Associate Professor
Email: barner(at)niagara.edu
Phone: 716.286.8575
Fax: 716.286.8308
Dr. Barner has been chair of the Communication Studies Department since 2000 and an associate professor at Niagara University since 1995. He earned his bachelor of arts in Journalism from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and his master of science degree in Communication from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Mass Communication from...
Chair and Associate Professor
Email: bmm(at)niagara.edu
Phone: 716-286-8576
Dr. Brian Martin Murphy has been a faculty member at Niagara since 1999. A Canadian, Dr. Murphy received his B.A in history from Concordia University, Montreal, and his Masters in Journalism (M.J.) from Carleton University, Ottawa. His Ph.D. in Communication was awarded by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Communication Studies courses taught by Dr. Murphy include the...
Assistant Professor
Email: kchurcher(at)niagara.edu
Phone: 716-286-8577
Dr. Kalen Churcher joined the Communication Studies Department in 2008. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Wilkes University and her Master of Science degree in Human Resources from the University of Scranton. In 2008, she received her Ph.D. in Mass Communications from the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to coming to NU, Dr....
Assistant Professor
Email: dtewksbury(at)niagara.edu
Phone: 716-286-8338
Fax: 716-286-8308
Doug Tewksbury, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Niagara University. Focus of Teaching Doug teaches undergraduate courses that focus on themes of media studies and social justice, cultural studies, political economy, research methodologies, network society, advertising and consumer culture, critical theory, and communication history. A proponent of the public scholarship philosophy, he has written on pedagogical...
