School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies

Department of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies

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We provide an interdisciplinary curriculum that examines historical and contemporary problems through a lens of gender difference, cultural diversity and social justice.

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816-235-5854

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Volker Campus
Kansas City, MO 64110

 

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regs@umkc.edu

Department Faculty and Staff

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Kristen Barber
Department Chair; Associate Professor
 Email: k.barber@umkc.edu
Phone Number: 816-235-1138

Deja Beamon
Assistant Professor
 Email: djbftb@umsystem.edu
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Jill Folsom
Office Support Assistant IV
 Email: folsomj@umkc.edu
Phone Number: 816-235-5854

Linda Mitchell

Professor Emerita
 Email: mitchellli@umkc.edu

Richard Mwakasege-Minaya
Assistant Professor
 Email: rmminaya@umkc.edu

Theresa Torres
Associate Professor
 Email: torresth@umkc.edu
Phone Number: 816-235-1492

Affiliate Faculty

Jasmine Abdel-Khalik
Professor, Law

Hadara Bar-Nadav
Professor, English

Rebecca Best
Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science and Philosophy

Virginia Blanton
Curators' Distinguished Professor, English

Antonio Byrd
Assistant Professor, English

Xanath Caraza-de-Holland
Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures

Loyce Caruthers
Professor, Education

Crystal Doss
Teaching Professor, English

Matthew Edwards
Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures

Sandra Enríquez
Associate Professor, History

Tamara Falicov
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Jenni Frangos
Associate Professor, English

Milton Toledo Gomez
Adjunct Instructor, English

Jane Greer
Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor, English

Viviana Grieco
Professor, History

Amanda Grimes
Associate Professor, Nursing and Health Studies

Joseph Hartman
Associate Professor, Media, Art and Design

Roland Hemmings Jr
Assistant Director, Multicultural Student Affairs

Lorena Hidalgo Johnson
Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures

Stuart Hinds

Curator of Special Collections, University Libraries

Caitlin Horsmon
Associate Professor, Media, Art and Design

Jennifer Huberman
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

Tracey Hughes

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University Libraries

Kimberly Johnson
Senior Program Manager, Multicultural Student Affairs

Cynthia Jones

Adjunct Instructor, Humanities and Social Sciences

Kathleen Kilway
Associate Dean (DEI), Science and Engineering

Nancy Levit
Curators' Professor, Law

Zhongjin Li
Associate Professor, Economics

Toya Like
Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology

Ricardo Marte
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology

Brandon Martin

Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics

J. Antonio Molinar
Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science and Philosophy

Diane Mutti Burke
Director of the Center for Midwestern Studies and Professor, History

Sirisha Naidu
Associate Professor, Economics

Gwen Nally
Associate Professor, Political Science and Philosophy

Zachary Parker
Assistant Director, LBGTQIA Programs

Jennifer Phegley
Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Professor, English

Lori Sexton
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology

Anthony Shiu
Associate Professor, English

Deborah Smith
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

Alberto Villamandos
Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures

Joseph Workman
Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

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