Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan
About
Kelly is responsible for implementing and coordinating undergraduate initiatives in the "engagement" portfolio in the dean's office for the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan. Specifically she works with the Center for Global Intercultural Study, English Language Institute, the Program on Intergroup Relations, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, and three Michigan Learning Communities: the Global Scholars Program, the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, and the Michigan Community Scholars Program. She is the unit liaison to LSA Student Government and the University Music Society. She oversees the UGED Climate Committee and works with several diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives including the Inclusive Campus Corps and the Inclusive Teaching Liaisons. She reports to the associate dean for undergraduate education.
Current Work:
Her current research examines outcomes for white students in two types of dialogue settings: an intergroup setting made up of people of color and white people and an intragroup setting where all participants identify as white. Through a quantitative analysis of qualitative data we have determined that white students benefit from both types of dialogue settings but report different types of experiences and learnings in each.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Intergroup dialogue, higher education, faculty development