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

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

Jem Cohen
Assistant Professor of Film (part-time)
B.A., Wesleyan University
jem.cohen@purchase.edu

Paul Echeverria
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College; M.S., Mercy College.
paul.echeverria@purchase.edu

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

Alex Orlovsky
Lecturer in Film (part-time)

Lawrence O’Neil
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
lawrence.oneil@purchase.edu

Jon Rubin (on leave 2010–11)
Associate Professor of Film
B.A., Yale University.
jon.rubin@purchase.edu

Robert J. Siegel
Associate Professor of Film
B.S., New York University.
robert.siegel@purchase.edu

Alan McIntyne Smith
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.A., University of Notre Dame.
alan.smith@purchase.edu

Gregory Taylor
Professor of Film and
Director, Conservatory of Theatre Arts
B.A., University of Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
gregory.taylor@purchase.edu

Soyoung Yoon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Film
B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University.
soyoung.yoon@purchase.edu

J.D. Zeik (part-time)
Assistant Professor of Dramatic Writing and Film (part-time)
B.A., Purchase College.
john.zeik@purchase.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Miriam Arsham
Professor Emerita of Film
B.A., Hunter College; B.L.A., Columbia University.

Updated Aug. 18, 2010