Center Staff

Center Staff

Thomas Keller, Ph.D., Director

kellert@pdx.edu

Thomas Keller is the Duncan & Cindy Campbell Professor for Children, Youth and Families with an Emphasis on Mentoring, in the School of Social Work at Portland State University. In addition to directing the CIMR, Dr. Keller also directs the PSU Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring. His research focuses on the development and influence of relationships established in youth mentoring programs, the role of mentoring within a young person’s social network, and the professional development of staff in youth mentoring programs.

Kay Logan, Center Coordinator

kay.logan@pdx.edu  (503)725-9680

Kay Logan coordinates all CIMR projects, events and activities. In addition to coordinating the CIMR, she has extensive experience providing resources and technical assistance to mentoring programs and initiatives throughout the U.S. on all aspects of program development, management and sustainability.

Jennifer Blakeslee, Graduate Student Assistant

jblakes@pdx.edu

Jennifer Blakeslee is a doctoral student in Portland State University's School of Social Work who studies social networks, including formal and informal mentors, of youth aging out of the child welfare system. Among her many CIMR activities, Jennifer supports CIMR faculty with literature reviews and identifying key resources to support Center projects.

Rhenne Molly Miles, BBBS-CIMR Doctoral Research Fellow

rhenm@pdx.edu

Rhenne is the recipient of a special CIMR fellowship created by Big Brothers Big Sisters-Columbia Northwest. She is in the combined MSW, doctoral program of the PSU School of Social Work. She studies social-emotional learning in the school environment and is interested in how school-based mentoring programs support social-emotional development for students, including young students that mentor.

Location

Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research
Portland State University
1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 900
Portland, Oregon 97201
503.725.9680