Professor Jeanine Thompson was recently named director of the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute (TRI), effective August 15, 2019 - August 14, 2021.

Thompson is looking forward to increasing the collection with archives from artists and companies around Ohio, the United States, and beyond. "Having worked to establish the Marcel Marceau American Archive held at the TRI, and utilizing the archive in classes, I am thrilled to become the new director."