Point Park University Welcomes 12 New Full-Time Faculty Members Thursday, September 27, 2018

Point Park University welcomes 12 new full-time faculty members for the 2018-19 academic year. These faculty bring both industry expertise and real-world professional experience into the classes they teach at Point Park (listed below).

With a faculty to student ratio of 13:1 and an average class size of 15 to 20 students, professors at Point Park are able to work closely with their students, engaging them in career-oriented, hands-on learning and professional mentoring.

Meet the Faculty 

Britney Brinkman, Ph.D., associate professor, psychology

• Community Psychology and Practicum
• Ethics and Professional Issues

Dorene Ciletti, Ph.D., associate professor, business management

• Principles of Marketing
• Marketing (MBA)
  
  

Marion W. Dixon, Ph.D., assistant professor, sociology

• Sociological Foundations
• Governments and Politics in the Middle East

Linda Hippert, Ed.D., assistant professor, education

• Teaching in the Secondary School
• Introduction to Research Writing
• Dissertation Writing I, II and III

Kurt Kumler, Ph.D., assistant professor, psychology

• Lifespan Development
• Brain, Body and Experience 
• Psychotherapy Methods and Practicum

Kiki Lucas, visiting teaching artist, dance

• Composition III
• Jazz III/IV
• Jazz VII/VIII

Britton Mauk, M.F.A., visiting assistant professor, theatre

• Drafting & CAD
• Professional Preparation for Design, Tech, Management
• Scene Design II

David Morrison, artist in residence, cinema arts

• Fundamentals of Motion Graphics & Visual Effects
• Intermediate Animation
• Classical Animation

Jayne Olshanski, MBA, CPA, assistant professor, accounting

• Introduction to Accounting I and II
• Managerial/Cost Accounting
  
  

Noel Schermaier, visiting teaching artist, cinema arts

• Introduction to Cinema, Tools & Techniques
• Production I and II
• Sound for Animation

Jeffrey J. Seaman, M.I.S., assistant professor, information technology

• Problem Solving with Information Technology
• Databases 
• Web Application Development

Adam Wachter, M.A., visiting assistant professor, theatre

• Senior Musical Theatre Techniques
• Advanced Topics in Musical Theatre
• Musical Theatre Repertoire

Rebekah Young, M.S., lecturer, natural sciences 

• General Chemistry I and II and General Chemistry Laboratory I and II
• Organic Chemistry Laboratory  
• General Biology Laboratory I and II
• Introduction to the Natural Sciences I and II
• Environmental Science I

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