@ Associate or Adjunct Graduate Faculty
* Members of UMKC Graduate Faculty
# Members of UMKC Doctoral Faculty
+ Located at UM-St. Louis campus

 

#*Susan A. Adler ; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (State University of New York-Buffalo); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

Edwin R. Bailey; professor emeritus of education; A.B., B.S., M.A. (Western Michigan University); Ph.D. (Michigan State University).

#*Carolyn Barber ; assistant professor of educational psychology; B.A. (Johns Hopkins University); M.A. and Ph.D. (University of Maryland-College Park).

#*Rita Barger ; associate professor of education; B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.S. (Drury College).

#*Clare Bell ; assistant professor of education; B.M. (Cleveland Institute of Music); M.A., Ph.D. (The Ohio State University).

#*LaVerne A. Berkel ; associate professor of education and associate dean; B.S. (Oakwood College); M.A. (New York University), Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University).

Dea Bermudez ; field placement coordinator; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.Ed. (Northern Arizona University).

Valerie Blackwell ; teaching professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Wanda Blanchett ; dean, school of education, and professor of education and Ewing Marion Kauffman/Missour Endowed Chair in Teacher Education; B.S.E., M.S.E. (University of Central Arkansas); Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University).

S. Wheadon Bloch; professor emeritus of education; B.S., M.S. (Louisiana State University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin).

#*Chrisanthia Brown ; professor of education; B.S. (University of California at Los Angeles); M.S. (California State University-Long Beach); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

#Bonita Butner ; associate professor of education; B.S. (Central Missouri State University); M.A.,Ed.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia).

#*Loyce Caruthers ; associate professor of education; B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

#*Donna M. Davis ; associate professor of education; B.A. (San Jose State University); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Kansas).

Tricia DeGraff ; assistant teaching professor; B.A. (Washington University); M.S. (University of Wisconsin-Madison).

J. Joseph Doerr; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Northern Illinois University); M.Ed. (Kent State University); Ed.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia).

Richard S. Dunlop; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A. (San Diego State University); Ed.D. (Arizona State University).

Mary Phyl Dwight ; clinical assistant professor, B.S. (Southwest Missouri State University); M.S. (Kansas State University).

Linda Edwards ; dean emeritus, school of education, and professor emeritus of education; B.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); M.S. Ed., Ed.D. (University of Kansas).

Phyllis Esposito ; assistant teaching professor; B.A., M.A. (Rockhurst University); Ph.D. (Kansas University).

#*Jennifer Friend ; associate professor of education; B.A., M.A, I.Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Cheryl Grossman associate professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Long island University); M.A. (New York University); Ph.D. (University of Iowa).

Gail Hackett ; provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, and professor of education; B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University).

Erica Hernandez-Scott ; assistant teaching professor; B.A. (Rockhurst University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Shirley Hill; curators' professor emeritus of education and mathematics; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (Stanford University).

#*Etta Hollins ; professor of education and Kauffman Endowed Chair for Urban Teacher Education; B.S.Ed. (Pittsburg State University); M.S.Ed. (University of Washington); Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin). 

Helen Huus; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (University of Northern Iowa); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Arthur Gus Jacob ; clinical assistant professor of education; B.S., M.S. (Emporia State University); Ed.D. (University of Kansas).

Don A. Knight; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Southern Utah University); M.A. (University of Utah); Ed.D. (Wayne State University).

Jack P. Krueger; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A. (University of Nebraska-Kearney); Ed.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln).

James R. Kuechler; assistant professor emeritus of physical education; B.S., M.Ed. (University of Missouri-Columbia).

Ellen Lavelle ; associate research professor; B.A., M.S.Ed., Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University).

Robert Leachman ; program director; B.S.Ed. (Northwest Missouri State University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ed.S. (Central Missouri State University); Ed.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia). 

Robert E. Leibert; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (State University of New York-New Paltz); M.S. (University of Pennsylvania); Ed.D. (Syracuse University).

Daniel Urey Levine; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

William A. Lewis; professor emeritus of education; B.S., M.S., Ed.D. (University of Illinois).

#*Malcolm E. Linville ; professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Kathryn E. Loncar ; associate professor emeritus of education; B.M.Ed. (Saint Mary College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Anthony V. Manzo; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (St. John's University); M.S. (Hofstra University); Ph.D. (Syracuse University).

#*Jacob Marszalek ; associate professor of educational psychology; B.A. (Illinois State University); M.S. (Emporia State University); Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Zachary McCall ; assistant professor of education; B.A. (Missouri State University); M.A. Humanities (University of Chicago); M.A. Special Education (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Kansas).

S. Marie McCarther ; assistant professor of education; B.A. (Wilkes University); M.A., Ed.S. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ed.D (University of Cincinnati).

Donald W. Mocker; dean emeritus, school of education, and professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Missouri Valley College); M.S. (University of Missouri-Columbia); Ed.D. (State University of New York-Albany).

#*Nancy L. Murdock ; professor of education; B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University).

Gary W. Nahrstedt; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Florida State University); M.S., Ed.D. (Auburn University).

Frank W. Neff; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.S. (Indiana University); Ed.D. (Columbia University).

#*Johanna E. Nilsson ; associate professor of education; B.A. (Roger Williams University); M.A., Ed.S. (State University of West Georgia); Ph.D. (Western Michigan University).

Elizabeth Noble; assistant professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

#*Louis Odom ; professor of education, B.S., B.A., M.Ed. (University of Arkansas); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia).

Ann Pace ; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A., M.S.Ed. (University of Pennsylvania); Ph.D. (University of Delaware).

#*Joseph Parisi ; assistant professor of music (music education, instrumental music); B.M. (State University College of New York at Potsdam); M.M. (Florida State University); Ph.D. (Florida State University).

Robert D. Paul; associate professor emeritus of education; B.S. (South Dakota State University); M.Ed., Ed.D. (University of Florida).

Uzziel Pecina ; assistant teaching professor; B.A., M.S.Ed. (Kansas State University); Ed.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia).

Cynthia Pemberton ; vice provost for academic affairs, and professor of education; B.S. (Missouri State University); M.S. (Kansas State University); Ph.D. (University of Illinois).

#*Sheri Robb ; assistant professor of music (music therapy); B.M. (Florida State University); M.E. (Auburn University); Ph.D. (University of Kansas).

#*Charles R. Robinson ; assistant professor of music (music education, choral music); B.M.E. (Florida State University); M.A. (California State University, Long Beach); Ph.D. (Florida State University).

Dennis Schemmel; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Loras College); M.Ed. (Marquette University); Ph.D. (Ohio University).

Candace Schlein; assistant professor of education; B.A., B.Ed. (McGill University); M.Ed., Ph.D. (University of Toronto).

*Cynthia Schmidt ; assistant professor of education; B.A. (St. Mary's College); M.S. (The Johns Hopkins University); Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison).

Monika Williams Shealey ; associate professor and associate dean of teacher education; B.S., M.A. (University of South Florida); Ed.S. (University of Miami); Ph.D. (University of Central Florida).

John K. Sherk, Jr.; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Pennsylvania State University); M.S. (Temple University); Ph.D. (Syracuse University).

#*Dianne Smith ; professor of education; B.S., M.Ed. (Winthrop College); Ph.D. (Miami University).

William C. Smith; professor emeritus of education; A.B. (St. Benedict's College); M.S. (Kansas State University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

George D. Spear; associate professor emeritus of education; B.A. (Baker University); M.A. (University of Missouri-Kansas City); Ph.D. (University of Michigan).

Raol Taft ; assistant professor of education; B.A. (Metropolitan State College); M.A. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University).

#*Carolyn Thompson ; associate professor of education; B.A. (San Francisco State); M.A. (Mills College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of California-Los Angeles).

Mark Turner ; assistant teaching professor and student recruiter; B.A. (Park University); M.A. (Webster University).

Priscilla Tyler; professor emeritus of education and English; B.A. (Radcliffe College); M.A., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University).

#*Omiunota Ukpokodu ; professor of education; B.S., M.A., M.S., PhD. (University of Kansas).

Edward Underwood ; associate professor of education and Kauffman Endowed Chair; B.S., M.S. (Kansas State College); Ed.D. (University of Cincinnati).

#*Sue Vartuli ; associate professor of education; B.S. (State University of New York-Oneonta); M.S., Ph.D. (Ohio State University).

Jennifer Waddell ; assistant professor of education; B.A. (University of Montana); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City). 

Kenneth Webster; retired assistant professor of physical education; B.E.Ed., M.S.Ed. (Central Missouri State University).

#*Youfu (Michael) Wei ; associate professor of teaching English to speakers of other languages; B.A. (Yunnan University of the Nationalities in China); M.A. (Naresuan University in Thailand); M.A. and Ph.D. in TESOL (University of Maryland-College Park).

Gary E. Widmar ; former vice chancellor for student affairs and professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Illinois State University); M.Ed. (University of Illinois); Ph.D. (Florida State University).

Denise Wiedemann ; project director;  B.S., M.S. (University of Southern Connecticut); M.Ed. (Ashland University).

#*Lindsey Williams , assistant professor of music education; B.M.E., M.M.E. (University of Kansas); Ph.D. (Florida State University).

Raymond G. Williamson; professor emeritus of education; B.S. (Northeast Missouri State University); M.S. (Central Missouri State University); Ph.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City).

Joseph L. Wolff; professor emeritus of education; B.A. (University of Chicago); M.A., Ph.D. (Indiana University).

Debra Woodard ; assistant teaching professor; B.A. (Ottawa University); M.A. (Emporia State University).