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Full-Time Faculty

View an alphabetical list of full-time faculty at Point Park University.

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Ankney, Bernie, dean, School of Communication 
Ayache, Milia, visiting assistant professor and director of acting

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B

Beal, Paige, associate professor of sports, arts and entertainment management
Baggerman, Thomas
, professor of broadcast journalism and program coordinator of broadcasting, digital journalism, strategic and sports communication
Barzell, Zeva, professor and director of musical theatre
Bell, Kim, professor emerita of English as a second language
Beverina Moore, Denise, instructor, education
Bhattacharya, Shamayeta, Ph.D., assistant professor of community engagement
Bollinger, Aaron, professor and director of production
Boyd, Laura J., chair, associate professor of cinema production and director of screenwriting program
Breslove, William, professor of business management
Brinkman, Britney, associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training
Bromall, George, professor of business management
Brown, Josie, Ph.D., dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and acting chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies

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C

Cecala, Robin, professor of broadcast production
Cesario, Amy, lecturer of accounting
Chambers, Virginia, associate professor of education and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning
Chipman, Nelson, professor of cinema production and screenwriting
Ciletti, Dorene, associate professor of sales and marketing and director of the marketing and sales program
Clark, Cheryl, professor of accounting and chair of the Department of Business Analytics and Technology
Colaizzi, Melinda, assistant professor of sports, arts and entertainment management
Cunningham, James, visiting assistant professor of theatre

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D

Daras, April, associate professor of theatre, associate artistic director, Conservatory Theatre Company
DeFazio, Joseph, instructor of finance
Denton, Stanley
, professor of education
Derda, Robert, associate professor of sports, arts and entertainment management and chair of the Department of Sports, Arts & Entertainment Management
D'Haene, Elise, teaching artist, cinema arts
Dixon, Marion, associate professor of sociology 
Donnellan, Kelly, associate professor of cinema production
Dorsten, Aimee-Marie, professor of journalism and mass communication and director of core curriculum
Downing, Camille, instructor of public relations, advertising and social media
Dumova, Tatyana, professor of communication
Dwyer, Karen, professor of English and coordinator of the literature and creative writing programs

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E

Edmunds, Christal, professor of education
Ehrlich, Elisabeth
, instructor, education
Erickson, Julia, visiting teaching artist, dance

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F

Factor, Jesse, assistant professor of dance
Firestone, Nathan, professor emeritus of political science
Frazier, Crystal, associate professor of dance
Friges, April, associate professor of photography
Frost, Laura, professor of biology
Fyola, Michele, professor of business management

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G

Garson, Robert, professor of civil engineering
Gilfillan, Margaret, professor emerita of accounting
Girman, Chris, associate professor of English and chair of the Department of Literature, Culture, and Society
Glunk, Janice, professor of education
Gregory, Teresa, acting chair of theatre, professor of sports, arts and entertainment management
Gutkind, Richard, professor of education

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H

Halasz, Andrew, professor of cinema production
Hanley, Kirstin, associate professor of composition and rhetoric
Hawkins, Richard, senior teaching artist and director of screenwriting program
Hines, J. Dwight, professor of literary arts and social justice studies
Hippert, Linda, assistant professor of education
Hooper, Colleen, associate professor of dance
Hoover, Ryan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

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I

Ion, Dora, assistant professor of political science
Irvin, Marybeth, visiting assistant professor of education
Isa, Daud, assistant professor of broadcasting, digital journalism and multimedia
Isaac, Angela
, professor of economics and finance

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J

Johnson, Fredrick, professor of cinema arts
Johnson, Gregg
, associate professor of electrical engineering
Joo, Jae Mann, assistant professor of dance

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K

Karasik, Daniel, teaching artist of dance
Keitel, Richard
, professor of theatre 
Keller, Donald, professor of electrical engineering
Knorr, Helena, professor of organizational leadership
Kraniou, Dimitris, professor of international economics and management
Krill, Diane, professor of biology
Kudlac, John, professor emeritus

