Staff

Dr. Taylor was appointed Director of the Institute in 2011. He joined the criminal justice faculty in 1999 after earning his Ph.D. in criminology, law and society from the University of California, Irvine. He has taught courses on homeland security, research methods, race and gender, and building... Read more →

Brittany was born and raised in Niagara Falls, NY and graduated from Niagara Catholic in 2007. She then went on to earn her B.A. in Sociology and Psychology, with a minor in Statistics at Niagara University. She has also completed a Master’s degree in School Counseling. While pursuing her... Read more →

Gail Struzik has been employed in various departments at Niagara University for approximately 20 years, and now works part-time with Levesque Institute, a role that gives her an opportunity to maintain regular contact with the community.  Gail also worked as the school secretary at Stella Niagara... Read more →

Tom Lowe was born and raised in Niagara County and graduated from Lewiston-Porter High School in 2004. The Youngstown native earned a B.A. in English with a minor in arts administration from SUNY Fredonia in 2009, before returning to Niagara County to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA with ReNU Niagara.... Read more →

Since July of 2010, Dana Estrada has served as the director for Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University. Estrada joined the staff of BCS/NU in May 2008 as the project Coordinator for the City of Buffalo citizen preparedness training and outreach education program, funded by the... Read more →