Faculty
Dr. Mark Barner
Associate Professor
- Email:
- barner@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8575
- Office Location:
- Dunleavy Hall, Room 338
Mark Barner, Ph.D. is chair of the Communication Studies Department and an associate professor at Niagara University. 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...
Dr. Doug Tewksbury
Associate Professor
- Email:
- dtewksbury@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8338
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
- Office Location:
- Dunleavy Hall, Room 334
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
Doug Tewksbury, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Niagara University, where he has taught since 2009. In 2013-2014, he was awarded the Fulbright Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at the Institute for Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON). *Focus of Teaching* Dr. Tewksbury’s courses...
Dr. Carrie Teresa
Assistant Professor
- Email:
- cteresa@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8576
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
- Office Location:
- Dunleavy Hall, #335
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
Carrie Teresa, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Niagara University, where she joined the faculty in 2014. Her research and teaching interests include journalism and mass communication history, memory studies, celebrity culture, race and representation, and gender studies. She currently serves on NU’s Women’s Studies committee. *Teaching interests* Dr....
Dr. Joseph Sirianni
Assistant Professor
- Email:
- jsirianni@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8577
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
- Office Location:
- Dunleavy Hall, #325
- Fax:
- 716.286.8061
Joseph M. Sirianni, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Niagara University, where he joined the faculty in 2014. His research and teaching interests include the diffusion and utilization of new media by today’s youth, film and cultural studies, media writing and reporting, and mass media theory. Teaching Interests Dr....
Karen L. Eichler
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- kleichler@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8285
Karen L. Eichler has been an Adjunct Professor teaching Public Speaking and Writing at Niagara University since 1997. Ms. Eichler is a member of the two-person improvisational comedy group Defiant Monkey Improv. Karen and her husband Andrew perform shows and teach workshops for children, adults and corporations, and they are...
Joshua Maloni
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- f0053178@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8285
Joshua Maloni teaches various writing courses at Niagara University including Writing for the Media, Freelance/Feature Writing, and Specialty Journalism. He has been the managing editor at Niagara Frontier Publications since 2015. His approach to print journalism has been recognized by the New York State Senate, New York State Assembly, Niagara...
Michael J. Freedman
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- mfreedman@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8285
Michael J. Freedman teaches Public Relations and PR Campaigns at Niagara University. He has served as the associate director of public relations and manager of online content at the university since 2010. At Niagara, he serves as the university’s liaison for print and broadcast media, contributes articles and photography to...
Shawn Kosmala
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- skosmala@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8285
Shawn Kosmala has taught painting and photography at Niagara University for the continuing education and communication studies departments since 2009. He has also been a public school art teacher since 2003, teaching kindergarten through twelfth grade. Shawn is an award-winning artist and has owned his own studio since 2010. Educational backgroundM.F.A., Fine...
Robert L. Kaiser
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- rkaiser@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- 716.286.8285
Rob Kaiser has covered major national stories and written award-winning narrative series for the Chicago Tribune, served as the writing coach and assistant managing editor in charge of special projects at daily newspapers in Texas and Wisconsin, been the executive editor of twin dailies in Western New York, written editorials...