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.
from Earlham College, Markowitz matriculated as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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.