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Faculty Mentors
Why Work With A Mentor?
Your MAP Mentor will get to know your strengths, interests and goals in order to provide personalized guidance and recommendations. They will help you align your academic and personal aspirations with meaningful involvement in student organizations and community engagement projects. Through these conversations, you’ll explore scholarship, undergraduate research, internship and other high-impact opportunities. You’ll also gain practice articulating your strengths and experiences to others, including prospective employers.
Roo Advising
Your interactions with faculty, alongside those with your professional advisor in Roo Advising, will help you make the most of your time and efforts at UMKC.
Roo Advising will help you meet all the minimum requirements toward your undergraduate degree. Current students can schedule appointments, including graduation audits, through UMKC Connect.
Find Your Mentor
Judith McCormick Linda Kurz Seth Fallik Lynette Lockhart Mathew Forstater Jenni Frangos Rebecca Davis David Trowbridge Joe Hartman Lyn Elliot Elijah Gowin Hyeyoung Shin Rebecca Best Bruce Bubacz Kristen Barber Jennifer Huberman Andrew Bergerson Nacer Khelouz Gayle Levy Jeff Rydberg-Cox Alberto Villamandos
Works with majors and minors
Judith's email
Works with majors, minors and internship placement
Linda's email
816-235-5846
Works with CJC career paths (except criminal law)
Seth's email
816-235-1394
Work with criminal law students
Lynette's email
Works with economics majors and minors.
Mathew's email
816-235-4649
Works with English majors and minors.
Jenni's email
Rebecca's email
816-235-6118 x2
David's email
816-235-2549
Works with art history majors and minors.
Joe's email
Works with film and media arts majors and film studies minors.
Lyn's email
Works with media, art and design majors and minors.
Elijah's email
Works with studio art majors and minors.
Hyeyoung's email
Works with political science majors and minors.
Rebecca's email
816-235-2691
Works with philosophy majors and minors.
Bruce's email
Works with race, ethnic and gender studies minors.
Kristen email
Works with sociology and anthropology majors and minors.
Jennifer's email
816-235-5424
Works with German studies minors.
Andrew's email
816-235-6118 x 1
Works with international studies majors.
816-235-5996
Nacer's email
Works with French majors and minors.
Gayle's email
816-235-2820
Works with classical languages and cultures majors and minors.
Jeff's email
Works with Spanish majors and minors.
Alberto's email
816-235-2324
Mentorship Testimonials
"Watching someone grow and flourish, and helping with that process, makes you feel genuinely good about life. It makes you feel good about human nature and the whole darn process. It also makes you very grateful to be a professor." “It is wonderful to see students grow and develop their own thoughts and interpretations as a result of the combination of their passion and research. Mentoring students has been extremely satisfying for me because I have seen my students go on to develop their work in interesting ways." "A little extra assistance and guidance in navigating UMKC to ensure their future success can go a long way in helping them turn college into more than just a set of classes and a credential." “We’re having fun. When we discover something new or a new detail that fits into the bigger picture of our research, we get excited. I enjoy getting immersed into her project and helping guide her.” "The best part of being a mentor is seeing students go from the ‘start’ to the ‘finish’ line in terms of the goals they are working towards achieving and knowing that you played a part in helping them actualize those goals."
Professor Clancy Martin and Sydney Harvey
Professor Massimiliano Vitiello and Jordon Fanciullo
Professor Mona Lyne and Parker Webb
Professor Viviana Grieco and Victoria Dominguez
Professor Toya Like and Madeline Warren