Faculty

Dr. Timothy O. Ireland

Chair of Criminal Justice
College of Arts & Sciences – Criminology & Criminal Justice

Email:  toi@niagara.edu
Phone:  (716) 286-8098

Bio

Dr. Timothy Ireland received his B.A. in English Literature from St. Bonaventure University in 1981, M.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University in 1987, and Ph.D. from the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, in 1996. In 1996, Dr. Ireland received an award from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol for outstanding scholarship on the long-term consequences of child victimization, and in 1997 he received an award for his dissertation. Dr. Ireland has taught at Niagara University since 1996. Since arriving at Niagara, Dr. Ireland has been responsible for several different courses. Currently, during the Fall semester, he teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice and Theories of Crime (graduate). In the Spring semester, he teaches Criminology (undergraduate) and Introduction to Statistics (graduate). Dr. Ireland’s research interests include the causes of violence, the consequences of child abuse and neglect, and the development of theories that attempt to explain crime and delinquency. He is currently involved in research on violence in public housing, childhood victimization, and building and testing theories of crime. In the Spring 2000 Dr. Ireland was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Current Research

My current research focuses on the causes and consequences of exposure to family violence. In this area my primary interests focus on domestic violence, and child maltreatment. Some of my recent research has been published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Child Abuse & Neglect, and Criminology. This research is carried out with colleagues from University at Albany, and University of Colorado, Boulder. I also have an interest in crime in and around public housing, how stressors and strains generate crime, and environmental justice. I have a long-standing professional relationship with the Rochester Youth Development Study, which is an on-going longitudinal study of the correlates and consequences of delinquency and drug use.

Educational Background

I earned a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from St. Bonaventure University in 1985, a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University in 1987, and a Doctoral degree in Criminal Justice from University at Albany in 1996.