Faculty and Staff for Fashion Studies
Advisor and Administrator
Allison Pfingst is a fashion historian and archivist. She earned her master’s degree in Dress and Textile Histories from the University of Glasgow and her B.A. in Art History from Fordham University. She holds a professional designation in Collections Management for Costume and Textiles for which she completed her training at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Her research focuses on the use of dress in constructing and perpetuating female archetypes and stereotypes throughout history.
Sonya Abrego, PhD
Art History
Courses Taught: Introduction to Fashion History
Amy Aronson, PhD
Communication and Media Studies
Courses Taught: History of Women's Magazines
Jennifer Clark, PhD
Communication and Media Studies
Courses Taught: Fashion Costuming in Film, Fashion in British Film & Television
Gloria Garcia
Anthropology
Courses Taught: Intro to Fashion & Culture
Robbie Myers
Journalism
Courses Taught: Fashion Journalism
Patrick Tormey, MBA
GSB Marketing
Courses Taught: Business of Fashion
Kara Van Cleaf, PhD
Communication and Media Studies
Courses Taught: Fashion & Digital Media
Nina Vartarian
Theatre
Courses Taught: Intro to Fashion Design
Katherine Wilson, PhD
Anthropology
Courses Taught: Intro to Fashion & Culture
Laurel Ann Wilson, PhD
Medieval Studies
Courses Taught: Medieval Fashion & Its Meanings
Claira Zambon Versland
GSB Marketing
Courses Taught: Business of Fashion
Holly Young
Senior Associate Director, Lincoln Center
Beatrice Rice
Employer Relations Specialist