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Lina Dostilio serves as Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Community Affairs and Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. She leads the university's community engagement agenda and implemented the Community Engagement Centers (CECs) initiative in Pittsburgh's Homewood, Hill District, and Hazelwood neighborhoods.
Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Penn State University and doctoral/master's degrees from Duquesne University.
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology: Penn State University
- Master's Degree: Duquesne University
- Doctoral Degree: Duquesne University
Dostilio's research pioneers the study of community engagement professionals in higher education, with emphasis on hyperlocal strategies and institutional-community partnerships. Her nationally influential work established foundational frameworks for the field through Campus Compact's research project, generating critical resources for practitioners.
She is honored as an inducted member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, recognizing exceptional scholarly contributions to community engagement.
- Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (inducted member)
Dostilio leads major initiatives including the NSF-funded Center for Advancing Research Impact and has served as board chair for the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Her grant-funded projects support community-university collaborations across multiple Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
- NSF Center for Advancing Research Impact (council of experts)
- Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (board member)
- The Forbes Funds (advisory board)
She directs the university's Community Engagement Centers across three Pittsburgh neighborhoods and coordinates national research networks involving 19 fellows, driving systemic change in community engagement practices.
