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CGS Pitt Instructors

Our faculty is comprised of exceptional professors, experienced instructors, and industry professionals — all from the University, the city, and the surrounding region — who are valued leaders of the CGS community at Pitt. Get to know them and how they will help shape your journey to graduation.

Faculty Name School / Department / Program Contact
Alpert, Erin | PhD Slavic Languages and Literature era17@pitt.edu
Asai, Rika | PhD Music rasai@pitt.edu
Atanasova, Nina | PhD History and Philosophy of Science naa346@pitt.edu
Bahler, Brock | PhD Religious Studies bab145@pitt.edu
Balaban, Carey | PhD National Preparedness and Homeland Security cbalaban@pitt.edu
Balk, Carol | MS Public Service / CGS Career Counseling  carol.balk@pitt.edu
Beaty, Joshua | MA Communication jlb168@pitt.edu
Beeko, Eric | PhD Music erb16@pitt.edu
Bober, Mitchell | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  mbober@pitt.edu
Boonstra, John | PhD History job304@pitt.edu
Brady, Joel Christopher | PhD Religious Studies jcb33@pitt.edu
Brazile, Cordelia | PhD History chb142@pitt.edu
Buck, George | MS Public Service / Leadership gpb5@pitt.edu
Burdsall, Mark | MBA College of General Studies internship pauab5@pitt.edu
Butler, LaWana | PhD Public Service llb71@pitt.edu
Cafasso, Tina | EdD English Composition tlc112@pitt.edu
Cercone, David | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  dac10@pitt.edu
Chandler, Curry | PhD Communication rcc37@pitt.edu
Cohn, Ellen | PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA-F  Communication ecohn@pitt.edu
Colligan, Courtney | PhD  Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies cec110@pitt.edu
Coplan, David | MPA, MSW Public Service dcoplan@pitt.edu
Corder, Lloyd | PhD Communication llc3@pitt.edu
Cotton, Max | Esq Law, Criminal Justice, and Society MDC145@pitt.edu
D’Imperio, Cristina | PhD English Literature cmd208@pitt.edu
Defazio, David | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  faze2@pitt.edu
Delgado Creamer, Margarita A | PhD Religious Studies delgadocreamer@pitt.edu
DeMateo, Shannon | MAT Mathematics sed104@pitt.edu
DeSantis, Dennis | MS Public Service desantis@pitt.edu
Drnach-Bonaventura, Grace | PhD Public Health gmd53@pitt.edu
Dukes, April | PhD Neuroscience aprila@pitt.edu
Ellies, Shawn | EdD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  sellies@pitt.edu
Ferda, Liberty | MFA English Composition llh19@pitt.edu
Fishman, Joel | MLS, PhD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  jfish@pitt.edu
Fitzgerald, John | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  jxf144@pitt.edu
Ford, Sheila | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  smf10@pitt.edu
Fortney, Carol F. | PhD Chemistry cffst5@pitt.edu
Fultz,Nancy Sociology nhf6@pitt.edu
Furman (Friem), Rachel | MA Communication rfurman@pitt.edu
Gajanan, Shailendra | PhD Economics sng1@pitt.edu
Gareis, John W | PhD Communication gareis@pitt.edu
Garrett, Marita | MS Public Service mlg144@pitt.edu
Gentile, Louis | MS, ABD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  log3@pitt.edu
Goldman, Karen | PhD Spanish kgoldman@pitt.edu
Green, JoAnne | MS Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  jgreen17@pitt.edu
Green, Victoria | RDH, MEd, MPH Dental Hygiene vig41@pitt.edu
Guthrie, Meredith | PhD Communication guthrie@pitt.edu
Halechko, Anna | PhD Psychology halechko@pitt.edu
Hammock, Sarah Bagley | PhD English Literature scb18@pitt.edu
Harmon, Bryan | MA Statistics bmh89@pitt.edu
Harris, Mart | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society MAH736@pitt.edu
Hartbauer, Annemarie | DNP, CRNP, A-GNP Nursing alh442@pitt.edu
Hassinger, James R Public Service jhassing@pitt.edu
Hawthorne, William | PhD Psychology wjh1@pitt.edu
Hiers, Wesley | PhD Director, Law, Criminal Justice, and Society / Administration of Justice, and Legal Studies wjh16@pitt.edu
Hofrichter, Ruth| PhD Psychology rmh149@pitt.edu
Jeffrey, Fatima Kizilkaya | MA Mathematics fnj6@pitt.edu
Kerr, Margaret | PhD Sociology | School of Education mak24@pitt.edu
