Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Agustín Zarzosa
Associate Professor of Cinema StudiesChair of Cinema and Television Studies and Co-Chair of Playwriting and Screenwritingagustin.zarzosa@purchase.edu- BA, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)
- MA, New York University
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Full-Time Faculty
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Rachel Fabian
Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studiesrachel.fabian@purchase.edu- BA, University of Vermont
- MA, University of California, Santa Barbara
- PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Paula Halperin
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and HistoryDirector of the School of Film and Media StudiesPhD, University of Maryland
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Nathan Holmes
Associate Professor of Cinema Studiesnathan.holmes@purchase.edu- BA, Brock University, Ontario
- MA, Ryerson University and York University, Ontario
- PhD, University of Chicago
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Ling Zhang
Associate Professor of Cinema Studiesling.zhang@purchase.edu- BA, Liaoning University (China)
- MA, Beijing Film Academy
- PhD, University of Chicago
Part-Time Faculty
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Alessandra Galassi
Lecturer of Cinema Studiesalessandra.galassi@purchase.edu- MA, Queens College, CUNY
- MA, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
- PhD, University of Connecticut
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Francois Kiper
Lecturer of Cinema StudiesLecturer in Media Studies- BA, Washington University, St. Louis
- PhD, CUNY Graduate Center
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Sean Weiner
Assistant Professor of Cinema Studiessean.weiner@purchase.edu- BA, SUNY Purchase
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
Contributing Faculty
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Shaka McGlotten
(on leave: Fall 2026)Professor of Media StudiesJuanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2023-2024shaka.mcglotten@purchase.edu- BA, Grinnell College
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin
