Leadership
Faculty Director
Craig M. MacDonald, Ph.D.
Craig M. MacDonald is an associate professor in the School of Information at Pratt Institute, where he developed the Master of Science in Information Experience Design and User Experience (UX) advanced certificate programs. His research focuses on strengthening UX practices and improving HCI/UX education. He has expertise in usability evaluation, user research, and UX design and has led hundreds of students through course-based and extracurricular UX consulting projects on behalf of libraries, cultural heritage institutions, start-ups, and media companies. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Studies and Human-Computer Interaction from Drexel University.
Program Coordinator / Visiting Assistant Professor
Sam Raddatz
Sam Raddatz is an information architecture, user experience, and career pivot specialist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked on projects or in positions with companies such as the Brooklyn Museum, City University of New York Academic Commons, Equality Indicators, Netflix, NYU Libraries, and the Trust for Public Lands. She is the founder and CEO of Logic Department and holds a MS from Pratt Institute School of Information & Library Science and a BA from Western Washington University.
Affiliated Faculty
