Our Team

Project PIs are Rebecca Best (Political Science), Viviana Grieco (History), and Whitney Terrell (English). Eric Gormly, U.S. Marine Corps veterans and Director of UMKC's Student Support Services Office, is a key project partner in planning events and reaching the student veteran population at UMKC. Carlos ParraCervantes, Michelle Perez, Philip Potter, Eric Gormly, and Morgan Christensen all served as Supplemental Instructors for the Bridging the Gap course in the spring of 2023. Personnel from the Missouri Institute for Defense and Energy provide critical support in grants management.

  • DR. Rebecca Best
    Associate Professor of Political Science
    Chair of the Department of Political Science and Philosophy, University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Bridging the Gap PI

    Rebecca H. Best

  • Eric Gormly
    Director – Student Veteran Support Services
    Bridging the Gap Supplemental Instructor and Project Partner

    Eric Gormly

  • Viviana Grieco
    Professor of History and Latin American and Latinx Studies, University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Bridging the Gap Co-PI

    Viviana Grieco

  • Whitney Terrell
    Associate Professor of English
    Director of the Creative Writing Program, University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Bridging the Gap Co-PI

    Whitney Terrell