History & Government Department Faculty

Building Your Future

Chairperson

  • Laurie A. Walsh, Associate Professor of History and Government; Department Chair; B.S., J.D., University at Buffalo, M.S., Daemen College.

Faculty:

  • William R. Predmore, Associate Professor of History and Government, B.S., St. John Fisher College; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Catholic University of America.
  • Andrew K. Wise, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.A., University of Missouri – Columbia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia.
  • Lisa K. Parshall, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Ph.D., University at Buffalo.
  • Penny Messinger, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.A., Marshall University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
  • Joseph Sahr Sankoh, Director of Service Learning, Associate Professor of History and Government; B.A., M.A., State University College at Cortland; M.A.I.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University; Ph.D., University at Buffalo.
  • Margaret Phillips, Director of Paralegal Studies Program; B.A., Columbia University/Barnard College; J.D., University at Buffalo

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Students outside Rosary Hall

That’s the best way to really get a feel for what Daemen is all about! Daemen is located in suburban Amherst, New York just minutes away from the city of Buffalo. To schedule a weekday individual interview and tour the campus, email us admissions@daemen.edu or call 800.462.7652.







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Health Care Studies Professor Justine Tutuska, accompanied by her students, traveled to the Dominican Republic to work on Public Health Issues and school building.

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The M. Angela Canavan, OSF Legacy Society was established to recognize those thoughtful members of the Rosary Hill/Daemen College community who have made a provision for the college in their estate plans through a bequest, life insurance policy, trust, retirement plan, IRA or other planned gift.