page_title: List of University of Pittsburgh faculty
section_title: Arts and entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: List of University of Pittsburgh faculty / Arts and entertainment
caption_attribution_description: English: Geri Allen, taken in Brooklyn, NY.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Geri Allen (A&S 1983G, faculty 2013–2017) – jazz composer, educator, and pianist
  F. Curtis Canfield (faculty 1967–73) – theater director and drama professor
  Caitlin Clarke – theater and film actress; theatre teacher
  David Dalessandro (administrator) – screenwriter of 2006 thriller Snakes on a Plane
  Nathan Davis (faculty 1969–2013) – jazz musician
  Terrance Hayes (MFA 1997, faculty 2013–present) – poet whose books have won such awards as the National Book Award for Poetry and the National Poetry Series
  Chuck Kinder (faculty 1980–2014) – is an American novelist.
  Carl Kurlander (faculty) – Hollywood screenwriter, television writer/producer, and author
  Jeanne Marie Laskas (MFA 1986, faculty 2001–present) – journalist/writer, author of Concussion, GQ correspondent
  Nicole Mitchell (faculty 2019–present) – American jazz flautist and composer
  Joe Negri (faculty) – jazz guitarist and educator
  Ed Ochester – professor, poet, and editor
  Rob Penny – professor, poet, and playwright
  Christopher Rawson (faculty) – writer and theater critic
  Ed Roberson (A&S 1970, faculty) – poet
  Rebecca Skloot (MFA, faculty) – freelance science writer; best selling author; specializes in science and medicine
  Terry Smith – art historian, art critic, and artist
  Franklin Toker (faculty) – architectural historian and author
caption: Geri Allen was director of the Jazz Studies Program at Pitt until her death in 2017
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