Lauren Zodel is an assistant professor of Fashion Design at FIT, where she oversees the Children's Wear concentration. During her time in the fashion industry, she designed and directed children's products for DKNY Kids, Baby Gap, Calvin Klein Kids, Eddie Bauer, and Tommy Hilfiger. Zodel is listed as co-inventor on a patent for a garment created with Montefiore Medical Center. Additionally, she has worked with FIT's DTech Lab as a mentor on projects such as Netflix's Karma's World and YES Network's Off Field Fashion.