Faculty

Dr. Caitlin Riegel Publishes Article in The Teaching Professor

July 16, 2024

Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant professor in the College of Education, recently published an article titled "Leveraging Generative AI for Effective Rubric Development in Higher Education” in The Teaching Professor.

Dr. Talia Harmon Publishes Article in Public Interest Law Review

July 10, 2024

Dr. Talia Harmon, chair and professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, recently published an article in the University of Richmond’s Public Interest Law Review. The article, “‘Their Futures, So Full of Dread’: How Barefoot’s Contamination of the Death Penalty Trial Process Continues,” was co-authored by Niagara University alumni Maren Geiger, ’22, M.S.’24, and Moana Houde-Camirand, ’22, M.S.’23, and Michael L. Perlin, professor of law emeritus at New York Law School.

Dr. Shannon Risk Presents Lecture on the Life and Times of Elizabeth Upham Yates

July 10, 2024

Dr. Shannon Risk, professor of history at Niagara University, presented a lecture based on her book, “The Life and Times of Elizabeth Upham Yates: Crusader for Women's Suffrage, Temperance, and Missionary Work” at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Adams, Mass., on June 29, 2024.

Dr. Shawn Daly Discusses AI in Education During Virtual International Panel

June 24, 2024

Dr. Shawn Daly, professor of marketing and international business and director of student global experience in Niagara University's Holzschuh College of Business Administration, was a featured panelist during a discussion about “The Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Education: Implications for Academic Integrity” sponsored by the University of Guyana’s Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning in collaboration with Educational Onlining Support Services.

Dr. Laura Kremmel Authors Chapter in “Religious Horror and the Ecogothic”

June 20, 2024

Dr. Laura Kremmel, assistant professor of English, authored a chapter in “Religious Horror and the Ecogothic,” a recently published collection that illuminates the ways in which a Christianized understanding of hierarchy, dominion, fear, and sublimity shapes reactions to the environment and conceptions of humanity’s place therein through a survey of Ecogothic texts from the 18th century to the present day.

Niagara University Awarded $100,000 U.S. National Science Foundation Award

June 6, 2024

Niagara University professors Dr. Maritza Branker, associate professor of mathematics, and Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant professor of education, have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program to expand STEM education pathways for secondary teachers in high-need school districts.

Dr. Joseph Little (wearing yellow hat) and his wife, Samantha, led a group of Niagara University students on a California Wonder Walk this spring.

Niagara Students and Professor Enjoy the Wonders of California

June 3, 2024

For seven days in March, Dr. Joseph Little, associate professor of English, and his wife, Samantha, led a group of six Niagara University students on a trip to the West Coast designed to immerse them in the natural beauty and rich cultural contexts of California's southern and central coasts.

Dr. Shawn Daly was a featured panelist at eLearning Africa, the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development. He is pictured with fellow panelists Blair Robert Ayesiga, Agnes Nyirankira, and moderator Silas Lwakabamba.

Dr. Shawn Daly Is Featured Presenter at International eLearning Conference

May 30, 2024

Dr. Shawn Daly, Niagara University professor of marketing and international business and director of student global experience in the Holzchuh College of Business Administration, was a featured presenter at eLearning Africa, the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development, May 29-31, 2024, in Rwanda. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Education of Rwanda and the Rwanda Convention Bureau, this flagship event brought together more than 1,200 international participants from across the public and private sectors.

Dr. Dennis Garland with Special Olympic athletes Brandon and Kyle.

Dr. Dennis Garland Honored with Community Partner Award by Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY

May 29, 2024

Dr. Dennis Garland, associate professor of education at Niagara University, received the Community Partner Award at the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY’s 36th Annual Development Disabilities Awareness Day conference on May 21, 2024. The award recognizes an individual or group working in the community that has gone the “extra mile” to help enrich the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

Dr. Grace Liao, Dr. Dennis Nsafoah, Dr. Krieg Tidemann, Dr. Galina Boiarintseva, Dr. Mark Frascatore.

Holzschuh Business Celebrates Faculty Excellence

May 28, 2024

The Holzschuh College of Business Administration celebrated the culmination of the 2023-2024 academic year with an end-of-year dinner, honoring the dedication and achievements of its faculty and staff. This annual event, held on April 30, 2024, brought together the college’s academic community in a festive atmosphere, reflecting on the past year’s accomplishments and looking ahead to future endeavors.

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