School of Humanities

Meet Our Faculty

College and Expository Writing Program

Board of Study Coordinator

Gaura Narayan

Associate Professor of Literature
- BA (Honors), University of Delhi (India)
- MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia University
gaura.narayan@purchase.edu
Aviva Taubenfeld

Associate Professor of Literature and Writing

Chair, School of Humanities
- BA, MA, PhD, Columbia University
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
aviva.taubenfeld@purchase.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Bradley Brookshire

Professor of Music
- BM, University of Michigan
- MM, Mannes College of Music
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
bradley.brookshire@purchase.edu
Kathleen McCormick

(on leave: Fall 2019-Spring 2020)

Professor of Literature and Pedagogy
- BA, Boston College
- MA, PhD, University of Connecticut
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
kathleen.mccormick@purchase.edu
Mariel Rodney

Assistant Professor of Literature
- BA, Queens College, City University of New York
- MA, PhD, Columbia University
mariel.rodney@purchase.edu

Part-Time Faculty

Robbie Bent

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Barnard College
- MBA, Harvard University
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
robbie.bent@purchase.edu
William T. Borger

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, University of Central Florida
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
william.borger@purchase.edu
Ellen Brooks

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Pennsylvania State University
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
- MEd, Temple University
- EdD, University of Pennsylvania
ellen.brooks@purchase.edu
Eugenia Cawley

Lecturer, Expository and College Writing

BA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
MFA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
Deborah Cooper

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Wayne State University
- MPS, Manhattanville College
deborah.cooper@purchase.edu
Peter Dearing

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
peter.dearing@purchase.edu
Jason T. Fitzgerald

Lecturer in Writing
- AB, Harvard University
- MFA, Yale School of Drama
- PhD, Columbia University
jason.fitzgerald@purchase.edu
Alysa Hantgan

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, University of Michigan
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
alysa.hantgan@purchase.edu
Christopher Konzelman

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Occidental College
- MA, California State University, Los Angeles
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
c.konzelman@purchase.edu
Mary Ellen Marks

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Pace University
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
mary-ellen.marks@purchase.edu
Rachel McCain

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, York College, City University of New York
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
rachel.mccain@purchase.edu
John Mitchell Morris

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, California State University, Northridge
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
- JD, Villanova University
john.morris@purchase.edu
Peter Polinski

Lecturer in Writing

Assistant Director, Advising Center
- MusB, MM, Purchase College, SUNY
peter.polinski@purchase.edu
Emily Sausen

Lecturer in Writing
- AB, Princeton University
- JD, New York University School of Law
emily.sausen@purchase.edu
Olga Seham

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Yale University
- MPS, Manhattanville College
olga.seham@purchase.edu
Amy Beth Wright

Lecturer in Writing
- BA, Oberlin College
- MFA, Sarah Lawrence College
amy-b.wright@purchase.edu