▁research ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁retained ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁policy ▁development ▁of ▁sub - n ational ▁government , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁received ▁multiple ▁teaching ▁awards . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁Africa ▁Center ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies , ▁Kelly ▁was ▁developing ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁African ▁govern ments ▁and ▁promote ▁good ▁govern ance ▁in ▁the ▁developing ▁world . ▁ ▁Film ▁industry ▁invol vement ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Kelly ▁advoc ated ▁Michigan ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁digital ▁arts ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁medium ▁and ▁created ▁tax ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁the ▁industry . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁a ▁dedicated ▁cor p ▁of ▁Vol unte ers ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁W inds or ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁W inds or ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁show c ased ▁films ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁films ▁created ▁and ▁produced ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁festival ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Cultural ▁Center ▁primarily ▁at ▁Wayne ▁University ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Fine , ▁Perform ing , ▁and ▁Communic ation ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁also ▁served ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as