A look at Pratt’s new full-time faculty members and administrators for 2022-23

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.

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

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)

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