Interdisciplinary:
Gender Studies Faculty (Board of Study)

Shemeem Burney Abbas
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Natural and Social Sciences
M.A., University of Leeds; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.
shemeem.abbas@purchase.edu

Ahmed Afzal
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Vassar College; M.S., London School of Economics; M.A., Ph.D., Yale University.
ahmed.afzal@purchase.edu

Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat
Professor of Political Science
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Bogaziçi University, Istanbul; M.A., Ph.D., Binghamton University, SUNY. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
zehra.arat@purchase.edu

Karen Baird
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Houston.
karen.baird@purchase.edu

Bill Baskin
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service.
bill.baskin@purchase.edu

Nancy Bowen
Associate Professor of Art+Design
School of Art+Design
B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., Hunter College, City University of New York.
nancy.bowen@purchase.edu | www.nancybowen.net

Kay Ellen Capo
Associate Professor of Literature and Theatre and Performance
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
kay.capo@purchase.edu

Lenora Champagne
Professor of Theatre and Performance
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu

Laura M. Chmielewski
Assistant Professor of History
School of Humanities
B.A., St. Joseph’s University; M.A., Fordham University; M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York Graduate Center.
laura.chmielewski@purchase.edu

Tracy Schpero Fitzpatrick
Associate Professor of Art History
School of Humanities
Curator
Neuberger Museum of Art
B.A., Tufts University; M.A., George Washington University; Ph.D., Rutgers University.
tracy.fitzpatrick@purchase.edu

Rudolf Gaudio
Associate Professor of Anthropology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Yale University; M.I.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Stanford University.
rudolf.gaudio@purchase.edu

Rachel Hallote
Associate Professor of History
School of Humanities
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago.
rachel.hallote@purchase.edu

Paula Halperin
Assistant Professor of Latin American History
School of Humanities
B.A., University of Buenos Aires; Ph.D., University of Maryland.
paula.halperin@purchase.edu

Chrys Ingraham
Professor of Sociologyand
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2010–12)
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., M.A., M.P.A., Ph.D., Syracuse University.
chrys.ingraham@purchase.edu

Morris Kaplan
Professor of Philosophy
School of Humanities
B.A., Williams College; M.A., J.D., Yale University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
morris.kaplan@purchase.edu

Lisa Keller
Associate Professor of History
School of Humanities
B.A., Vassar College; Ph.D., Cambridge University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.
lisa.keller@purchase.edu

Suzanne Kessler
Professor of Psychology
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and
Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
B.A., Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., City University of New York. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
suzanne.kessler@purchase.edu

Mary Kosut
Associate Professor of Media, Society, and the Arts
School of Film and Media Studies
B.A., M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., New School for Social Research.
mary.kosut@purchase.edu

Jane Kromm
Professor of Art History
School of Humanities
B.S., Wheelock College; M.Div., Harvard University; Ph.D., Emory University.
jane.kromm@purchase.edu

Elise V. Lemire
Professor of Literature and
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2011–13)
School of Humanities
B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
elise.lemire@purchase.edu

Michael Lobel (on leave 2011–12)
Associate Professor of Art History
School of Humanities
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University.
michael.lobel@purchase.edu

Connie Lobur
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University.
connie.lobur@purchase.edu

Shaka McGlotten
Assistant Professor of Media, Society, and the Arts
School of Film and Media Studies
B.A., Grinnell College; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.
shaka.mcglotten@purchase.edu

Wendy McKenna
Professor of Sociology (part-time)
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Antioch College; Ph.D., City University of New York.
wendy.mckenna@purchase.edu

Marjorie Miller
Professor of Philosophy
School of Humanities
B.A., Jackson College; M.A., Tufts University; Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
marjorie.miller@purchase.edu

Lisa Jean Moore
Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Tufts University; M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco.
lisa-jean.moore@purchase.edu

Gaura Narayan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature
School of Humanities
B.A. (Honors), Delhi University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University.
gaura.narayan@purchase.edu

Verónica Perera (on leave 2011–12)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Del Salvador University (Buenos Aires); M.A., National University of San Martin (Buenos Aires); M.A., Ph.D., New School for Social Research. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization.
maria.perera@purchase.edu

Diana Reinhard
Assistant Professor of History
School of Humanities
B.A., M.A., Loyola College; M.A., American University; Ph.D., Temple University.
diana.reinhard@purchase.edu

Patricia Rind
Lecturer in Psychology (part-time)
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Tufts University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.
patricia.rind@purchase.edu

Karima Robinson (on leave 2011–12)
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern University.
karima.robinson@purchase.edu

Rachel Simon
Lecturer in Gender Studies (part-time)
School of Humanities | School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., Colby College; M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College.
rachel.simon@purchase.edu

Michelle Stewart
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
and Chair, School of Film and Media Studies
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
michelle.stewart@purchase.edu

Nina Pelikan Straus
Professor of Literature
School of Humanities
B.A., Bennington College; Ph.D., New York University.
nina.straus@purchase.edu

Jennifer K. Uleman
Associate Professor of Philosophy
School of Humanities
B.A., Swarthmore College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
jennifer.uleman@purchase.edu

Louise Yelin
Professor of Literature
and Chair, School of Humanities
A.B., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
louise.yelin@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Kimberly Christensen
Associate Professor Emerita of Economics
School of Natural & Social Sciences
B.A., Earlham College; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature
School of Humanities
B.A., Oberlin College; Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Esther Newton
Professor Emerita of Anthropology
School of Natural and Social Sciences
B.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago. Founded the Lesbian/Gay Studies Program at Purchase College.

Ronnie Scharfman
Professor Emerita of French and Literature
School of Humanities
B.A., Bryn Mawr College; Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Updated April 24, 2012

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