Biography
Dr. Lori V. Quigley has enjoyed a career in education, attaining the rank of tenured full professor and holding positions as an academic dean, provost, and president. Currently, she serves as professor and department chair for the leadership and policy doctoral program at Niagara University and is an educational consultant and advisor to many school districts and colleges/universities, providing guidance on topics ranging from curriculum development to social justice. She earned her bachelor of arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master of arts in Public Communication and Ph.D. in Language, Learning, and Literacy from Fordham University.
Lori is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, wolf clan. Committed to giving back to the community, Lori received a U.S. Presidential appointment to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, and she completed a two-term gubernatorial appointment on the NYS Minority Health Council and three years as Chairwoman of the Board for the Seneca Gaming Corporation. Currently, Lori is the Ombudsperson for the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) and a member of the WNY Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors and the Trailblazing Women of WNY.
Lori’s research interests include multigenerational trauma, indigenous language reclamation, and culturally relevant pedagogy from an indigenous lens. Lori was awarded the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Research and Scholarship; she received the Hackman Residency Award from the NYS Archives, enabling her to research the history and sociological impact of Native American residential boarding schools. She served as an advisor for the documentary Unseen Tears: The Impact of Native American Residential Boarding Schools and has published journal articles on the history of the Thomas Indian School, Seneca language curriculum development, and pedagogy.
Other accolades include being named “Woman in Leadership” by NYS Women, Inc., the Buffalo State President’s Award for Excellence in Equity and Campus Diversity, and the Community Leader Award by the National Federation of Just Communities. In 2022, Buffalo’s Business First listed her as #95 out of the 200 most powerful women professionals in WNY and presented her with one of the 25 prestigious Women of Influence awards. Lori was listed as #86 on the 2023 City & State’s Higher Education Power 100 list of NYS’s most influential people in education. More recently, Lori received the Perboyle and the St. Louise de Marillac awards from Niagara University.
Lori and her husband Don live on Grand Island with their Goldendoodle Clancy, and all enjoy spending time with their two grandsons, Aaron and Andrew.