Health Promotion & Development

Department includes:

  • Undergraduate Courses
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Children and Families
  • Genetics
  • Mothers, Newborns and Families
  • Nutrition
  • Master's and Doctor of Nursing Practice Areas of Concentration
  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
  • Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner
  • Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Administration

Department Chair Denise Charron-Prochownik,
PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN
412-624-6953 dcpro@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Administration Kate Endres, DNP, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM 412-624-4203 edndresk@pitt.edu 
Vice Chair for Research Susan W. Wesmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN 412-383-7270 swe100@pitt.edu
Department Administrator Michelle Heller 412-624-2059 mbergman@pitt.edu

3500 Victoria Street
440 Victoria Building
Phone: 412-624-3827
fax: 412-624-8521

Undergraduate Courses

Anatomy and Physiology      
Children and Families      
Genetics      
Mothers, Newborns and Families      
Nutrition      

Master of Nursing Practice Area of Concentration

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Coordinator (no longer accepting applications)
Jackie Calhoun, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN  412-624-3827 jac405@pitt.edu

 Doctor of Nursing Practice Areas of Concentration

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Joshua Palmer, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN 412-383-9913 jop74@pitt.edu
Family (Individual Across The Lifespan ) Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Sandra Founds, PhD, FNP, CNM 412-624-3822 foundss@pitt.edu
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Cynthia Chew, DNP, CPNP-PC, IBCLC 412-624-3832 chewc@pitt.edu
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Jackie Calhoun, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN  412-624-3827 jac405@pitt.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice Major

Nurse-Midwife  Nancy A. Niemczyk, PhD, CNM 412-624-3835 nan37@pitt.edu
PhD Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN  412-624-2699 donovanh@pitt.edu