Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Lorraine Plourde
Associate Professor of Media Studies and Anthropologylorraine.plourde@purchase.edu- BA, Hampshire College
- MA, University of Washington
- PhD, Columbia University
Full-Time Faculty
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Rudolf Gaudio
Professor of AnthropologyDirector of Natural and Social Sciences- BA, Yale University
- MIA, Columbia University
- PhD, Stanford University
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David J. Kim
(on leave: 2022-2023)Associate Professor of Anthropology- BA, Trinity College
- MA, New York University
- PhD, Columbia University
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Jason A. Pine
Professor of Media Studies and Anthropology- BA, University of Chicago
- MA, New School for Social Research
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin
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Joseph Russo
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology- MA , Brooklyn College
- MPhil,Goldsmiths College
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Part-Time Faculty
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Joshua Falcon
Lecturer of Anthropology- BA, Florida International University
- MA, Florida International University
- PhD, Florida International University
Contributing Faculty
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Ragnhild Utheim
Director, School of Liberal StudiesAssociate Professor of Liberal Studies and Anthropology and Liberal Studies Program Chair- BS, Hunter College, City University of New York
- PhD, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovative Study Abroad
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Shaka McGlotten
Professor of Media Studies- BA, Grinnell College
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Faculty Emeriti
Nancy Foner
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology- BA, Brandeis University
- MA, PhD, University of Chicago
John Forrest
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology- BA, MA, University of Oxford (England)
- PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Esther Newton
Professor Emerita of Anthropology- BA, University of Michigan
- MA, PhD, University of Chicago