Meet the Associate Director

Kelly Richmond Yates, Associate Director, Halle Institute, kyates2@emory.edu, 404-727-9732

Kelly Richmond Yates manages and creates programs for the Halle Institute for Global Research and facilitates international research collaborations. She develops new opportunities for global institutional research partnerships, and through her efforts the Halle Institute has fostered connections in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, South Africa and the UK. She also directs Halle’s Global Fellows student programs which provide support and resources to initiate international research.

Kelly joined the Halle Institute for Global Research and Learning in 2018, after ten years as a lead academic and research administrator at Emory University. Her professional experience includes project management for corporate and not-for-profit organizations, including coordinating intercultural training programs for international travelers.