Faculty
Dr. Clementine Laverman
Chairperson and Program Director of Social Work
- Email:
- laverman@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8514
- Office Location:
- O'Shea Hall, LL B-2
Since the fall of 1994, Clementine U.M. Laverman has been the program director of the Department of Social Work at Niagara University. She earned her Ph.D. ('86) and MSW in Social Work at Pittsburgh University ('83) and a diploma in Social Work at the Social Academy ('73) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her career as a...
Dr. Kevin Blair
Professor
- Email:
- blairkd@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8516
- Office Location:
- O'Shea Hall, LL B-08
Dr. David Skiba
Professor
- Email:
- dskiba@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8515
- Office Location:
- O'Shea Hall, LL B-09
Dr. Skiba came to Niagara University in 2006, having taught on faculty at the University of Maryland for five years. Originally appointed coordinator of field practicum for Niagara's social work program, he later transitioned into a full-time faculty position, instructing classes in human behavior, field seminar, human sexuality, intro to social work methods and aging. Qualifications...
Ms. Karen Edmond
Professional-in-Residence
- Email:
- kedmond@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8519
- Office Location:
- O'Shea Hall, LL B-06
Karen E. Edmond earned her Master's Degree in Social Work in Child Welfare Services from the University at Buffalo. She has also earned her Bachelor of Science in Social Work and her minor in Art Therapy from Buffalo State College, and earned her Associate of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Erie Community College.Ms. Edmond...