Our Renowned Faculty are Leaders in Their Fields
And they’re closely connected to the thriving creative community that is New York City—just 30 miles south—and beyond.
Department Chairs
Art History
Jonah Westerman
Assistant Professor of Art HistoryArt History MA, Department Chairjonah.westerman@purchase.edu- BA, Harvard University
- PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Entrepreneurship in the Arts
Jordan Shue
Assistant Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship in the Arts and Arts ManagementDepartment Chair, Entrepreneurship in the Arts and Co-Chair of Arts Managementjordan.shue@purchase.edu- BS, MS, Drexel University
All Entrepreneurship in the Arts Faculty
Visual Arts
Julian Kreimer
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawingjulian.kreimer@purchase.edu- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
Classical Music
All Music: Classical Music Faculty
Music: Jazz Studies
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Adam Birnbaum
Assistant Professor of Jazz StudiesCo-Chair Jazz Studiesadam.birnbaum@purchase.edu- B.S. Boston College
- A.D.The Juilliard School
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Pete Malinverni
Professor of Jazz Studies , PianoCo-Chair Jazz Studies- BM, SUNY Potsdam
- MM, Purchase College, SUNY
peter.malinverni@purchase.edu2022-2023 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
All Music: Jazz Studies Faculty
Music: Studio Composition
Rebecca Haviland
Assistant Professor of Music and TechnologyHead of Studio Composition (Undergraduate Studies)rebecca.haviland@purchase.edu- MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
- MA, Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Purchase College
Adam Pietrykowski
Assistant Professor of MusicHead of Studio Composition (Graduate Studies)adam.pietrykowski@purchase.edu- MusB., Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Purchase College, SUNY
