Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Gary B. Melton
Director of the Institute
Professor

James R. McDonell
Associate Director of the Institute
Associate Professor

Asher Ben-Arieh
Research Professor

Doris Cole
Research Assistant Professor

Vicki Flerx
Research Assistant Professor

Patricia Y. Hashima
Research Assistant Professor

Bonnie Holaday
Professor

Robin J. Kimbrough-Melton
Research Professor

Susan P. Limber
Professor

Janet GH Marsh
Research Associate Professor

Patricia Stone Motes
Research Professor

Joyce A. Ott
Assistant Professor

Kathleen Wilson Robinson
Research Professor

Mark A. Small
Professor

J. Marlene Snyder
Research Assistant Professor

Staff

Lydia Arneson
Information Resource Consultant

Beth Bagwell
Program Coordinator - Strong Communities
The Riley Center

Lori Bailey
Volunteer Coordinator - Strong Communities Center for Community Services

Shelli C. Charles
Research Associate

Thomas J. Charles
Community Outreach Worker – Strong Communities

Kerry Coffey
Director of Public Information

Ann Cothran
Community Outreach Worker - Strong Communities

Sharon P. Crout
Community Relations Coordinator – Strong Communities

Christa Friddle
Family Advocate – Strong Communities and Building Dreams

Paulette Grate
Community Outreach Worker – Strong Communities

George Hicks
Community Outreach Worker- Strong Communities

Pat Hucker
Grants Coordinator

Erica Mabry
Data Analyst - Strong Communities

Margaret Manikowski
Project Coordinator - The Center for Community Services

Linda L. McGee
Information Resource Coordinator

Jill D. McLeigh
Research Associate
Coordinator of Center Development - Strong Families

Jane Riese
Research Associate

Darlene Sentell
Administrative Assistant

Linda A. Smith
Local Coordinator – Strong Communities
Director of The Center for Community Services

Dana Southern
Community Outreach Worker – Strong Communities

Janine Sutter
Community Outreach Worker – Strong Communities

Ernestine S. Whittenberg
Research Associate - Welcome Families, Strong Communities

Jessie Wilson
Administrative Coordinator