Faculty
Dr. Mark Barner
Chair and Associate Professor
Email: barner@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8575
Dr. Mark 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...
Dr. Brian Murphy
Associate Professor
Email: bmm@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 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...
Dr. Kalen M.A. Churcher
Assistant Professor
Email: kchurcher@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 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....
Dr. Doug Tewksbury
Email: dtewksbury@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8338
Dr. Doug Tewksbury is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department. He earned his Doctorate in Media Studies from the College of Communications at Penn State. He has a Master’s degree in Communication Studies from Suffolk University in Boston, MA, and his Bachelor’s in Communication and Psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Doug comes to...