Tag Archives: Faculty and Staff

Arbor Day Foundation Honors Daemen

The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Daemen University with 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Daemen achieved the distinction by meeting Tree Campus Higher Education’s five standards, including maintaining a tree advisory… Read More »

Alum Returns to Alma Mater as Director of Alumni Relations

Emily Kraft Hockwater, an alum of Daemen University, will return to the institution as its director of alumni relations. She will assume her new role on May 2, 2022. “Returning to Daemen as the university celebrates its 75th anniversary… Read More »

Equity Summit Seeks to Spread Social Justice

The second annual Equity Summit at Daemen—with a theme of “Calling All Social Justice Seekers”—engaged attendees in conversations about how to increase social justice on campus and beyond. Hosted by the university’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion, the summit… Read More »

Study: Dinosaur Teeth Reveal First Evidence of Species in Eastern U.S.

Domenic C. D’Amore, associate professor of biology, co-authored a research paper published in the journal PeerJ, that examined fossil fragments of dinosaur teeth. Some of the fossils represent the first occurrence of such species in what is now… Read More »

A Conversation with Cristian Valerio – Technology Specialist

After coming on board as a support specialist in the Office of Information Technology less than a year ago, Cristian Valerio has been promoted to senior information technology specialist at Daemen University. A native of the Dominican Republic, Valerio… Read More »

Wendland Research Yields New Insights into How Voters are Influenced by Electoral Rules

Jay Wendland, associate professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Daemen, has co-authored a study – “The Consequences of Changing Primary Participation Laws for Party Registration and Partisanship,” with Barbara Norrander, professor of political science at the… Read More »

Daemen “Williemojis” Garner 330 Million (and Counting) Views Worldwide

“Williemojis” – small digital icons, known as GIFs, of Daemen’s mascot Willie the Wildcat – are gaining popularity worldwide. Over just a three-day period from March 22 to 24, a birthday-themed Willie ranked second on the website GIPHY, registering more… Read More »

New Behavioral Science Department Reflects ABA’s Growth and Out-of-State Appeal

The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Department at Daemen has changed its name – now known as the Behavioral Science Department – in order to better reflect its growth in enrollment and degree programs, which are becoming increasingly attractive to out-of-state… Read More »

Addison named 30 Under 30 Honoree by Buffalo Business First

Shantina Addison, assistant director of graduate and transfer admissions at Daemen, has been chosen as one of Buffalo Business First’s 30 Under 30 honorees for 2022. She was selected for the honor, along with 29 other young professionals, out of… Read More »

A Conversation with Lo Young ’21 – Alum and Student Affairs Office Manager

After graduating from Daemen last December, alum Lo Young ‘21 joined the institution as the Student Affairs office manager. Young earned a bachelor of arts in professional writing and rhetoric, with specializations in public relations and communications – and is… Read More »

A Conversation with Malik Albert – New Assistant Director of HEOP

Earlier this month, Daemen welcomed Malik Albert as the new assistant director of Daemen’s Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). Albert will assist HEOP students and will also help coordinate student support initiatives, including the TRI Scholars … Read More »

United States Blind Hockey Team Bestows Volunteerism Honor on Daemen’s Mead-Colegrove

Daemen’s Robert Mead-Colegrove has won a Volunteer Recognition Award for his work with the United States Blind Hockey Team, a club that is part of USA Hockey, with all legally blind players. Mead-Colegrove – assistant dean for campus safety and… Read More »

A Conversation with Colleen Wilkinson – Assistant Professor of Education

An assistant professor in Daemen’s Education Department, Colleen Wilkinson offers expertise in special education – and teaches instructional design courses as well. Colleen Wilkinson earned a PhD in special education from University at Buffalo. Most recently, she taught at Medaille… Read More »

New Rockefeller Institute Report – Authored by Daemen’s Parshall – Illuminates Local Gov’t Reform

The Rockefeller Institute of Government – public policy research arm of the State University of New York (SUNY) – has released a new report on the effectiveness of state laws in the dissolution of villages by Lisa Parshall, a fellow… Read More »

Hebrew Univ. Collaboration Recognized by Community Partner Awards

The 2021 Community Partner Awards – given by the Department of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Daemen – have been presented to honorees in Jerusalem, Israel. Awardees are Sara Bauer, Neil Bauer and Eyal Cohen of the Seymour Fox School… Read More »