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Gerald Markowitz

Gerald Markowitz is an American historian, currently a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY) and also a published author.

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Gerald Markowitz (born July 12, 1944) is an American historian, currently a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY)1 and also a published author.2

After graduating in 1965 with a B.A. from Earlham College, Markowitz matriculated as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. There he graduated in 1967 with an M.A. and in 1971 with a Ph.D. At CUNY's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he has been a professor of history from 1970 to the present and since 2004 a distinguished professor of history. He chaired John Jay College's Interdepartment of Thematic Studies in 1985–1987, 1989-1992, and 1995-1999. At Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, he has held an adjunct professorship in sociomedical science from 2002 to the present.3

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  1. "Gerald Markowitz". cuny.edu. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  2. "Markowit, Gerald E." worldcat.org. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. "Curriculum Vitae: Gerald E. Markowitz, Distinguished Professor of History" (PDF). John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY.