Meet Our Faculty
Board of Study Coordinator
Connie Lobur
Associate Professor of Political Scienceconnie.lobur@purchase.edu- BA, BS, Pennsylvania State University
- MA, PhD, Rutgers University
Full-Time Faculty
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Shemeem Burney Abbas
Professor of Political ScienceDoris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor (2017–19)shemeem.abbas@purchase.edu- MA, University of Leeds (England)
- MA, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Part-Time Faculty
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B Lee Aultman
Lecturer in Political Scienceb.aultman@purchase.edu- BA, New Mexico State University
- MA, New York University
- PhD, The Graduate Center, CUNY
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Samuel Galloway
Lecturer in Political SciencePhD, The University of Chicago
MA, The University of Chicago
BA, Purchase College, SUNY -
Sarah Murray
Lecturer in Political ScienceBS, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service
MA, University of Chicago
PhD, New York University
Faculty Emeriti
Karen L. Baird
Associate Professor Emerita of Political Sciencekaren.baird@purchase.edu- BS, MA, PhD, University of Houston
John S. Gitlitz
Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science- BA, Oberlin College
- MA, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Peter Schwab
Professor Emeritus of Political Science- BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
peter.schwab@purchase.edu- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Chancellor’s Award in Recognition of Exemplary Research and Scholarship