School of the Arts:
Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film:
Film Faculty (Board of Study)

Iris Cahn
Associate Professor of Film
B.F.A., Purchase College; M.A., New York University.
iris.cahn@purchase.edu

Paul Echeverria
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College; M.S., Mercy College.
paul.echeverria@purchase.edu

Howard Enders
Associate Professor of Film and Dramatic Writing (part-time)
howard.enders@purchase.edu

Deanna Kamiel
Assistant Professor of Film (part-time)
Studied at the University of Toronto, York University.
deanna.kamiel@purchase.edu

Tim McCann
Assistant Professor of Film (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
timothy.mccann@purchase

Alex Orlovsky
Lecturer in Film (part-time)

Lawrence O’Neil
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
lawrence.oneil@purchase.edu

Jon Rubin
Associate Professor of Film
B.A., Yale University.
jon.rubin@purchase.edu

Robert Siegel
Associate Professor of Film
B.S., New York University.
robert.siegel@purchase.edu

Alan McIntyne Smith
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.A., University of Notre Dame.
alan.smith@purchase.edu

Gregory Taylor
Associate Professor of Film
and Interim Dean, Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film
B.A., University of Toronto; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
gregory.taylor@purchase.edu

Soyoung Yoon
Lecturer in Film (part-time)
B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., Stanford University.
soyoung.yoon@purchase.edu

J.D. Zeik
Assistant Professor of Film and Dramatic Writing (part-time)
B.A., Purchase College.
john.zeik@purchase.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Miriam Arsham
Professor Emerita of Film
B.A., Hunter College; B.L.A., Columbia University. Editor of feature films, documentaries, and fine art films and a 2004 Film Preservation Honoree (Anthology Film Archives). A close friend and assistant to the pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren in the 1940s and 1950s, Arsham is featured in Martina Kudlacek's 2001 documentary, In the Mirror of Maya Deren.

Updated June 20, 2008