What We Do

Graduate Studies serves as an information hub for students, faculty and staff concerning all aspects of the graduate experience at RISD. We work closely with graduate program directors and students to facilitate graduate study and support the graduate community at RISD through orientation and co-curricular programming.

If you need information about graduate programs, admissions or enrollment, please contact Admissions. 

 

Graduate Studies staff

Amy Horschak
Director, Office of Graduate Studies
401 709-8451
ahorscha@risd.edu

Phoebe Snyder
Graduate Community and Experience Specialist
401 454-6382
psnyder@risd.edu

Alfred Chin
Technical Assistant II
401 454-6100 x7784
achin@risd.edu 

Tucker Houlihan
Senior Academic Technologist
401 277-4801
thouliha@risd.edu 

Graduate Program Directors

Architecture: Debbie Chen

Bayard Ewing Building
dchen09@risd.edu 

Ceramics: Lesley Baker

Metcalf Building
lbaker@risd.edu

Design Engineering: Charlie Cannon

CIT Building/Mason Building
ccannon@risd.edu

Digital + Media: Shona Kitchen

CIT Building/Mason Building
skitchen@risd.edu

Furniture Design: Patty Johnson

20 Washington Place
pjohns01@risd.edu

Glass: Sean Salstrom

Metcalf Building
ssalst01@risd.edu 

Global Arts and Cultures: Leora Maltz-Leca

College Building
lmaltzle@risd.edu

Graphic Design: Bethany Johns

CIT/Mason Building
bjohns@risd.edu

Illustration: Susan Doyle

Illustration Studies Building
sdoyle@risd.edu

Industrial Design: Ayako Takase

CIT Building/Mason Building
atakase@risd.edu

Interior Architecture, Exhibition and Narrative Environments: Eduardo Duarte

CIT Building/Mason Building
eduarte@risd.edu

Interior Architecture, Adaptive Reuse: Can Altay

CIT Building/Mason Building
caltay@risd.edu 

Jewelry + Metalsmithing: Seth Papac

Metcalf Building
spapac@risd.edu

Landscape Architecture: Suzanne Mathew

159 Weybosset Street
smathew@risd.edu

Painting: Jackie Gendel

Memorial Hall
jgendel@risd.edu

Photography: Laine Rettmer

Design Center
lrettmer@risd.edu

Printmaking: Tyanna Buie

Benson Hall
tbuie@risd.edu

Sculpture: Taylor Baldwin

Metcalf Building
tbaldwin@risd.edu

Teaching + Learning in Art + Design: Shana Cinquemani

345 South Main Street
Shana Cinquemani scinquem@risd.edu 

Textiles: Mary Anne Friel

College Building
Mary Anne Friel mfriel@risd.edu

Contact Graduate Studies

A group of graphic design students interact with an art installation.

Hours

Mon–Fri: 8:30 am–4:30 pm

Contact

20 Washington Place
Fourth floor
Providence, RI 02903

401 709-8451

gradstudies@risd.edu