Jordan Lynton Cox is the Associate Director of Research for the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. Before joining Kirwan, she built a robust research portfolio unpacking the enduring legacies of colonialism and racial capitalism in the Caribbean and the US South. Her primary research examines modern Sino-Caribbean relations—specifically, the development Chinese identity in Jamaica and the impacts of PRC (People’s Republic of China) expansion in the Caribbean. As Associate Director of Research, Dr. Lynton Cox supports research efforts at Kirwan by building research capacity; strengthening Kirwan’s support of and engagement with community partners at the local, state, and national levels; supervising and training research staff and student research assistants; and strengthening collaboration with OSU faculty across all parts of the university.