Faculty Assembly

Faculty Assembly meets once per month during the academic year. Meetings are held at 3:00 p.m. in 2700 Posvar Hall and are open to everyone. Please click on the below links for meeting dates, minutes and located under documents, you will find meeting agendas as well as other pertinent information. If you have any questions you are welcome to contact the elected faculty members from your school/unit, any of the Senate Officers or the senate office at 412-624-6505.

Robin Kear, President	ULS	207G HLMAN	648-7728	rlk25@pitt.edu
Kristin Kanthak, Vice President	Political Science	4815 WWPH	648-7282	kanthak@pitt.edu
Penelope (Penny) Morel, Secretary	Medicine	3037 Assembly Bldg	624-0343	morel@pitt.edu
Chris Bonneau, Immed. Past President	Political Science	4808 WWPH	648-7267	cwbonneau@pitt.edu
Lori A. Molinaro	Senate Office	362 CL	624-6505	lam06@pitt.edu

Schools of Arts and Sciences: The Humanities

members	term	school/unit	campus address	phone	email
Lorraine Denman	2023	French & Italian	1328 CL	624-6268	denman@pitt.edu
Claude Mauk	2025	Linguistics	2801 CL	624-5943	cemauk@pitt.edu
Dawn McCormick	2025	Linguistics	M13 VALE	624-5902	mccormic@pitt.edu
Diana Khoi Nguyen	2024	English, A&S	526 CL	624-6506	dianakhoi@pitt.edu
Elizabeth Oyler	2023	E. Asian Language & Literature	2728 CL	624-0559	eaoyler@pitt.edu

Schools of Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences

members	term	shool/unit	campus address	phone	email
Peter Bell	2025	Chemistry	107 CHVRN	624-8963	pete.bell@pitt.edu
Jennifer Cousins	2025	Psychology	4215 SENSQ	624-7944	jennifercousins@pitt.edu
Candice Damiani	2024	Biological Sciences	LANGY A359	624-4311	cld79@pitt.edu
Jeffrey Newman	2023	Physics	310 ALLEN	592-3853	janewman@pitt.edu
Zuzana Swigonova	2024	Biological Sciences	LANGY 356	624-3288	zus3@pitt.edu

Schools of Arts & Sciences: Social Sciences

Elizabeth Archibald	2024	History	3700 WWPH		elizabeth.archibald@pitt.edu
*	2024
Mark Paterson	2023	Sociology	2409 WWPH	624-8358	paterson@pitt.edu
John Stoner	2025	History	4404 WWPH	643-7360	stonerjc@pitt.edu
Gabby Yearwood	2023	Anthropology	3302 WWPH	648-7500	yearwood@pitt.edu

Schools of the Professions

Ben Bratman	2025	Law	527 LAW	383-7671	beb9@pitt.edu
Matthew Burton	2024	SCI	605B IS		mcburton@pitt.edu
Ahmed Dallal	2025	Engineering	1203 BENDM	624-8002	ahd12@pitt.edu
Leah Jacobs	2025	Social Work	2117 CL	383-2169	leahjacobs@pitt.edu
Ray Jones	2024	Business	2503 SENSQ	383-7493	rayjones@katz.pitt.edu
Alexandros Labrinidis	2023	SCI	6105 SENSQ	624-8843	labrinid@cs.pitt.edu
Christopher Lemery	2025	ULS	405 HLMAN	648-3925	clemery@pitt.edu
Michael Lewin	2024	GSPIA	3808 WWPH	648-7630	michael.lewin@pitt.edu
Abash Mahboobin	2024	Engineering	302 BENDM	624-9819	mahboobin@pitt.edu
Megan Massanelli	2024	ULS	221 THOMS	624-3095	mam687@pitt.edu
Alicia Melnick	2024	Social Work	2129 CL	624-4071	ada65@pitt.edu
Jennifer Murtazashvili	2025	GSPIA	3806 WWPH	648-7611	jmurtaz@pitt.edu
Eric Paljug	2023	Business	361 MERVS	624-5602	epaljug@katz.pitt.edu
*	2025	Education
Max Schuster	2023	Education	5520 WWPH	624-3087	mts31@pitt.edu
David Schmidt	2025	Engineering	509 BENDM	624-9755	des53@pitt.edu
M. Najeeb Shafiq	2024	Education	5911 WWPH	648-1832	mnshafiq@pitt.edu
Linda Tashbook	2023	Law	406 LAW	648-1303	tashbook@pitt.edu

