Health Promotion and Development

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Health Promotion and 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, as well as overseeing the Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN program.

Administration

Department Chair Susan W. Wesmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN 412-383-7270 swe100@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Administration Tracey Robertson Bell, DNP, NNP-BC, C-ELBW, CHSE, FAANP 412-648-2416 trb139@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Research & Scholarship Jill Demirci, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN 412-648-9236 jvr5@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

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Area of Concentration

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Coordinator Tracey Robertson Bell, DNP, NNP-BC, C-ELBW, CHSE, FAANP 412-648-2416 trb139@pitt.edu

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Areas of Concentration

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator
(no longer accepting applications)
Megan Kazakoff, DNP, AGNP-C, RN, CNE 412-624-2469 mak1097@pitt.edu
Family (Individual Across The Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner Coordinator
(no longer accepting applications)
Audrey Kreke, DNP, FNP-C 412-624-3854 abk139@pitt.edu
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Coordinator
(no longer accepting applications)
Cynthia Chew, DNP, CPNP-PC, IBCLC, CHSE 412-624-3832 chewc@pitt.edu
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Coordinator
(no longer accepting applications)
Tracey Robertson Bell, DNP, NNP 412-648-2416 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