraduate Architecture (School of Architecture)
Ignacio Urbina Polo – Chair, Industrial Design (School of Design)
Eric O’Toole – Assistant Dean, School of Design; Associate Professor, Graduate Communications Design
Full-Time Faculty
Dan Boscov-Ellen – Assistant Professor, Social Science and Cultural Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Deb Caponera – Assistant Professor, Associate Degree Programs (School of Art)
Cassils – Associate Professor of Sculpture and Integrated Practices (School of Art)
Jason Corace – Associate Professor, Digital Arts and Animation (School of Art)
Erika Hinrichs – Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture (School of Architecture)
John Lauermann – Associate Professor, School of Information
Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman – Professor, Industrial Design (School of Design)
Kirk Pillow – Professor, Social Science and Cultural Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Swati Piparsania – Assistant Professor, Industrial Design (School of Design)
Nancy Seidler – Professor, Humanities and Media Studies (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
Fellows
Lipika Bhargava – AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, Fine Arts (School of Art)
Jacq Groves – Foundation Fellow in Art & Science
Mary Mattingly – Civic Engagement Fellow, Fine Arts
Rachel Daniell -Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Information