University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
                Research Center for Group Dynamics

 

Karen Kirchner

Research Administrator, Research Center for Group Dynamics
Program for Research on Black Americans

Karen Kirchner
5065 ISR
426 Thompson Street
Phone: 734-647-3669
kkirchne@umich.edu

Karen joined The Program for Research on Black Americans in 2006 and is the liaison between the department and all of the many funding agencies that keep the program afloat such as The National Institute of Health, The Carnegie Corporation and The National Science Foundation. She is fundamental in both pre- and post-award grant management working directly with Dr. Harold Neighbors, the program's director and all of the program faculty. Some of Karen's hobbies include reading true crime novels, counted cross-stitching, and crossword puzzles. She has an English Springer Spaniel named Katie. And, she enjoys spending time with her husband of 17 years and two daughters at their cabin near Alpena, Michigan.