Academic Support and Mentoring

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First Gen Proud Directory

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First-generation faculty and staff are invited to join the First Gen Proud registry, as are allies who were not first generation themselves but want to support first-generation students.

Fill out the First Gen Proud Registry Google form

We also invite all students, faculty, and staff to add FIRST GEN PROUD to your email signature.

Tara Allen

Teaching Professor, Division of Biological & Biomedical Systems School of Science & Engineering
 Email: allent@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Amber Andrews

Senior Academic Advisor, Roo Advising
 Email: Amber.Andrews@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Becky Bergman

Manager, Roo Advising
 Email: bergmanr@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Misty Campbell

Assistant Teaching Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology
 Email: campbellmis@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Jordan Davis

Senior Manager of Admissions, UMKC Conservatory
 Email: davisjorda@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Chainy Folsom

Senior Advisor HBEJ MAP, Roo Advising
 Email: folsomc@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Kelsey Gardiner

Associate Teaching Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies
 Email: kgardiner@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Scott Guerrero

STAHR Program Director | School of Medicine
 Email: guerreros@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Michelle Heiman

Student Services Coordinator II, UMKC School of Graduate Studies
 Email: heimanm@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Tracey Hughes

Teaching & Learning Librarian; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University Libraries
 Email: hughest@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers; They/them/theirs)

Jamie Hunt

Associate Teaching Professor, Health Sciences
 Email: huntja@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Lorena Juanez

Admissions Counselor
 Email: lorenajuanez@dctdsj.com

Kristen Kleffner

Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, Student Affairs
 Email: kleffnerk@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Carrie Klusener

Curriculum & Scheduling Coordinator, Registrar's Office
 Email: cklusener@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Kim Kushner

IT Project Manager, UMKC Information Services
 Email: kushnerkim@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Toya Like

Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology
 Email: liket@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Alicen Lundberg

Senior Coordinator for Academic and Student Programs, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
 Email: lundberga@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Nick Mathews

Assistant Professor, Communication and Journalism
 Email: nmathews@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Youssef Mekawy

Career Coach
 Email: ymekawy@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Mako Miller

Director, Professional Mobility Escalators; UMKC Alumni
 Email: mako.miller@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Kathleen Moburg

Academic Support, UMKC School of Medicine
 Email: moburgk@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Lee Moore

Assistant Professor School of Law
 Email: moorelee@dctdsj.com
(He/him/his)

Julie Myer

Coordinator of International Admissions, ISAO
 Email: myerj@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Ken Novak

Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology
 Email: novakk@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Joseph Parisi

Curators' Distinguished Professor, Conservatory
 Email: parisijo@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)

Jessica Pearson

Director, Academic Support and Mentoring
 Email: jpearson@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Destiny Delgado Peterson

Career Coach
 Email: d.peterson@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Sandy Rodriguez

Associate Dean of Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries
 Email: rodriguezsan@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Jen Salvo

Head of Resource Sharing (Librarian II)
 Email: salvoj@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Michelle Smirnova

Associate Professor, Sociology
 Email: smirnovam@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Madi Smith

STAHR Program Manager
 Email: madisonsmith@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Cindy Thompson

Dean of Libraries; School of Education Alumnus
 Email: thompsoncym@dctdsj.com

(She/her/hers)

Heidi Updike

Office Support Assistant IV
 Email: updikeh@dctdsj.com

Jerry Wyckoff

Professor and Chair, Div. Pharmacology and Pharm. Sciences; Director of Research and Graduate Studies
 Email: wyckoffg@dctdsj.com

(He/him/his)