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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