Connect with a Counselor

Admissions Counselors

Connect with the counselor who works with future Duquesne Dukes in your area! Counselors are listed by area below. We also have a specific transfer admissions counselor and an ROTC, military and veteran specific representative. Scroll to find your counselor or use the button to skip to that section.

The Office of Admissions is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday. You can view individual counselor schedules to select what's most convenient or call (412) 396-6222 and we'll schedule an appointment for you.

Find Your Counselor

Our counselors are on tour at high schools and college fairs near you. Click below to see when they may be in your area.

High School Visits College Fairs

Financial Aid

Admissions counselors and financial aid counselors are available for Financial Planning Conversations. If you have financial aid-specific questions you can also schedule a virtual meeting, call or email the office or find answers to frequently asked questions.

Contact Financial Aid

International Admissions

Find resources about the admissions process for international students or via email.

Graduate Admissions

The Office of Admissions has a centralized contact for all things graduate education at Duquesne, or you can find a contact person for the school or program of interest.

Graduate Contacts

Admissions Team

Once you find your counselor you can click their name to schedule a virtual appointment or call or email with any questions. The Office of Admissions is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday. You can view individual counselor schedules to select what's most convenient or call (412) 396-6222 and we can make an appointment for you.

Taj-Aya Barnes

Counselor for students attending private and public schools in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and eastern Allegheny County, as well as students in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina and Puerto Rico.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-1649
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Alyssa Bixby

Counselor for students in Maryland, Virginia and the D.C. Metro Area

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-6218
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Christopher Boissonnault

Counselor for all students interested in ROTC, currently serving in the armed forces, and veterans

Office of Military and Veteran Services

Joseph Campion

Counselor for students in New York, New England states (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut). Also a counselor for Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-2580
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Marisa Germinario

Counselor for students in northeast Pennsylvania (Adams, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming, York counties), and northern New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties).

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-5221
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Joseph Giuffre

Counselor for students living in northern areas of Pittsburgh, and Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence and Mercer counties. Also students in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-5708
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Janet Harris

Counselor for students in the western areas of Pittsburgh, and Fayette, Greene and Westmoreland counties. Also for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-6205
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Emma LaRocco

Counselor for students in southern Allegheny County and Washington County, Pennsylvania, as well as northern Pennsylvania (Cameron, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Venango and Warren counties).

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-4408
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Bhoomika Paranpalli

Counselor for students in the following southeast Pennsylvania counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties, as well as southern New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem counties) and Delaware.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-1174
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Dan Sadler

All graduate students

Office of Graduate Admissions

(412) 396-2569
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Nathan Stillings

Counselor for students in central Pennsylvania (Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Somerset and Union counties) and Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-1043
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Kevin Zimmerman

Counselor for all transfer applicants

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

(412) 396-6206
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Additional Admissions Contacts

Office of Admissions

Enrollment Student Services

If you aren't sure who to ask, our Student Services Office is a good place to start. They can address concerns related to financial aid, billing, housing, academic success, and more!

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Joel Bauman

Senior Vice President

Enrollment Management

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