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List of University of Pittsburgh faculty

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This list of University of Pittsburgh faculty includes instructors, researchers, and administrators of the University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Arts and entertainment

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Geri Allen was director of the Jazz Studies Program at Pitt until her death in 2017

Business and economics

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Al Roth conducted much of his Nobel Prize-winning work in economics while at Pitt.
  • Alvin E. Roth (faculty 1982–1998) – Nobel Prize-winning economist; Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics[5]
  • Jagdish Sheth (Katz 1962, 1966; faculty 1973–1974) – business consultant; Albert Frey Professor of Marketing[6]

History

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History and Philosophy of Science

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  • Michael R. Dietrich (PhD 1991, faculty) – Professor, History and Philosophy of Biology
  • John Earman – (Emeritus Distinguished Professor) – Philosopher of Physics, collaborator on the hole argument
  • James G. Lennox – (Emeritus Professor) – History and Philosophy of Biology
  • Edouard Machery (PhD 2004, faculty) – Distinguished Professor, History and Philosophy of Psychology
  • Stephen Manuck - Distinguished Professor of Psychology
  • Sandra Mitchell (PhD 1987, faculty) – Distinguished Professor, History and Philosophy of Biology
  • John D. Norton (PhD 1981, faculty) – Distinguished Professor, History and Philosophy of Physics
  • Robert Olby – (Emeritus Professor) – History of Biology

Philosophy

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Philosophy professor Nicholas Rescher

Politics, law, and activism

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D. Michael Fisher, Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Pitt Law

Science, medicine, and technology

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Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley was a leading astronomer, physicist, inventor, aviation pioneer, and also served as the head of the Smithsonian Institution.
Jonas Salk and his team of Pitt scientists developed the world's first polio vaccine at the university's Virus Research Lab, located in what is now Salk Hall.

Other

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Jock Sutherland served both as a professor of dentistry and a national championship-winning, hall-of-fame football coach at the university.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Blake, Sharon (August 22, 2013). "43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert Set for November" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Norman, Tony (August 25, 2013). "Briefing Books: Lauded poet Terrance Hayes heads to Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Nowlin, Rick (January 14, 2019). "Pitt names Nicole Mitchell as head of jazz studies department". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Drummer and educator Chad Taylor to head Jazz Studies Program". University Times. Vol. 56, no. 18. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Chute, Eleanor (October 16, 2012). "Nobel winner Roth has ties to University of Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth: Academic & Administrative Positions". Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  7. ^ “Diego Holstein.” University of Pittsburgh. https://www.history.pitt.edu/people/diego-holstein. Accessed 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ Blake, Sharon (February 1, 2017). "Pitt Law Names Its Inaugural Distinguished Jurist in Residence" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Christopher Hitchens/Biography". The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group. 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2019. He has also taught as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Pittsburgh; and the New School of Social Research.
  10. ^ Maccabe, Colin (27 February 2011). "The Next Page / A conversation with Christopher Hitchens: How Pittsburgh Made Me". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 22 June 2019. Hitchens [shown in photo above] in 1997, as a visiting professor in the University of Pittsburgh English Department.
  11. ^ Starrett, Agnes Lynch (1937). Through one hundred and fifty years: the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 86. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  12. ^ Starrett, Agnes Lynch (1937). Through One Hundred and Fifty Years: The University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 351. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Friedman, Lawrence Jacob (2000). Identity's architect: a biography of Erik H. Erikson. Harvard University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-674-00437-5. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  14. ^ Friedman, Lawrence Jacob (2000). Identity's architect: a biography of Erik H. Erikson. Harvard University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-674-00437-5. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  15. ^ "News Services: Former Faculty Member in Pitt's School of Information Sciences Honored for Textbook". University of Pittsburgh. August 24, 2001. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  16. ^ Skloot, Rebecca (March 2001). "An Obsession with Culture". Pitt Magazine. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  17. ^ "Safar Center Associate Director Dr. Amy Wagner Promoted to Full Professor". safar.pitt.edu. December 19, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "Class Notes". Pitt Magazine. University of Pittsburgh. Winter 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  19. ^ Barlow, Kimberly K. (October 12, 2012). "Obituary: Joseph W. Eaton." University Times (University of Pittsburgh). Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  20. ^ Starrett, Agnes Lynch (1937). Through one hundred and fifty years: the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 76. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  21. ^ Aug, Mary Ann (April 27, 1976). "Fred Rogers Named Adjunct Professor at Pitt; Donates Archives of Television Program to School" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh Department of News and Publications. Retrieved April 28, 2014.