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Meet Our Faculty

Department Chair

Full-Time Faculty

Part-Time Faculty

  • Caroline Arout

    Lecturer of Psychology

    BA, The College of Staten Island of the City University of New York

    MA, Queens College City University of New York

    MPhil Graduate Center of the City University of New York

    PhD Graduate Center City University of New York

  • Paul Siegel

    Paul Siegel

    Professor of Psychology
    • BA, Amherst College
    • PhD, Adelphi University
    paul.siegel@purchase.edu
  • Christopher Williams

    Christopher Williams

    Lecturer of Psychology
    • B.A., Morehouse College
    • M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University
    • Post-Doctoral Training: Columbia University
    • Certificate: Harvard University Medical School
    c-1.williams@purchase.edu

Faculty Emeriti

  • Linda Bastone

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BA, Binghamton University, SUNY
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
    linda.bastone@purchase.edu
  • Ronnie Halperin

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BS, City College of New York
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
  • John Handron

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • BA, Iona College
    • MA, PhD, St. John’s University
  • Suzanne Kessler

    Suzanne Kessler

    Professor Emerita of Psychology
    Dean until 7/31/18
    • BA, Carnegie Mellon University
    • PhD, City University of New York
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    suzanne.kessler@purchase.edu
  • William Needham

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology
    • BS, Boston College
    • MLS, University of Rhode Island
    • MA, PhD, Northeastern University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    bill.needham@purchase.edu
  • Lynn Winters

    Lynn Winters

    Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
    • BA, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    • MA, PhD, New School for Social Research
    lynn.winters@purchase.edu