Team

Our

JoY Operations
Community Researchers
Faculty Research Fellows
Partners and Collaborators
Student Research Fellows
JoY Alumni

JoY Operations

JoY Operations

Dr. Ayana Allen-Handy
Founder and Director

Dr. Damaris Dunn
Director of Youth & Community Engagement

Dr. Kimberly Sterin-Scher
Postdoctoral Fellow, Director of Research Operations

Haley Kowal
Director of Administrative Operations

Aanika Allen
Director of Arts Engagement

Faculty Research Fellows

Faculty Research Fellows

Tiffani Hurst, PhD, J.D

Assistant Teaching Professor of Law
KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW

Barbara Thelamour, Ph.D.

2025-2026 Visiting Scholar
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

Student Research Fellows

Student Research Fellows

  • Jahyonna Brown

  • Mariaeloisa Carambo

  • Jadyn Drummond

  • Kayla Elliott-Handy

  • Kate Hoffman

  • Devin Welsh

Community Researchers

Community Researchers

  • Michelle Allen

  • Brenda Bailey

  • Pamela Blanding-Goldblat

  • Norman Cain

  • Arania (Rana) Goldsmith-Carter

  • Tamara Hawkins

  • Karl Holland

  • Victoria Huggins Peurifoy

  • Carol Richardson McCullough

  • Catherine Anne Nettles

  • Ronald Ray

  • Rebecca Rose

  • K. Rose Samuel-Evans

Partners and Collaborators

Partners and Collaborators

  • Sabrina Afroz

  • Susan Brooks

  • Tammy Dellefave

  • Tanya Gardner

  • Jacqueline Genovesi

  • Kim Godfrey

  • Janai Keita

  • John Kirby

  • Eleanor Parks

  • Val Ifill

  • Kiki Kaschock

  • Sherri Manson

  • Diana (Dee) Nicholas

  • Michelle Rogers

  • Raja Schaar

  • Loni Tabb

  • Dominique Thomas

  • Sharon Tindall

  • Andrea Walls

  • Lori Waselchuk

  • Rachel Wenrick

  • Marie Wilkens-Walker

  • Chris Wright

JoY Alumni

JoY Alumni

  • Destiny Bugg

  • Tajma Cameron

  • Jaaziel Cooper

  • Keyssh Datts

  • Karena Alane Escalante

  • Isaiah Lassiter

  • Myra Lewis

  • Rasheda Likely

  • Ague Mae Manongsong

  • Katie Mathew

  • Aly Meloche

  • Tamecah Pinkney

  • Shawnna Thomas-EL

  • Cianni Williams

  • Moe Woodard

  • Yang Xu

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