Meet Our Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
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Ragnhild Utheim
Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies and Program ChairInterim Director of Liberal Studies- BS, Hunter College, City University of New York
- PhD, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
ragnhild.utheim@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
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Mara T. Horowitz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Liberal Studiesmara.horowitz@purchase.edu- BA, Sarah Lawrence College
- MA, PhD, Columbia University
Part-Time Faculty
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Ryan Andrews
Lecturer in Liberal Studies- BS, University of Northern Colorado
- MS, Kent State University
- MA, Kent State University
- RD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Executive Education, Columbia University
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Emily Blumenfeld
Lecturer in Liberal Studiesemily.blumenfeld@purchase.edu- BA, Trinity College
- MA, Washington University
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Shinelle Espaillat
Lecturer in Liberal Studies, Winter Sessionshinelle.espaillat@purchase.edu- BA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MA, Temple University
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Ursula Heinrich
Lecturer in Liberal Studies- BA, Mercy College
- MAT, Manhattanville College
- CAS, SUNY New Paltz
- DPS, Pace University (in progress)
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George Keteku
Lecturer in Liberal Studiesgeorge.keteku@purchase.edu- BS, MA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- PhD, Binghamton University, SUNY
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Contributing 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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David DeJesus
Assistant Professor of MusicLatin Jazz Orchestra Conductordavid.dejesus@purchase.edu- MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Manhattan School of Music
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Matthew Immergut
Associate Professor of Sociologymatthew.immergut@purchase.edu- BA, Prescott College
- MA, PhD, Drew University
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Lisa Jean Moore
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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Sharon Zechowski
Lecturer in Media Studiessharon.zechowski@purchase.edu- BA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MS, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
- PhD, Ohio University
