Health Promotion & Development

The Department of Health Promotion & Development includes faculty who have expertise in specialized healthcare fields. The department includes the MSN Neonatal area of concentration and the DNP areas of concentration in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, Family (Individual Across the Lifespan), Neonatal, and Pediatric Primary Care.

Administration

Department Chair Susan W. Wesmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN 412-383-7270 swe100@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Administration Jill Demirci, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN 412-648-9236 jvr5@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Research & Scholarship Teresa Thomas, PhD, BA, RN 412-624-3799 t.thomas@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 Science in Nursing (MSN) - Area of Concentration

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Tracey Robertson Bell, DNP, NNP   trb139@pitt.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Areas of Concentration

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Megan Kazakoff, DNP, AGNP-C, RN, CNE 412-624-2469 mak1097@pitt.edu
Family (Individual Across The Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Audrey Kreke, DNP, FNP-C 412-624-3854 abk139@pitt.edu
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Cynthia Chew, DNP, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, CHSE 412-624-3832 chewc@pitt.edu
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Tracey Robertson Bell, DNP, NNP   trb139@pitt.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Major

Nurse-Midwife (no longer accepting applications) Nancy A. Niemczyk, PhD, CNM, FACNM, CHSE 412-624-3835 nan37@pitt.edu