Faculty
Dr. Kenneth Culton
Associate Professor; Chairperson of Sociology Department
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- 716-286-8094
- Office Location:
- Timon Hall
Dr. Culton joined the Sociology Department in 2006. He earned his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in 2006. His dissertation is titled "DIY Punk on Long Island: On the Development of Activist Identities." *Focus of Teaching* Social Theory, Deviance, Youth and Music Subcultures, Sociology of Sport *Current Research* Using music to teach sociological theory;...
Dr. Todd Schoepflin
Associate Professor
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- 716-286-8081
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- Timon Hall
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Dr. Schoepflin grew up in Niagara Falls and graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1990. He received his B.A. in psychology from SUNY Fredonia in 1994 and attended graduate school at Stony Brook University. In 2004, he completed his dissertation at Stony Brook, entitled “A Sociological Analysis of Interracial...
Dr. Sevsem Cicek-Okay
Assistant Professor
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- Timon Hall
Dr. Cicek-Okay is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Niagara University. She received her B.S. and MA in Sociology from Cumhuriyet University in Turkey. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Cincinnati in 2020. Her dissertation is titled “Patterns and Trends in Spatial Assimilation of Middle Eastern and...
Dina Martin
Senior Lecturer
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- 716-286-8729
- Office Location:
- Bailo Hall
Dina is an Assistant Director of Admissions at Niagara University. She earned her B.A. in Sociology in 2008 at NU and then a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2010. Focus of Teaching Introduction to Sociology
Dr. Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah
Adjunct Professor
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- 716-286-8080
Dr. Jabbaar-Gyambrah is the senior assistant director of the University Honors College at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Prior to this, she served as the director of multicultural affairs at Hilbert College for six years. Focus of Teaching Black Families Part I and Part II, Hip-Hop in Society,...
Bryan Whitley-Grassi
Adjunct Professor
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My name is Professor Whitley-Grassi. I am a Adjunct Professor at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY. in the Department of Sociology and a doctoral student at SUNY University at Albany. My current research interests include: LGBTQ+ History, Social Studies Education, Sociology of Education, Political Sociology, Social Policy and Public...
Dr. John Murphy
Senior Lecturer
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Dr. John Murphy is returning to teaching at NU after almost 14 years in higher education administration. He has a Ph.D. in Policy Studies from SUNY @ Buffalo specializing in the organizational theory and policymaking in higher education administration. His research includes the integration of instructional technologies in the college...
Dr. Melanie Mayberry
Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Melanie Mayberry earned her Ph.D. At the University at Buffalo in Biological Anthropology in 2017. Prior to her work in Anthropology, she completed her undergraduate work in Biology at Eastern Michigan University, and a masters at the University at Albany in Forensic Biology. She worked for years as a...
Ibrahim Berrada
Lecturer
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Ibrahim Berrada earned his BA in Political Science with a Concentration in International Relations from Carleton University. He completed his MA in Canadian-American Studies at Brock University and State University of New York at Buffalo. Ibrahim spent a number of years as a political staffer in Ottawa working for several...