
From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
Alumni Profile: Dr. Kathi Elliott DNP '14
“I plan to continue my mother’s legacy by exposing girls to opportunities and experiences that they traditionally would not have access to.”
Interprofessional Education in the Health Sciences
The goal of interprofessional education at Chatham is to prepare students in nursing, psychology, physician assistant studies and occupational and physical therapy to learn from and about each other’s professions in order to practice as part of a collaborative, patient centered team.
Alumni Profile: Dianne Shenk, Master of Arts in Food Studies ‘12
The mission of Dylamato’s Market is to partner with other locally-owned micro-businesses to create viable livelihoods and access to fresh, healthy foods in the Hazelwood community.
“We Don’t Pick Out Pillows: the Science of Design”
Chatham students teach chemistry students at CUNY College of Technology about building design and its impact on the environment.
Alumni Profile: Danielle Burkhart, MFA Film and Digital Technology ’12
After graduation, Burkhart worked the Pittsburgh Pirate’s digital video board. “Never did I have two days that were the same,” she says.
The Inspiration of Rachel Carson, '29
In 1962, Rachel started a conversation that would reverberate across the globe for decades to come: She published Silent Spring.
Undergraduate Student Christina Austin Awarded Research Fellowship
Austin's work may one day be used to help diagnose lupus, today an arduous process that often takes years.
Course Spotlight: Urban Planning and Political Ecology
Students worked in teams on a community-based project with the Borough of Millvale, producing proposals for two projects that contribute to Millvale’s goals to become more sustainable.
Chatham Honors Elsie Hillman 1925-2015
One of Elsie's great joys was meeting and interacting with young people, especially Chatham students.
Course Spotlight: Natural Resources Leadership
Pittsburgh is a city of three rivers, in a county of 263 abandoned mine sites. If you appreciate water as a recreational resource, this is cause for celebration. If you’re savvy about pollution, it’s cause for concern.
Christine Bullock '05 Named Finalist for Women's Health's "The Next Fitness Star"
She credits her psychology professor and academic advisor, Tom Hershberger, with sparking the flame which ultimately lead to her tutorial, a study of the effects of yoga on psychological and physiological wellbeing.
In Memoriam, Dr. Helen Faison
Prior to joining the Chatham faculty, Dr. Faison was a trailblazer during her long and distinguished career as an educator and administrator with the Pittsburgh Public School District.