Department Chair

Full-Time Faculty

  • Elliott Abrams

    Associate Professor of Biology
    • BA, Rutgers University
    • PhD, Johns Hopkins University
    elliott.abrams@purchase.edu

  • James G. Daly

    (on leave: Fall 2024)
    Associate Professor of Biology
    • BS, PhD, University of Guelph (Canada)
    james.daly@purchase.edu
  • Erika Ebbs

    Erika Ebbs

    (on leave: Spring 2025)
    Assistant Professor of Biology
    • BS, California State University
    • PhD, University of New Mexico
  • Jan Factor

    Jan Robert Factor

    (on leave: Spring 2025)
    Professor of Biology
    • BS, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
    • MS, PhD, Cornell University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Internationalization
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
    jan.factor@purchase.edu

  • Stephen Harris

    Assistant Professor of Biology
    • BS, Ohio State University
    • MA, City College of New York, City University of New York
    • PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York
    stephen.harris@purchase.edu

  • Maryann McEnroe

    Associate Professor of Biology
    • BS, Southeastern Massachusetts University
    • MA, PhD, University of California, Davis
    • 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    maryann.mcenroe@purchase.edu

Part-Time Faculty

  • Naydu Carmona

    Naydu Carmona

    Lecturer of Biology
    • BA, Manhattanville College
    • PhD, Graduate Center, CUNY


Contributing Faculty

Faculty Emeriti

  • Elysse Craddock

    Research Professor of Evolutionary Biology
    Professor Emerita of Biology
    • BS, PhD, University of Sydney (Australia)
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Lee Ehrman

    Distinguished Professor Emerita of Biology
    • BS, Queens College, City University of New York
    • MS, PhD, Columbia University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
    lee.ehrman@purchase.edu

  • Joanne Kivela Tillotson

    Associate Professor Emerita of Biology
    • BS, University of Dubuque
    • PhD, Michigan State University
    • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • Jim Utter (with Ned Sullivan) in the Great Swamp

    James Utter

    Associate Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies and Biology
    • BS, SUNY Oneonta
    • PhD, Rutgers University
    james.utter@purchase.edu