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Lalama, Kiesha, managing and artistic director, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Lemonius, Garfield, dean and artistic director of COPA
Linzer, Richard, professor of criminal justice 
Liu, Yan, associate professor of civil engineering
Lo Castro, Jenna, assistant professor of public relations, advertising and social media, and School of Communication graduate program director
Long, Kristy, instructor of natural sciences
Lucas, Kiki, assistant professor of dance and jazz unit director
Luther, Elaine, professor of business management

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M

Maharaja, Archish, professor of business
Marnich, Darlene, professor and chair of the Department of Leadership and Organizational Administration, School of Education
Marnich, Mark, professor of mathematics
Marquette, Tim, assistant professor of musical theatre and coordinator of private voice
Martin, Kim, general manager/producer, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Martin, Sean Elliot, associate professor of criminal justice and intelligence studies and chair of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Mayer-Staley, Stephanie, professor of theatre production and director of production 
McCort, Jessica, associate professor of composition and rhetoric
McDole, Jason, associate professor of dance and modern unit director
McInerney, Robert, professor of psychology and undergraduate coordinator of the psychology program
McIntyre, Karen S., professor of education
McKee, Robert, visiting teaching artist, dance
McKenna, Sheila, professor of theatre 
Meena, Edward, professor of history
Mervosh, Sandra, associate professor of human resources
Meyers, Robert, associate professor of communication
Misutka, Kristen, assistant professor of education
Morris, Bethany, assistant professor of psychology and director of the M.A. in community psychology program
Morrison, David, assistant professor, animation and visual effects
Mulvihill, Patrick, associate professor of management
Mundru, Raju, associate professor of electrical engineering
Munn, Geoff, visiting artist in residence of animation
Muñoz, Samuel, associate professor of theatre

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Northup, Jeremy, assistant professor of psychology

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O

Olshanski, Jayne, associate professor of accounting
Opdyke, Matthew, professor of environmental sciences

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P

Palacios, Luis, associate professor of economics and finance
Pang, Yan, visiting assistant professor of theatre
Park, Hanjin, associate professor of directing and director of cinema production program
Panzella, Emmett, professor emeritus of history/geography
Parsa, Aram, associate professor of mechanical engineering 
Pascal, Matthew, professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Payne, Shari, acting dean of the School of Education
Pelfrey, Matt, associate professor 

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Reed, Daniel, associate professor emeritus of civil engineering
Revilla Beltrán, Vincenne, professor of education
Richards, Andrew, instructor of criminal justice and intelligence studies
Robbins, Brent, professor of psychology and director of the Psy.D. in clinical psychology program
Rolinson, Chris, professor of photography and photojournalism, chair of School of Communication faculty
Ross, Robert, professor of social justice studies and community engagement

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Schulz, Sarah, associate professor of psychology, undergraduate behavioral sciences coordinator and chair of the Department of Psychology 
Schonberger, Ben, program coordinator of media arts and lecturer of photography
Seaman, Jeffrey, assistant professor of applied computer science
Secilia, Christinelecturer and coordinator of the undergraduate criminal justice program 
Skertich, Robert, professor of public administration and director of the public administration and organizational leadership programs
Spaulding, Marc, visiting assistant professor, dance
Starr Fiedler, Heather, chair of the Department of Community Engagement & Leadership and professor of multimedia
Stowe, Susan, chair, professor of dance, associate artistic director, dance company and ballet unit director
Strimlan, Edward, associate professor of forensic science and coordinator of the forensic science program

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Tanzilli, Steve, dean of the Rowland School of Business
Traversari, Ed, professor of sports, arts and entertainment management
Trueblood, Jonathan, associate professor and director of animation and visual effects program

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V

Voortman, Mark, associate professor of applied computer science

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W

Wachter, Andrea, professor emerita of applied computer science
Wachter, Edward, professor emeritus of business management
Walker, Tahirah, assistant professor of organizational development and innovation
Walsh, Robin, professor of theatre 
Weston, Portia K., professor emerita of composition and literature
Wheat, Arleen, professor of special education
Wilson, Cat, assistant professor
Winters, Phil, professor of theatre and director of theatre arts
Wintz, Mark, associate professor of intelligence and national security

Y

York, Kamryn, assistant professor of education
Young, Rebekah
, lecturer of natural sciences and engineering

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