Schools of the Health Sciences

Alejandro Almarza	2025	Dental Medicine	409 SALKP	648-3101	aja19@pitt.edu
Jenna Bench	2023	Nursing	336 VICTO	648-4608	jrl72@pitt.edu
Jeanine Buchanich	2023	GSPH	A416 PUBHL	624-2423	jeanine@pitt.edu
Kevin Conley	2023	SHRS	4032A FRTW	383-6737	kconley@pitt.edu
N. Alex Cutsumbis	2025	SHRS	500 PROF	648-1200	nac86@pitt.edu
Malgorzata (Gosia) Fort	2025	HSLS	200 SCAIF	648-4162	gosia@pitt.edu
Martica Hall	2025	Medicine	Suite E-1101 TDH	246-6413	hallmh@upmc.edu
Gary Kohanbash	2024	Medicine	7131 RANCH	692-9456	gary.kohanbash2@chp.edu
Maria Kovacs	2023	Medicine	134 WEBSR	246-5708	kovacs@pitt.edu
John Maier	2023	Medicine	4420 Bayard, Suite 520	383-2319	jsmaier@pitt.edu
Jonna Morris	2025	Nursing	424 VICTO		jlm356@pitt.edu
Maria Pacella-LaBarbara	2023	Medicine	400A IROQ	647-3183	pacellam@upmc.edu
Lisa Parker	2025	GSPH	518A LAW	648-2082	lisap@pitt.edu
Raymond Pitetti	2025	Medicine	2400 AOB	692-7980	pitettir@upmc.edu
Brian Potoski	2025	Pharmacy	130 FALK	648-6487	bap10@pitt.edu
Doug Reed	2024	Medicine	9043 BST3	648-9290	dsreed@pitt.edu
Shilpa Sant	2023	Pharmacy	527 SALK	648-9804	shs149@pitt.edu
Melanie Scott	2025	Medicine	NW 653 MUH	647-5806	scottm@upmc.edu
Tom Songer	2024	GSPH	5118 PUBHL	624-5326	tjs@pitt.edu
Juan Taboas*	2023	Dental Medicine	586 SALK	624-3391	jmt106@pitt.edu
Dana Tudorascu	2024	Medicine	3501 FORBS	246-5692	dlt30@pitt.edu
Angela Zack	2023	HSLS	200 SCAIF	648-2309	anz15@pitt.edu

Regional Campuses

members	school/unit	campus	phone	email
Jeff Guterman	Communications	Bradford	814-362-7587	guterman@pitt.edu
		Johnstown
Stacey Triplette	Hispanic Languages & Literature	Greensburg	724-836-9868	triplette@pitt.edu
Geoff Wood	Sociology	Greensburg	724-836-9873	geoff.wood@pitt.edu

Chairs, Co-Chairs of Senate Standing Committees

Athletics and Recreation

Mike Epitropoulos

2025

Sociology, A&S

2412 WWPH

648-7118

karp@pitt.edu

Benefits and Welfare

Linda Tashbook

2023

Law

406 LAW

648-1303

tashbook@pitt.edu

Budget Policies

Bylaws and Procedures

Nicholas Bircher	2022	Medicine (R)			bircherng@verizon.net
Cecelia Yates	2023	Nursing	440 VICTO	624-5828	yatescc@upmc.edu

Campus Utilization, Planning and Safety

Jeanine Buchanich	2023	GSPH	A416 PUBHL	624-2423	jeanine@pitt.edu
David Salcido*	2024	Medicine	400A IROQ	683-7169	dds6@pitt.edu

Community Relations

Kristy Giandomenico-Meaner		Pitt Serves	923 WPU		kristy.giandomenico@pitt.edu
John Maier	2023	Medicine	4420 Bayard #520	383-2319	jsmaier@pitt.edu

Computing and Information Technology

Ilia Murtazashuili

2023

GSPIA

3810 WWPH

624-797

ilia.murtazashuili@pitt.edu

Educational Policies

Bonnie Falcione	Pharmacy	304 SCAIF	647-6186	bof2@pitt.edu
John Stoner	History	4404 WWPH	648-7360	stonerjc@pitt.edu
David Wert	SHRS	238 BRIDG	383-5397	dmw29@pitt.edu

Equity, Inclusion and Anti-discrimination Advocacy

Ally Bove	2023	SHRS	210 BRIDG	624-9225	allyn.bove@pitt.edu
Natasha Tokowicz	2022	Psychology, A&S	530 MURDC	624-7026	tokowicz@pitt.edu

Faculty Affairs

Malgorzata (Gosia) Fort	2025	HSLS	200 SCAIF	648-4162	gosia@pitt.edu
Tom Songer	2024	GSPH	A511 PUBHL	624-5326	tjs@pitt.edu

Governmental Relations

Raymond Pitetti	2025	Medicine	2400 AOB	692-7980	pitettir@upmc.edu
Geoff Wood	2024	Sociology	Greensburg	724-836-9873	geoff.wood@pitt.edu

Library

Karen Shephard		Law	407 LAW	648-1337	shephard@pitt.edu

Research

Melanie Scott	2023	Medicine	NW 653 MUH	647-5806	scottm@upmc.edu
Katherine Wood	2024	Medicine	1222 SCAIF	692-2210	woodkc@pitt.edu

Student Admissions, Aid and Affairs

Nancy Glynn	2023	GSPH	5120 PUBHL	383-1309	epidnwg@pitt.edu
Sybil Streeter	2023	Psychology	3117 SENSQ	624-8293	streeter@pitt.edu

Tenure and Academic Freedom

Carey Balaban	2024	Medicine	107 EEI	647-2298	cbalaban@pitt.edu
Maria Kovacs		Medicine	134 WEBSR	246-5708	kovacs@pitt.edu

* completing an unexpired term

All meeting are held on a Wednesday (unless otherwise noted **) at 3:00 pm in 2700 Posvar Hall and also via Zoom

September 7, 2022

October 6, 2022** - THURSDAY

November 2, 2022

November 30, 2022

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