School of Arts and Sciences Full-Time Faculty

Meet our undergraduate and graduate full-time faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences at Point Park University.

Josie Brown, Ph.D., dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and acting chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies

Richard A. Linzer, J.D., professor of criminal justice
Sean Elliot Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice and intelligence studies and chair of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Andrew Richards, M.A., lecturer of criminal justice
Christine Secilia, Ed.D., lecturer and coordinator of the undergraduate criminal justice program
Edward Strimlan, M.D., associate professor and coordinator of the forensic science program
Mark Wintz, Ph.D., associate professor of intelligence and national security

Chris Girman, Ph.D., J.D., associate professor of English and chair of the Department of Literature, Culture, and Society
Marion Dixon, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology
Karen Dwyer, Ph.D., professor of English and coordinator of the literature and creative writing programs
Kirstin Hanley, Ph.D., associate professor of composition and rhetoric and director of the composition program
J. Dwight Hines, Ph.D., professor of literary arts and social justice
Dora Ion, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science and coordinator of the history, political science and legal studies programs
Helena Knörr, Ph.D., professor of organizational leadership
Jessica McCort, Ph.D., associate professor of composition and rhetoric and director of the Honors Program
Edward Meena, M.Ed., M.A., professor of history and coordinator of the interdisciplinary studies program
Robert Ross, Ph.D., professor and coordinator of the social justice studies program

Matthew Pascal, Ph.D., professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Vishnu Agrawala, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mathematics and physics
Mark Farrell, Ph.D., professor emeritus of chemistry
Laura Frost, Ph.D., professor of biology
Robert Garson, Ph.D., professor of civil engineering and civil engineering technology
Ryan Hoover, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Gregg Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical engineering
Donald Keller, Ph.D., professor of electrical engineering and coordinator of the electrical engineering program
Diane Krill, Ph.D., professor of biology
John Kudlac, Ph.D., professor emeritus
Yan Liu, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor and coordinator of civil engineering and civil engineering technology programs
Kristy Long, M.S., instructor of natural sciences and engineering
Mark Marnich, Ed.D., professor of mathematics
Raju Mundru, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical engineering
Matthew Opdyke, Ph.D., professor of environmental sciences
Aram Parsa, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering
Daniel Reed, M.S., associate professor emeritus of civil engineering technology
Rebekah Young, M.S., instructor of natural sciences and engineering

Sarah Schulz, Ph.D., LSW, associate professor of psychology, undergraduate behavioral sciences coordinator and chair of the Department of Psychology
Rachel Battaglia, Psy.D., visiting assistant professor of psychology
Britney Brinkman, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training for the Psy.D. in clinical psychology program
Robert G. McInerney, Ph.D., professor of psychology and undergraduate coordinator of the psychology program
Bethany Morris, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and director of the M.A. in community psychology program
Jeremy Northup, Psy.D., assistant professor of psychology
Brent Dean Robbins, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the Psy.D. in clinical psychology program