Katherine Rowell, PhD

Katherine Rowell, PhD, is helping the Montgomery County Two-Generation Collaborative, a program of the University of Dayton’s Fitz Center for Leadership in Community and Learn to Earn Dayton. The Collaborative is working to create lasting, positive change in families’ economic, educational and social well-being by aligning programs, policies and partnerships across sectors. Rowell brings more than 40 years of experience as a public sociologist, scholar, teacher and activist. She has taught at several institutions of higher education, including Central State University, The Ohio State University, Sinclair Community College, Wittenberg University and Wright State University. Her research and advocacy focuses on poverty, housing justice and community resilience.