Professor of Information Technology
Office: West Penn, 1218
Phone: 412-392-3948
Email: awachter@pointpark.edu
Andrea Wachter is a full-time faculty member at Point Park University teaching a variety of information technology and business courses. Prior to joining the University in 1984, Wachter was a head technologist of the Virology Laboratory in the microbiology department at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Education
- B.S., Point Park University
- B.A., Case Western University
- M.P.M., Carnegie Mellon University (graduated first in class)
- M.A.T., Duquesne University,
- Registered MT, ASCP
- Certified high school teacher
Research
Wachter's research interests include e-business, e-commerce, microcomputer applications in business, and innovative approaches to introductory programming. She is a regular reviewer of college textbooks and the author of several teachers' manuals for college textbooks.
Community/Public Impact
Wachter provides pro bono consulting for various groups and organizations. She has worked with the YWCA's Welfare to Work Initiative and with the Pittsburgh Public Schools Career and Academic Passport Initiative. She is actively involved in the Neville Park Homeowners Association.