Khantrece, Malikeya | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society mak702@pitt.edu
King, Isaac O | PhD History of Art & Architecture iok4@pitt.edu
Kirkwood, Nancy | MFA English Writing  nancy.kirkwood@pitt.edu
Klein, Barbara  English Composition bklein@pitt.edu
Klein, Roger | PhD Psychology rklein@pitt.edu
Kosack, Kent | MFA   English Composition & Creative Writing kek150@pitt.edu
Kuehn, Christy | PhD  English Composition chk137@pitt.edu
Kumar,TK Vinod Law, Criminal Justice, and Society vit95@pitt.edu
Kupfer, Paula | PhD History of Art and Architecture pvk12@pitt.edu
Kuvelkar, Alina R | PhD Statistics ark417@pitt.edu
Ladson, Marcy | PhD   History mjl115@pitt.edu
Laudato, Nicholas | PhD  Public Service laudato@pitt.edu
Leavens, Sarah | MFA English Composition SSLL62@pitt.edu
Libertus, Klaus | PhD  Psychology klaus.libertus@pitt.edu
Livingston, Jonathan | PhD Public Service jel213@pitt.edu
Magnu, Jessica | MEd RDN LDN Dental Hygiene magnu@pitt.edu
Marcello, Beth English Composition beth.marcello@pitt.edu
Margolis, Katherine | PhD  Communication kak169@pitt.edu
Matthews, Laura | PhD History and Philosophy of Science lkm55@pitt.edu
McCarthy, Cynthia | DHCE, MA, EMT-B  Public Service carth01@pitt.edu
McClusky, Andrew | MPIA Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  apm49@pitt.edu
McDonald, Richard L. | MBA Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  richard-mcdonald@pitt.edu
Newell, John | PhD Classics JFN2@pitt.edu
O'Mara, Robert | MA Mathematics romara22@pitt.edu
Park, Na-Jin | PhD, MSN, BSN Nursing parknj1@pitt.edu
Parker, Kathleen | PhD History krp32@pitt.edu
Patterson, Alison | PhD English / Film and Media Studies alp30@pitt.edu
Pierson, Jamie | PhD Neuroscience piersonj@pitt.edu
Pittman, Sam | MFA English Composition sep44@pitt.edu
Poier, Salvatore Law, Criminal Justice, and Society poier@pitt.edu
Potoskie,Madeleine | MSc History and Philosophy of Science MBP42@pitt.edu
Quesen, Sarah | PhD Statistics ssq1@pitt.edu
Reel, Heather | PhD Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies hlr55@pitt.edu
Richey, J. Elizabeth | PhD Psychology jer177@pitt.edu
Ritacco, Poppi | JD, LLM Coordinator, Law, Criminal Justice, and Society / Administration of Justice, and Legal Studies pritacco@pitt.edu
Ruggiero, Melissa | JD, LLM Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  mrr74@pitt.edu
Black, Meghan (Scahill) | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society mblack1@pitt.edu
Serge, Mark | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society masergio@pitt.edu
Sevilla, Amanda | PhD English Composition als605@pitt.edu
Shim, Hyunjung | PhD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society hys31@pitt.edu
Sochats, Kenneth | MBA National Preparedness and Homeland Security sochats@pitt.edu
Stender, Uwe | PhD German ews5@pitt.edu
Stokes, Lynissa | PhD Psychology lrs81@pitt.edu
Strimlan, Edward | MD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  eas23@pitt.edu
Talerico, James | MA Communication jtaleric@pitt.edu
Turner, Denise | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society drturner@pitt.edu
Vallano, Jonathan | PhD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  jov15@pitt.edu
Vasquez-Peterson, Gabriel Philosophy GAV16@pitt.edu
Wagner, Kelly | RDH, BS, MS Dental Hygiene krw79@pitt.edu
Wang, Chihuangji (Herbert) | PhD Urban Studies chw367@pitt.edu
Warren,Josh Sociology  jow228@pitt.edu
Watson, Sara | PhD English Composition s.watson@pitt.edu
Wecht, David | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society   
Welburn, Sharon | PhD Public Health scw86@pitt.edu
Wilfong, Tiffany | PhD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  tlw72@pitt.edu
Wisnosky, Marc | PhD Slavic Languages and Literature maw101@pitt.edu
Woltshock, Eric | JD Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  ejw9@pitt.edu
Young,Michael W | PhD English / Film and Media Studies miy77@pitt.edu
Yuhasz, Joseph | MA Law, Criminal Justice, and Society  jay69@pitt.edu
Zisook, Jonathan | PhD Religious Studies joz31@pitt.edu