New Faculty Announcements

New Full-Time Classroom Faculty 2019-2020 

School of Art and Design

Ethan Lu
Interior Design
MA Harvard University; MS Columbia University;  BA University of Michigan

John Nickle
Illustration
MFA University of South Florida;  BA University of South Florida

Amy Sperber
Fashion Design
MFA Fashion Institute of Technology; BFA Fashion Institute of Technology

Tetsuo Tamanaha
Fashion Design
MFA Boston University;  BS Brooklyn College; AAS Fashion Institute of Technology

Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology

Jennifer Bentivegna
Fashion Business Management
BA Fashion Institute of Technology

Elena Romero
Advertising and Marketing Communications
MS New York University;  BA New York University

Regina Yoo
Production Management
BFA Parsons / The New School

School of Liberal Arts

Nurhayat Bilge
English and Communication Studies
PhD Arizona State University;  MA Central Michigan University;  BA Mimar Sinan University

Yoko Katagiri
Social Sciences
PhD CUNY Graduate Center; MPhil CUNY Graduate Center; BA Rikkyo University

Audrey Nasar
Science and Math
PhD Columbia University;  MA Hunter College; BA Rutgers University 

Zaida Navarro
Modern Language and Cultures
PhD CUNY Graduate Center; MPhil CUNY Graduate Center; MA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BA University of Seville

Dahlia Schweitzer
Film and Media Studies
PhD University of California Los Angeles; MA Art Center College of Design Pasadena; BA Wesleyan University

School of Graduate Studies

Becky E. Conekin
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
PhD University of Michigan; MA University of Michigan; BA Knox College

Paul Melton
Art Market Studies
PhD New York University; BS University of Kansas

New Full-Time Non-Classroom Faculty 2019-2020

Vernon Goodman-Keating
Assistant Director of Admissions and Strategic Recruitment, Office of Admissions
M.BA Kaplan University; BFA New York Uniersity

Steven Keating
Associate Director for Speaking, Writing and Speaking Studio
MA West Chester University; BA Keystone College

Learn more about FIT's 2019-2020 incoming faculty.