Students
Students come to the Parsons MS SDM program from all over the world. Their experience combines studios, seminars, networking, events, symposia, and more. This page will inform you about student projects like First Year Studio and Second Year Studio, student resources, and other opportunities.
CareSync – 2025
CareSync is a personalised health assistant designed to streamline care coordination and daily life management for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and their caregivers. Through smart reminders, voice-assisted support, and seamless caregiver collaboration, CareSync empowers users to foster independence while reducing caregiver burden. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterised by changes in cognitive functioning beyond those expected for a person’s age, but which are not severe enough to be described as dementia. Healthcare services for individuals with MCI are currently fragmented, often prioritising immediate needs like medication reminders rather than fostering long-term independence. As a result, caregivers…
More...
The Cove – 2025
The Cove is India’s first wellness space designed to help individuals recover, reset, and restore their mind and body through expert-guided experiences. At its core is Contrast Water Therapy – leveraging sauna, ice baths, and breathwork – inspired by the science of hormesis and modern biohacking. These practices are proven to strengthen the body’s resilience, regulate the nervous system, and promote long-term vitality. To make the experience fully immersive, The Cove integrates sound, scent, and tactile elements, creating a multi-sensory environment that fosters deep restoration. Built for high-performing individuals navigating fast-paced urban lives, The Cove is committed to supporting longevity…
More...
KINDSHIP – 2025
Kindship is a proactive planning tool designed to support Hispanic families in New York City at risk of separation. Through a tech-assisted platform, it helps families identify trusted caregivers, navigate difficult but necessary conversations, document plans, and share access in case of emergencies. We meet families where they are—at schools, community-based organizations, and in trusted spaces—and communicate in-language and in-culture to ensure clarity and respect. By making legal, logistical, and emotional preparation accessible and relevant, Kindship aims to preserve bonds, reduce child welfare involvement, prevent trauma, and empower families with agency over their futures. Studio Instructor Rhea Alexander Designers Carlos…
More...
GYLD – 2025
In response to fashion’s environmental crisis, GYLD curates high-impact, immersive pop-up experiences that spotlight biomaterial innovation and connect material innovators, designers, and fashion consumers. Each activation transforms space into a living narrative—where craft, storytelling, and material experimentation converge. Visitors engage with installations, artist talks, and limited-edition product drops that showcase desirable alternatives to extractive fashion systems. In doing so, GYLD cultivates demand for biomaterial-based products through a business model that is intentionally lean, adaptive, and designed to scale. Inspired by historic artisan guilds, GYLD seeks to foster a community rooted in collaboration, craftsmanship, and responsible design. Our mission is to…
More...
High Tide – 2025
High Tide is a community-centered, phygital role-playing game designed to help neighborhoods like Red Hook, Brooklyn, build trust and resilience through immersive disaster preparedness. The project transforms traditional emergency drills into collaborative, location-based missions that use AR, storytelling, and neighborhood landmarks to engage players in realistic flood response scenarios. Rooted in growing urgency—from climate projections to local lived experiences—High Tide addresses the decision paralysis, hesitation, and confusion that too often arise during emergencies. Through our research on Hurricane Sandy’s impact in Red Hook, we found that many residents were left without clear guidance, supplies, or support networks—despite living in a…
More...
Neurosprints – 2025
Neurosprints is a strategic consulting service that applies neuroscience and psychology to brand strategy. Using its MACR framework (Motivation, Attraction, Connection, Retention), it helps brands uncover internal KPIs like emotion and neurotransmission to strengthen customer acquisition and retention. Through focused sprint workshops, Neurosprints builds neuro-informed strategies that align marketing and product experiences with human behavior, blending dopamine-driven excitement with serotonin-based trust to build both immediate engagement and long-term loyalty. Studio Instructor Rhea Alexander Putri Trisulo Designers Geena Grunert Anupama Krishnan
More...
PENGUINE – 2024
People with disabilities are the largest minority group and the only one that anyone can be a part of at any point in their life. Regardless of this, we have found that often they find it difficult to find appropriate support networks that can understand their unique circumstances The fragmented nature of community-based knowledge poses challenges for parents with disabilities in locating information and establishing secure spaces to find and share information We seek to support and bridge the gap between formal and informal support mechanisms and provide a safe space to freely discuss information not provided by doctors. Fostering…
More...
MICROSOFT – #4 – EES 2025
Inteligent Aging AI’s Role in supporting NYC’s Seniors Partner: Microsoft Students: Ritu Pant Joannah Varghese Silvia Castro Professor: Pinar Guvenc
More...
