Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Shaka McGlotten
Professor of Media StudiesJuanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2023-2024shaka.mcglotten@purchase.edu- BA, Grinnell College
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Full-Time Faculty
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Christian Bailey
Associate Professor of Historyj-christian.bailey@purchase.edu- BA, University of Oxford (England)
- MA, University of Sussex (England)
- PhD, Yale University
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Rachel Dickstein
Associate Professor of Theatre and Performancerachel.dickstein@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
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Anthony Paul Domestico
Associate Professor of Literature- AB, Harvard University
- MA, MPhil, PhD, Yale University
anthony.domestico@purchase.edu2023-2024 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Rudolf Gaudio
(on leave: Fall 2024-Spring 2025)Professor of Anthropologyrudolf.gaudio@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
- MIA, Columbia University
- PhD, Stanford University
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Paula Halperin
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and HistoryDirector, School of Film and Media Studiespaula.halperin@purchase.eduPhD, University of Maryland
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Dana Michelle Harris
Visiting Instructor of Gender Studies2023-2025 SUNY-PRODiG Fellow- BA, Montclair State University
- MA, Montclair State University
- PhD, Rutgers University
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Morris B. Kaplan
(on leave: Fall 2024)Professor of Philosophy- BA, Williams College
- MA, JD, Yale University
morris.kaplan@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
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Lisa Keller
Professor of History- BA, Vassar College
- PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
lisa.keller@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
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Marin Kosut
Professor of Sociologymary.kosut@purchase.edu- BA, MA, University of New Orleans
- PhD, New School for Social Research
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Jane Kromm
Professor of Art HistoryChair of Museum Studies Minorjane.kromm@purchase.edu- BS, Wheelock College
- MDiv, Harvard University
- PhD, Emory University
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Elise Lemire
Professor of Literatureelise.lemire@purchase.edu- BA, Yale University
- MA, PhD, Rutgers University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Lisa Jean Moore
(on leave: Fall 2024)Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies- BA, Tufts University
- MPH, University of California, Berkeley
- PhD, University of California, San Francisco
lisa-jean.moore@purchase.edu- SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
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Gaura Narayan
Associate Professor of Literature- BA (Honors), University of Delhi (India)
- MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University
gaura.narayan@purchase.edu2022-2023 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Jordan Schildcrout
(on leave: Fall 2024-Spring 2025)Professor of Theatre and Performance- BA, Yale University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
jordan.schildcrout@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Jennifer K. Uleman
Associate Professor of Philosophy- BA, Swarthmore College
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
jennifer.uleman@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Contributing Faculty
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Tracy Schpero Fitzpatrick
Director, Neuberger Museum of ArtAssociate Professor of Art History (on leave)tracy.fitzpatrick@purchase.edu- BA, Tufts University
- MA, George Washington University
- PhD, Rutgers University
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Samuel Galloway
Assistant Professor of Political Sciencesamuel.galloway@purchase.edu- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MA, The University of Chicago
- PhD, The University of Chicago
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Jane Kromm
Professor of Art HistoryChair of Museum Studies Minorjane.kromm@purchase.edu- BS, Wheelock College
- MDiv, Harvard University
- PhD, Emory University
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Jennifer K. Uleman
Associate Professor of Philosophy- BA, Swarthmore College
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania
jennifer.uleman@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Faculty Emeriti
Shemeem Burney Abbas
Professor Emerita Political Scienceshemeem.abbas@purchase.edu- MA, University of Leeds (England)
- MA, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Karen L. Baird
Associate Professor Emerita of Political Sciencekaren.baird@purchase.edu- BS, MA, PhD, University of Houston
Lenora Champagne
Professor Emerita of Theatre and PerformanceLecturer in Playwriting- BA, Louisiana State University
- MA, PhD, New York University
lenora.champagne@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Kimberly E. Christensen
Associate Professor Emerita of Economics- BA, Earlham College
- PhD, University of Massachusetts
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Naomi Holoch
Associate Professor Emerita of French and Literature- BA, Oberlin College
- Licence-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
- PhD, Columbia University
Suzanne Kessler
Professor Emerita of PsychologyDean until 7/31/18- BA, Carnegie Mellon University
- PhD, City University of New York
suzanne.kessler@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Marjorie Miller
Professor Emerita of Philosophy- BA, Jackson College
- MA, Tufts University
- PhD, Stony Brook University, SUNY
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Esther Newton
Professor Emerita of Anthropology- BA, University of Michigan
- MA, PhD, University of Chicago
Ronnie Scharfman
Professor Emerita of French and Literature- BA, Bryn Mawr College
- Licence-ès-Lettres, Maitrise-ès-Lettres, University of Aix-en-Provence (France)
- MPhil, PhD, Yale University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Louise Yelin
Professor Emerita of Literature- AB, Bryn Mawr College
- MA, PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
