School of the Arts:
Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film:
Film Faculty (Board of Study)

Associate Professors of Film

Iris Cahn
B.F.A., Purchase College; M.A., New York University.
iris.cahn@purchase.edu

Jon Rubin
B.A., Yale University.
jon.rubin@purchase.edu

Robert J. Siegel
B.S., New York University.
robert.siegel@purchase.edu

Gregory Taylor
Interim Dean, Conservatories of Dance and Theatre Arts & Film
B.A., University of Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
gregory.taylor@purchase.edu

Assistant Professors of Film

Deanna Kamiel (part-time)
Studied at the University of Toronto, York University.
deanna.kamiel@purchase.edu

Tim McCann (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
timothy.mccann@purchase

Soyoung Yoon (Visiting)
B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., Stanford University.
soyoung.yoon@purchase.edu

J.D. Zeik (part-time)
B.A., Purchase College.
john.zeik@purchase.edu

Lecturers in Film (Part-Time)

Paul Echeverria
B.F.A., Purchase College; M.S., Mercy College.
paul.echeverria@purchase.edu

Alex Orlovsky

Lawrence O’Neil
B.F.A., Purchase College.
lawrence.oneil@purchase.edu

Alan McIntyne Smith
B.A., University of Notre Dame.
alan.smith@purchase.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Miriam Arsham
Professor Emerita of Film
B.A., Hunter College; B.L.A., Columbia University. Editor of feature films, documentaries, and fine art films and a 2004 Film Preservation Honoree (Anthology Film Archives). A close friend and assistant to the pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren in the 1940s and 1950s, Arsham is featured in Martina Kudlacek's 2001 documentary, In the Mirror of Maya Deren.

Howard Enders
Professor Emeritus of Film and Dramatic Writing
A two-time Emmy winner and two-time nominee, Enders’ career spans more than 100 documentaries, narratives, and special programs for networks and foundation and corporate sponsors as a writer, producer, and director. His many awards for writing include the Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement and the George Foster Peabody, Robert F. Kennedy, and DuPont/Columbia University awards.

Updated Aug. 31, 2009