Our Team
Mark L. Joseph, PhD
Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community DevelopmentJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFounding DirectorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFaculty AssociateCenter on Urban Poverty and Community DevelopmentJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: mark.joseph@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3426
Amy T. Khare, PhD
Research DirectorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesResearch Assistant ProfessorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: amy.khare@case.edu
Phone: 316.622.6696
Steven D. Brown, MS, MBA
Department AdministratorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: sxb1326@case.edu
Alexandra Curley, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: axc783@case.edu
Phone: 978.406.5169
Dustin Major
Research Associate & Project ManagerNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: dxm704@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3997
Mara McCrickard
CoordinatorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: mxm1740@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0722
Christina Vukovich, MSW, MNO
Research AssociateNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: chrisitna.vukovich@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2508
Debbie Wilber, MPA
Assistant Director and Research AssociateNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFaculty AssociateSchubert Center for Child StudiesEmail: debbie.wilber@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0551
Affiliated Faculty and Staff
Mark Chupp, PhD
Associate ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFounding DirectorCommunity Innovation NetworkJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesCo-DirectorSocial Justice InstituteChairConcentration in Community Practice for Social ChangeJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: mark.chupp@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5157
Robert L. Fischer, PhD
Co-DirectorCenter on Urban Poverty and Community DevelopmentJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesChairMaster of Nonprofit Organizations ProgramJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesAssociate ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: fischer@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2711
Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhD
Research Associate ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: francisca.richter@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.8686
Doctoral Fellow
Colette Ngana
Colette is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University. Her research focus is on the experiences of burn injury survivors, particularly the intersection of housing and accidental injury. She holds a BS in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science from Michigan State University and an MA in Bioethics from CWRU. Colette is also a pottery and crochet artist and reproductive justice advocate working with local abortion rights, health, and justice organizations in Ohio.