Faculty
The Graduate Center faculty, recognized leaders in a diverse array of fields in the arts and sciences, are dedicated to interdisciplinary scholarship and pedagogical excellence.
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MALS Faculty

Anna Akasoy
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Medieval Studies
Professor
- Comparative Literature
Professor
- Middle Eastern Studies
Professor
- Global Early Modern Studies
Deputy Executive Officer
- Liberal Studies

Leah Anderst
Assistant Professor
- Liberal Studies
Assistant Professor
- Film Studies

Ria Banerjee
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- Film Studies

Juan Battle
Executive Officer and Presidential Professor
- Nursing
Presidential Professor
- Sociology
Presidential Professor
- Urban Education
Presidential Professor
- Liberal Studies
Presidential Professor
- Social Welfare
Presidential Professor
- Africana Studies

Peter Bratsis
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies

Martin J. Burke
Associate Professor
- History
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- American Studies

Clare Carroll
Professor
- Comparative Literature
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Global Early Modern Studies
Professor
- History

Sarah E. Chinn
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Kandice Chuh
Professor
- English
Professor
- Psychology
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- American Studies
Professor
- Africana Studies

Alyson Cole
Professor
- Political Science
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies
Professor
- American Studies

Joseph W. Dauben
Distinguished Professor
- Liberal Studies
Distinguished Professor
- History
Distinguished Professor
- Biography and Memoir
Distinguished Professor
- Global Early Modern Studies

Marc Dolan
Professor
- English
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Film Studies
Professor
- American Studies
Professor
- Biography and Memoir

Joseph Entin
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Nathalie Etoke
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- French

Duncan Faherty
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- English
Associate Professor
- Digital Humanities
Associate Professor
- American Studies

Michelle Fine
Distinguished Professor
- Urban Education
Distinguished Professor
- Psychology
Distinguished Professor
- Liberal Studies
Distinguished Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies
Distinguished Professor
- American Studies

George Fragopoulos
Faculty
- Liberal Studies

Libby Garland
Faculty
- Liberal Studies
Faculty
- History

Matthew K. Gold
Associate Professor
- English
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- Digital Humanities
Associate Professor
- Data Analysis and Visualization
Associate Professor
- Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
Associate Professor
- American Studies
Director
- Graduate Center Digital Initiatives

David Gordon
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- History

Linda M. Grasso
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies
Professor
- Biography and Memoir

Jean Halley
Professor
- Sociology
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies

Tomohisa Hattori
Assistant Professor
- Liberal Studies

Carrie Hintz
Professor
- English
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies

David T. Humphries
Professor and Acting Executive Officer
- Liberal Studies

Prithi Kanakamedala
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies

Thomas Kessner
Distinguished Professor
- History
Distinguished Professor
- Liberal Studies
Distinguished Professor
- Biography and Memoir
Distinguished Professor
- American Studies

Elizabeth Macaulay
Associate Professor and Executive Officer
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- Middle Eastern Studies
Associate Professor
- Digital Humanities
Associate Professor
- Classics

Marie C. Marianetti
Associate Professor of History
- Liberal Studies

Karen Miller
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Eugenia Paulicelli
Professor
- Comparative Literature
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies

Glenn Petersen
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Anthropology

Lisa Rhody
Deputy Director
- Graduate Center Digital Initiatives
Adjunct Faculty
- Liberal Studies
Adjunct Faculty
- Digital Humanities
Adjunct Faculty
- Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
Adjunct Faculty
- Data Analysis and Visualization

Joan Richardson
Distinguished Professor
- Comparative Literature
Distinguished Professor
- English
Distinguished Professor
- Liberal Studies
Distinguished Professor
- American Studies

Bethany L. Rogers
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Urban Education

Justin Rogers-Cooper
Faculty
- Liberal Studies

Joe Rollins
Associate Professor
- Political Science
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- Women's and Gender Studies

Christopher Schmidt
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Miryam Segal
Associate Professor
- Liberal Studies
Associate Professor
- Middle Eastern Studies

Naomi Stubbs
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Jason Tougaw
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Mark D. Ungar
Professor
- Liberal Studies
Professor
- Criminal Justice
Professor
- Political Science

Thomas G. Weiss
Presidential Professor
- Political Science
Professor
- Liberal Studies

Elizabeth Wissinger
Professor
- Liberal Studies