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
Alexandra Curley, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: axc783@case.edu
Dawn Ellis, MA
Department AssistantNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: dxe92@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2266
Taryn Gress, MSSA
Strategic DirectorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesResearch AssociateJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: taryn.gress@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5359
Sherise McKinney, MSSA
Research AssistantJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesProject CoordinatorNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: sherise.mckinney@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2508
Richard Rodems, MSW, PhD
Research Manager and Research AssociateNational Initiative on Mixed-Income CommunitiesJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: richard.rodems@case.edu
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
Founding 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 SciencesAssociate ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: mark.chupp@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5157
Claudia J. Coulton, PhD
Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research & Social ChangeJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesDistinguished University ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFounding DirectorCenter on Urban Poverty and Community DevelopmentEmail: claudia.coulton@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2304
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 Assistant ProfessorJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesEmail: francisca.richter@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.8686