Academic Divisions
RISD's 21 departments are distributed among four academic divisions, each led by a dean. Deans work closely with department heads and graduate program directors to oversee faculty, degree programs, and curriculum.
Division of Architecture + Design | Scheri Fultineer
The Division of Architecture + Design is comprised of seven departments: Apparel Design, Architecture, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Office Staff:
Tricia Sweeney | Senior Division Administrative Coordinator
401 454-6280 | tsweeney@risd.edu
Evan Sicuranza | Division Assistant
401 277-4944 | esicuran@risd.edu
Division of Experimental & Foundation Studies | Joanne Stryker
The Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies oversees the studio curriculum for all first-year undergraduate students at RISD, comprised of three programs of study: Drawing, Design and Spatial Dynamics.
Office Staff:
Diane Blair | Foundation Studies Office Supervisor
401 454-6672 | dblair@risd.edu
Karen Zucconi | Departmental Coordinator
401 454-6176 | kzucconi@risd.edu
Teaching + Learning in Art + Design | Patricia Barbeito
Teaching + Learning in Art + Design (TLAD) offers graduate students a progressive and dynamic center of inquiry and practice that directly links academic study to engagement with communities beyond campus.
Office Staff:
Sue McGuire | Department Administrative Coordinator
401 454-6695 | smcguire@risd.edu
Lauren Allen | Associate Director, Project Open Door
401-277-4826 | lallen02@risd.edu
Division of Fine Arts | Robert Brinkerhoff
The Division of Fine Arts is comprised of ten departments: Ceramics, Film/Animation/Video, Glass, Illustration, Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textiles.
Office Staff:
Laurie Chronley | Senior Division Administrative Coordinator
401 454-6116 | lchronle@risd.edu
Tiara Silva-Gardner | Division Assistant
401 709-8443 | tsilva@risd.edu
Division of Liberal Arts | Damian White
The Division of Liberal Arts is comprised of three departments: History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences (HPSS), Literary Arts and Studies (LAS), and Theory + History of Art + Design (THAD).
Office Staff:
Gail Hughes | Division Coordinator, Operations & Administration
401 454-6572 | ghughes@risd.edu
Karen Montecalvo | Division Assistant, Operations & Administration
401 454-6569 | kmonteca@risd.edu
