Leadership & Staff
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Charisma is an assistant professor of City and Regional Planning in the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture and holds a joint appointment with the Kirwan Institute. Charisma’s background includes extensive work, research and travel to countries in West Africa, southern Africa and Central America. More… |
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Mikyung works as a Research and Technical Associate for the institute. She develops and maintains the institute’s web sites, assists with technical issues and supports with the institute’s research in the areas of education and technology. She worked as a network manager for six years in South Korea before coming to the U.S. More… |
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Jamaal Bell is the media relations manager for the Institute. Prior to joining Kirwan in 2009, his communications experience included work for school districts, government and marketing communications firms. Jamaal has also served four years in the United States Navy. He holds a B.S. in Public Relations from Ball State University. More… |
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Barbara previously worked for Franklin County Jobs and Family Services in the finance department. She is an avid reader and loves spending time with her grandchildren and watching movies in her spare time. More… |
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Professor Davies was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Notes and Comments Editor of the Columbia Law Review while in law school at Columbia University. After graduation she worked as an Associate Attorney for Steptoe and Johnson in Washington, D.C. and Lord, Day & Lord Barrett Smith in New York City. More… |
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Brookes joined the Kirwan Institute as a summer legal intern during his second year of law school. Before joining Kirwan, Brookes interned in the Health and Human Services section of the Ohio Attorney General and worked as a research assistant for Professor Marc Spindelman of the Moritz College of Law. More… |
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Amy serves as the new Director of Development for the Kirwan Institute. Prior to her January 2011 start at The Ohio State University, Amy has worked in development, specifically in corporate and foundation relations, both in higher education and healthcare. More… |
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Hasan is an associate professor of African American history and holds a joint appointment with the Kirwan Institute and the Department of History. Dr. Jeffries specializes in twentieth century African American history and has an expertise in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. More… |
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Matthew is a research associate at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University and joined the Institute in 2009. He works with the “Opportunity Communities Program” including all GIS, housing, neighborhood revitalization and regional policy initiatives. More… |
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Tara works as the fiscal and human resources associate for the Institute. She was the first member of the Kirwan staff, hired in April of 2003, and originally was hired as the Executive Director’s assistant along with handling the fiscal and human resources side of the Institute. More… |
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Stephen Menendian is the senior legal research associate at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University. He directs and supervises the Institute’s legal advocacy, analysis and research, and manages many of the Institute’s most important projects. More… |
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Jillian is a Research Associate in the Opportunity Communities program at the Kirwan Institute, who advocates and researches at the community and policy levels. She has researched and co-written twenty publications in her time at Kirwan. More… |
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Jason is Director of Research for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University and has worked for the Institute since 2003. His work involves outreach, education, advocacy and policy research on issues related to fair housing/opportunity based housing, community development, neighborhood revitalization, regional equity and GIS.. More… |
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Christy has a proven record of effective client collaboration, public policy advocacy, and community investment at the local and national levels. She was named an Opportunity Agenda Communications Fellow in 2011. She is currently engaged in the collaborative development of strategic advocacy plans with African American Leadership groups in the Twin Cities, Seattle, Portland and Des Moines. More… |
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Tom joined the staff of the Institute in 2004. As a Senior Researcher, he is responsible for writing, editing, managing projects, and coordinating staff resources for projects and presentations. Tom received a Bachelor of Science in sociology and a Master of Science in higher education, student affairs from Iowa State University. More… |
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Leslie Shortlidge comes to the Kirwan Institute with a varied background in writing, publishing, and editing. A native of Michigan, Leslie received both her BA and MA from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where she also worked as an editorial assistant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More… |
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Wendy works jointly with the Kirwan Institute and the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at OSU where she is an assistant professor. After earning her B.S. degree in political science from Xavier University of Louisiana, Wendy went on to earn both her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in government and politics from the University of Maryland in College Park. More… |
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Sarah Solarik joined the Kirwan staff as an Administrative and Development Assistant in September 2009. Sarah was with Kirwan prior to that as a student assistant for the fiscal and human resources manager and also worked for Ohio Public Employees Retirement Systems. More… |
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Cheryl joined the staff of the Kirwan Institute in October of 2007. Her work at the Kirwan Institute focuses on immigration, alliance building, and intergroup relations. She also provides general project support on a variety of other topics. Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Spanish. More… |
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Angela Stanley is a research associate at the Kirwan Institute. Her work and interests focus on the social sciences, the intersection of race and gender, popular culture, and civic engagement. Currently she writing on issues pertaining to Black women and girls and has been engaged in work surrounding improving the conditions for Black girls in Franklin County, Ohio. More… |
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Matthew joined the Kirwan staff in September 2009 as the Web Communications Specialist. Matthew’s primary responsibilities include coordinating content, design and development of institute websites, web-based interactive tools and new media. More… |
Mikyung Baek, Ph.D.
Jamaal Bell
Barbara Carter 
Sharon L. Davies
Brookes Hammock 
Amy Holden
Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D.
Matthew Martin
Stephen Menendian, J.D.
Jillian Olinger
Jason Reece 
Christy Rogers, PhD
Tom Rudd 
Leslie Birdwell Shortlidge
Wendy Smooth, Ph.D.
Sarah Solarik, 
Cheryl Staats
Angela Stanley, 
Matthew Wolstoncroft
Graduate Research Associates
- Wendy Ake, Graduate Research Associate
- Yumi Choi, Graduate Research Associate
- Elizabeth Colombo, Graduate Research Associate
- Heleh Dolati, Graduate Research Associate
- So Young Lee, Graduate Research Associate
- Melissa Lindsjo, Graduate Research Associate
- Charles Patton, Graduate Research Associate