Department Chair

Full-Time Faculty

Part-Time Faculty

  • Paul Siegel

    Paul Siegel

    Professor of Psychology
    • BA, Amherst College
    • PhD, Adelphi University
    paul.siegel@purchase.edu
  • Christopher Williams

    Christopher Williams

    Lecturer in Psychology
    • B.A., Morehouse College
    • M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University
    • Post-Doctoral Training: Columbia University
    • Certificate: Harvard University Medical School

Faculty Emeriti

  • Linda Bastone

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BA, Binghamton University, SUNY
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
    linda.bastone@purchase.edu
  • Ronnie Halperin

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BS, City College of New York
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
  • John Handron

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • BA, Iona College
    • MA, PhD, St. John’s University
  • Suzanne Kessler

    Suzanne Kessler

    Professor Emerita of Psychology
    Dean until 7/31/18
    • BA, Carnegie Mellon University
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    suzanne.kessler@purchase.edu
  • William Needham

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • BS, Boston College
    • MLS, University of Rhode Island
    • MA, PhD, Northeastern University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    bill.needham@purchase.edu
  • Lynn Winters

    Lynn Winters

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    • MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
    lynn.winters@purchase.edu