Diane Frndak, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration
Leadership, quality and patient safety, process improvement
SHP
The School of Health Professions is dedicated to training the next generation of healthcare leaders and professionals.
School Full Name
School of Health Professions
Angela Bires, EdD, MPM, RT(N), CNMT, FSNNM-TS
Professor of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Nuclear medicine technology, curriculum development, student counseling
Post-Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The post-masters psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner graduate certificate provides candidates with the educational foundation to diagnose and manage individuals of all ages experiencing psychiatric diagnoses.
Faculty
School of Health Professions
Department of Psychology and Health Sciences
The demand for healthcare professionals and leaders is projected to grow in the coming years. The Department of Psychology and Health Sciences is working to meet this demand by providing a professional education to students seeking careers in Psychology, Health Sciences, and Health Administration.
Department of Nursing
Nurses have the opportunity to touch lives every day. The Department of Nursing is committed to helping students develop strong technical skills, as well as the clinical judgment and critical thinking necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing healthcare system.
Jennifer Bowman
Jennifer Bowman was working as a staff nurse at a local hospital when she began to look for a career path that would take her in new directions. Familiar with the role of a nurse practitioner, she did not know about mental health nurse practitioners until her sister, a nursing student, told her about the Doctor of Nursing Practice in mental health degree program at the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Emma Wilson
Emma Wilson ’18 lights up when she talks about her desire to make a difference. Whether it is caring for patients in a world-class healthcare facility in Pittsburgh, working with her fellow students and peers in the School of Nursing, or delivering healthcare in a Central American barrio, Emma is changing others’ lives as well as her own.