School of Film and Media Studies:
New Media Faculty (Board of Study)

Michael Bell-Smith
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.A., Brown University.
michael.bell-smith@purchase.edu | michaelbellsmith.com

Jon Cohrs
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.A., Colorado College; M.F.A., Parsons The New School for Design.
jonathan.cohrs@purchase.edu | splnlss.com

Kara Hearn
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley.
kara.hearn@purchase.edu | karahearn.com

E. Roon Kang
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts; M.F.A., Yale University.
e-roon.kang@purchase.edu | ww.eroonkang.com

Joseph D. McKay
Assistant Professor of New Media
B.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art & Design; M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley.
joseph.mckay@purchase.edu | homepage.mac.com/joester5/art/index.html

Jeanine Meyer
Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science and New Media
School of Natural and Social Sciences
S.B., University of Chicago; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University.
jeanine.meyer@purchase.edu

Peter Ohring
Associate Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science and New Media
B.S., Hebrew University (Jerusalem); Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder. Founding coordinator of New Media. SUNY Chancellor’s Research Recognition Award.
peter.ohring@purchase.edu

Marisa Olson (on leave 2011–12)
Assistant Professor of New Media
B.A., M.A., C.Phil., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz.
marisa.olson@purchase.edu | www.marisaolson.com

Sarah Sharp
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.A., Evergreen State College; M.A., M.F.A., Purchase College.
sarah.sharp@purchase.edu | sarahgsharp.net

Brooke Singer
Associate Professor of New Media and
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2011–13)
B.A., Wesleyan University; M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activities.
brooke.singer@purchase.edu | www.bsing.net

Paul Thayer
Lecturer in New Media (part-time)
B.F.A., Icelandic College of Art and Crafts (Reykjavik); M.F.A., Concordia University (Montreal).
paul.thayer@purchase.edu | www.this.is/pallit/

Contributing Faculty

David Bassuk: Acting (Conservatory of Theatre Arts)
Kate Gilmore: Sculpture (School of Art+Design)
Elizabeth Guffey Art History (School of Humanities)
James McElwaine: Studio Composition (Conservatory of Music)
Shaka McGlotten Media, Society, and the Arts
Jon Rubin: Film
Sarah Warren: Art History (School of Humanities)

Updated March 22, 2012

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