People
We are a multidisciplinary group of professors, researchers, and students who focus on design, teaching, and research activities intended to enhance and accelerate processes of social innovation and sustainable practices.
Principal Faculty
Eduardo Staszowski, Director, Parsons DESIS Lab
Assistant Professor of Design Strategies
Parsons The New School for Design
Lara Penin, Co-founder, Parsons DESIS Lab
Assistant Professor of Transdisciplinary Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Nidhi Srinivas, Co-founder, Parsons DESIS Lab
Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management
The New School for Public Engagement
Affiliated Faculty
Parsons The New School for Design
Nadia Elrokhsy, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design
Timo Rissanen, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability
Jilly Traganou, Associate Professor in Spatial Design Studies
Elliot Montgomery, Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Design Strategies
Kakee Scott, Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Design Strategies
Ben Winter, Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Design Strategies
The New School for Social Research
Federico Finchelstein, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Janey Program in Latin American Studies
Victoria Hattam, Professor of Politics and Chair of the Department of Political Science
Vyjayanthi Rao, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
The New School for Public Engagement
Nevin Cohen, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Co-chair of the Tishman Environment and Design Center
John Clinton, Associate Professor and Director of the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management program
Michele Kahane, Professor of Professional Practice
Nitin Sawhney, Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Research and Teaching Assistants
2012–2013
Scott Brown, PhD Candidate in Anthropology
Aaron Cansler, MFA Transdisciplinary Design
Danielle Christophe, MFA Candidate in Design and Technology
Clarisa Diaz, MFA Candidate in Design and Technology
Matthew Willse, MFA Candidate in Design and Technology
2010–2011
Jacqueline Cooksey, MFA Candidate in Transdisciplinary Design
Mai Kobori, MFA Candidate in Transdisciplinary Design
Rachel Lehrer, MFA Candidate in Transdisciplinary Design
2009–2010
Savitri Lopez-Negrete, BFA Candidate in Integrated Design
Kelli Jordan, BS Candidate in Environmental Studies
Miki Aso, BS Candidate in Environmental Studies
Visiting Scholars
2013
Juha Kronqvist, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture (Finland)
Daniella Seloni, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Yang Hao Barbara, Tongji University (China)
Gabriela Varanda, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
2012
Ezio Manzini, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Harriet Harriss, Oxford Brookes University (United Kingdom)
2011
Daria Cantù, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
2010
Anna Meroni, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Roman Aebersold, Hochschule Luzern—Design & Kunst (Switzerland)
