Department Chair

Full-Time Faculty

  • Ragnhild Utheim

    Ragnhild Utheim

    Director, School of Liberal Studies
    Associate Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology
    • 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
    ragnhild.utheim@purchase.edu
  • Ennis Addison

    Ennis Addison

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Studies
    • MA, Auburn University
  • Leandro Benmergui

    Leandro Benmergui

    Associate Professor of History
    • BA, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
    • PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
    leandro.benmergui@purchase.edu

  • David DeJesus

    Assistant Professor of Music
    Latin Jazz Orchestra Conductor
    • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
    • MM, Manhattan School of Music
    david.dejesus@purchase.edu

  • Stephen Harris

    Assistant Professor of Biology
    • BS, Ohio State University
    • MA, City College of New York, City University of New York
    • PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
    stephen.harris@purchase.edu
  • Professor Mara Horowitz

    Mara T. Horowitz

    Assistant Professor of Global Studies
    • BA, Sarah Lawrence College
    • MA, PhD, Columbia University
    mara.horowitz@purchase.edu
  • Matthew Immergut

    Matthew Immergut

    (on leave: Fall 2024)
    Associate Professor of Sociology
    • BA, Prescott College
    • MA, PhD, Drew University
    matthew.immergut@purchase.edu
  • Kerry Manzo

    Kerry Manzo

    Assistant Professor of Global Studies
    Chair of General Studies
    • BA and MA, University of Texas, El Paso
    • PhD, Texas Tech University
  • Fulbright Hays 2023 Benin

    Lisa Jean Moore

    Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies
    • BA, Tufts University
    • MPH, University of California, Berkeley
    • PhD, University of California, San Francisco
    • SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
    lisa-jean.moore@purchase.edu

  • Alexis M. Silver

    Associate Professor of Sociology
    • BA, Colorado College
    • MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    alexis.silver@purchase.edu

Part-Time Faculty