[4] In her varied career at Rutgers, Kinzy also held a series of important administrative positions, including as executive director of the RWJMS DNA Synthesis and Sequencing Laboratory from 1998–2009.

[9] She served as the Senior Associate Dean of the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences from October 2007 to August 2013.

[4] In 2018, Kinzy joined Western Michigan University as its vice president for research and innovation, concurrently holding the rank of professor of biological sciences.

[8][9] As Vice President, Kinzy was responsible for all research operations at Western Michigan, as well as animal facilities, compliance, the university’s Evaluation Center, and technology transfer.

[9] Kinzy’s efforts helped lead to a 33 percent increase in external research expenditures from federal grants in just one year.

[4] S he has also chaired the membership and public affairs advisory committees of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

[9] In 2003, she was named a Fellow in the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program.

[4] In a 2022 interview, Kinzy stated that honors like the Schlesinger award are the most meaningful to her, since they recognize her commitment to mentoring.

[4][12] Kinzy was described by Crain’s Detroit as “energetic, collaborative, and optimistic.”[12] In 2019, the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan stated that “Dr.

[13] In September 2021, she said that “you can be just as excited about students winning an award for their scholarship and a faculty member recognized as your own success.”[3] Kinzy graduated from Louisville High School in Ohio in 1980.