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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 
Avellar, Todd R., visiting assistant professor of psychology and acting director of clinical training
Ayache, Milia, assistant professor and director of acting

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Beal, Paige, associate professor of sports, arts and entertainment management
Baggerman, Thomas
, professor of broadcast journalism 
Barzell, Zeva, professor and director of musical theatre
Bautista, Beverly, assistant professor of jazz
Bell, Kim, professor emerita of English as a second language
Beverina Moore, Denise, lecturer, education
Bhattacharya, Shamayeta, Ph.D., assistant professor of community engagement and director of the Ph.D. in Community Engagement program 
Bollinger, Aaron, professor and director of production
Boyd, Laura J., professor of cinema production 
Breslove, William, professor of business management
Brinkman, Britney, professor of psychology and director of clinical training
Bromall, George, professor of business management

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Cecala, Robin, professor of broadcast production and interim program coordinator of broadcasting and digital journalism
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, professor of marketing and sales 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

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Daras, April, associate professor of theatre, director of theatre arts
De La Cruz III, Norbert, visiting assistant professor, modern
DeFazio, Joseph, senior lecturer 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, senior teaching artist, cinema arts
Dixon, Marion, associate professor of sociology and coordinator of interdisciplinary studies and international studies
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 and interim program coordinator of strategic and sports communication
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
, senior lecturer, education
Erickson, Julia, assistant professor, dance

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Factor, Jesse, assistant professor of dance and interim director of modern unit
Firestone, Nathan, professor emeritus of political science
Frazier, Crystal, associate professor of dance
Friges, April, associate professor of photography
Frost, Laura, professor of biology and coordinator of the biological sciences and pre-medical programs 
Fyola, Michele, professor of business management

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Garris, Richard, assistant professor of education
Garson, Robert, professor of civil engineering
Georgiades, Jason, visiting artist in residence of cinema production
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, chair of theatre and professor 
Gutkind, Richard, professor of education and director of master's programs in the School of Education

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H

Halasz, Andrew, chair of cinema arts and interim director of cinema production
Hammond, H Haden, assistant professor of animation
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, associate professor of education
Hooper, Colleen, associate professor of dance and coordinator of dance education
Hoover, Ryan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

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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 emerita of economics and finance

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J

Johnson, Fredrick, professor of cinema arts
Johnson, Gregg
, associate professor of electrical engineering and interim chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and 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 and coordinator of the electrical engineering program
Knorr, Helena, professor of organizational leadership
Kraniou, Dimitris, professor of international economics and management
Krill, Diane, professor of biology

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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 and coordinator of the civil engineering and mechanical engineering programs
Lo Castro, Jenna, associate professor of public relations, advertising and social media, and School of Communication graduate program director
Long, Kristy, lecturer of natural sciences
Lucas, Kiki, assistant professor of dance and jazz unit director
Luther, Elaine, professor of business management

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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, teaching artist of musical theatre 
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 
McCort, Jessica, associate professor of composition and rhetoric
McDole, Jason, associate professor of dance 
McInerney, Robert, professor of psychology and undergraduate coordinator of the psychology program
McIntyre, Karen S., professor of education
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, associate 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
Murphy, Connor, lecturer of biological sciences

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Northup, Jeremy, assistant professor of psychology

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Oliveira, Diogo, assistant professor of applied computer science
Olshanski, Jayne, associate professor of accounting

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Palacios, Luis, associate professor of economics and finance
Park, Hanjin, associate professor of directing 
Park, Kyu, associate professor of cinematography
Panzella, Emmett, professor emeritus of history/geography
Parsa, Aram, associate professor of mechanical engineering and coordinator of the mechanical engineering program
Pascal, Matthew, professor of mathematics and interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
Pascarella, Kelly, assistant professor of education
Payne, Shari, dean of the School of Education and School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Pelfrey, Matt, associate professor 

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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
Ruffer, Colin, assistant professor of musical theatre and coordinator of private voice

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S

Scheier, Jennifer, assistant professor of stage management
Schonberger, Ben, senior lecturer and program coordinator of media arts 
Schulz, Sarah, associate professor of psychology, undergraduate behavioral sciences coordinator and chair of the Department of Psychology 
Seaman, Jeffrey, associate 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, assistant professor, dance
Starr Fiedler, Heather, chair of the Department of Community Engagement & Leadership and professor of multimedia
Starz, R. Hagen, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and business law
Stowe, Susan, chair, professor of dance, associate artistic director, dance company and ballet unit director
Strimlan, Edward, professor of forensic science, coordinator of the forensic science program and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Intelligence Studies

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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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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 
Wintz, Mark, associate professor of intelligence and national security

Y

York, Kamryn, assistant professor of education

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