School of Humanities:
Journalism Faculty (Board of Study)

Virginia Breen
Assistant Professor of Journalism
B.A., Brown University; M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
virginia.breen@purchase.edu

Ross A. Daly
Assistant Professor of Journalism
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. International affairs; international business and economic reporting.
ross.daly@purchase.edu

Robert Ferraro
Lecturer in Journalism (part-time)
B.S., Fordham University.
robert.ferraro@purchase.edu

Tara George
Assistant Professor of Journalism
M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
tara.george@purchase.edu

Lisa Keller
Associate Professor of History
B.A., Vassar College; Ph.D., Cambridge University. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. Founding director of the Journalism Program.
lisa.keller@purchase.edu

Mark Petras
Lecturer in Journalism (part-time)
B.S., Syracuse University; M.A., City University of New York Graduate Center; M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
mark.petras@purchase.edu

John Richardson
Lecturer in Journalism (part-time)
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Columbia University.
john.richardson@purchase.edu

John Smock
Lecturer in Journalism (part-time)
M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
john.smock@purchase.edu

Mary Alice Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism (2008–09)
B.A., Creighton University.

Updated Nov. 6, 2008