Faculty & Staff

The Art & Design faculty and staff are here to help the Suffolk University community as a whole—students should contact their professors and administrators to address all questions and concerns.

The department is located on the 10th floor of the Sawyer building. The office is open Mondays - Fridays 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Phone number: 617-573-8785

Full-Time Faculty

Studio Art & Foundation Studies

Randal Thurston
Professor & Department Chair

Ilona Anderson
Associate Professor

Linda Brown
Professor

Audrey Goldstein
Professor & Program Director - Studio Art

Susan Nichter
Professor

Steve Novick
Professor

Interior Architecture & Design

Sandro Carella
Assistant Professor 

Anna Gitelman
Associate Professor

Nancy Hackett
Associate Professor

Sean Solley
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director - Interior Architecture

Graphic Design

Keith Kitz
Program Director - Graphic Design

Kristen Mallia
Assistant Professor

Kayla Schwartz
Instructor

Emeritus Professors

Harry Bartnick
Professor Emeritus

Mark Brus
Associate Professor Emeritus

Karen Clarke
Associate Professor Emerita

Jennifer Fuchel
Associate Professor Emerita

Laura Golly
Professor Emerita

Lydia Martin
Professor Emerita

Part-Time Faculty

Part-time faculty may be reached at the main department phone number unless otherwise noted (617-973-5307).

The part-time faculty office is located in the Sawyer Building at 8 Ashburton Place, Room A26.

Interior Architecture & Design   

Brian Baer
Lecturer
BS, The Catholic University of America

Joe Bill-Volkenborn
Lecturer
BA, University of Massachusetts Boston

Stephen Chung
Lecturer
MArch, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
BArch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Elizabeth Ghiseline
Lecturer
MArch, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
BFA, University of Massachusetts Amherst   

Paul Joyce
Lecturer
BA, Boston Architectural Center

Krassimir Kaltchev
Senior Lecturer
MArch, University of Architecture & Civil Engineering

Joseph Killoh
Lecturer
MS, Boston Architectural College
BS, Wentworth Institute of Technology 

Ashleigh Sanicola
Lecturer
BS, Philadelphia University

Sean Stewart
Lecturer
BArch, Boston Architectural College
MArch, San Francisco Institute of Architecture
MArch, Harvard University

Amy Van Lauwe
Lecturer
March, Boston Architectural College
MA, Boston College
BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Patricia Zerhusen
Senior Lecturer
MAIA, Suffolk University
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology

Graphic Design

Peter Bianco
Senior Lecturer
MFA, Boston University
BFA, Massachusetts College of Art

Tara Pastina
Senior Lecturer
MAGD, Suffolk University
BA, State University of New York

Hannah Shapiro
Lecturer
MA, Suffolk University
BA, Florida State University

Madison Umbrello
Lecturer
BFA, Suffolk University

Abigail Weston
Lecturer
BA, Stonehill College
MAGD, Suffolk University

Fine Arts & Foundation Studies  

David Curcio
Lecturer
MFA, Pratt Institute
BA, Boston University

Robin Hockett
Lecturer
BFA, Suffolk University

Anne Lilly
Lecturer
BArch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Dale Stephanos
Lecturer

Department Staff

Deborah Davidson
Gallery Director
617-994-4283
Office: Sawyer Building, Room 626A 

Robin Hockett
Art & Design Maker Space Manager
617-305-1701
Office: Sawyer Building, Room B31C

Elaine Jue
Administrative Coordinator
617-557-1535
Sawyer Building, 10th Floor