Department Chair

Full-Time Faculty

  • Rachel Fabian

    Rachel Fabian

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
    • BA,  University of Vermont
    • MA, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
    rachel.fabian@purchase.edu
  • Alessandra Galassi

    Alessandra Galassi

    Lecturer of Cinema Studies

    MA, Queens College, CUNY
    MA, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
    PhD, University of Connecticut

  • Paula Halperin

    Paula Halperin

    Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and History
    Director, School of Film and Media Studies

    PhD, University of Maryland

    paula.halperin@purchase.edu
  • Agustín Zarzosa

    Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
    Juanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2022-2023
    • BA, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)
    • MA, New York University
    • PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
    agustin.zarzosa@purchase.edu
  • Ling Zhang

    Ling Zhang

    (on leave: Fall 2024-Spring 2025)
    Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
    • BA, Liaoning University (China)
    • MA, Beijing Film Academy
    • PhD, University of Chicago
    ling.zhang@purchase.edu

Part-Time Faculty

  • Robert Watson

    Robert Watson

    Lecturer of Cinema Studies

    BA, Baylor University
    MA, University of Leeds (UK)
    PhD, Vanderbilt University

  • Sean Weiner

    Sean Weiner

    Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies
    • BA, Purchase College, SUNY
    • MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
    sean.weiner@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty