Chrys Ingraham
Chrys Ingraham is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Purchase College of the State University of New York. Biography. Ingraham (b.1947) is a native of New York State, graduated from Syracuse University's Maxwell School with a Masters in Public Administration (1984), Graduate Certification in Women's Studies and a Ph.D. in Sociology (1992). Her dissertation research addressed how the Comstock Law (1872) allowed for the censorship and suppression of feminist thought in 19th century U.S. She has taught at a variety of colleges and universities, including Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Skidmore College, Smith College, Russell Sage College , SUNY Albany, and is currently Professor and Chair of Sociology at the State University of New York at Purchase. She currently lives in Syracuse, NY. Career. Ingraham served as visiting professor at Ithaca College prior to receiving tenure and promotion to full professor at Russell Sage College where she directed the Helen M. Upton Center for Women's Studies and co-founded (with Tonia Blackwell) the Allies Center for the Study of Difference and Conflict. She later co-founded (with Dr. Eileen Brownell) their Management and Social Responsibility program. In 2007, she moved to SUNY Purchase to rebuild the Sociology  program and later assisted in the creation of a Latin American Studies major. Ingraham currently serves as Chair of Sociology at Purchase College. Ingraham was a guest speaker for the film "Wedding Advice" by Karen Sosnoski and Fred Zeytoojian, 2002.