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
-
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
-
B Lee Aultman
Lecturer in Political Scienceb.aultman@purchase.edu- BA, New Mexico State University
- MA, New York University
- PhD, The Graduate Center, CUNY
-
Samuel Galloway
Assistant Professor in Political Sciencesam.galloway@purchase.edu- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MA, The University of Chicago
- PhD, The University of Chicago
-
Sarah Murray
Lecturer in Political Science- BS, 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