Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Christian Bailey
Associate Professor of History- BA, University of Oxford (England)
- MA, University of Sussex (England)
- PhD, Yale University
j-christian.bailey@purchase.eduChancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2024-25
Full-Time Faculty
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Leandro Benmergui
Associate Professor of Historyleandro.benmergui@purchase.edu- BA, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
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Laura M. Chmielewski
Professor of History- BA, St. Joseph’s University
- MA, Fordham University
- MPhil, PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
laura.chmielewski@purchase.eduChancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
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Rachel Hallote
Professor of History- BA, Bryn Mawr College
- MA, PhD, University of Chicago
rachel.hallote@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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Jessica Levy
(on leave: Spring 2025)Assistant Professor of History- BA, Emory University
- MA, The University of Chicago
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Part-Time Faculty
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John Carney
Lecturer in History- MA, New School for Social Research
- PhD, New School for Social Research
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Gene Fein
Lecturer of Historygene.fein@purchase.edu- BA, MA, Fordham University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
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George Keteku
Lecturer, Global Studiesgeorge.keteku@purchase.edu- BS, MA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- PhD, Binghamton University, SUNY
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Jenna Schultz
Lecturer of History- BA, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- MA, University of Wisconsin- Madison
- PhD, University of Wisconsin- Madison
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Chen Zhang
Lecturer of Historychen.zhang@purchase.edu- BA, International Studies College (Beijing, China)
- MA, Shanghai Normal University
- MA, University of Minnesota
Contributing Faculty
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Paula Halperin
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and HistoryDirector of the School of Film and Media StudiesPhD, University of Maryland
Faculty Emeriti
Geoffrey G. Field
Professor Emeritus of History- BA, MA, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford (England)
- PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Albert Fried
Professor Emeritus of History- BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- MA, Columbia University
Alfred Hunt
Professor Emeritus of History- BA, St. Edward’s University
- MA, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Wayne te Brake
Professor Emeritus of History- BA, Calvin College
- PhD, University of Michigan
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Renqiu Yu
Professor Emeritus of HistoryResearch Professor of Asian Studiesren.yu@purchase.edu- BA, Sun Yat-sen University (China)
- MA, University of California, Los Angeles
- PhD, New York University
