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Dr. Sirisha Naidu is associate professor of economics and affiliate faculty of the Department of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies. She is also the Advisor for the M.A. in Economics program at UMKC. Her research deals with gender and racial inequities as they pertain to work. She works with a...

Dr. Viviana Grieco is chair of the UMKC Faculty Senate and Professor of History and Latin American and Latinx Studies. In her role as faculty senate chair, Dr. Grieco will lead the coordination of the ADVANCE Catalyst project with UMKC Forward. She serves on the General Education Executive Committee...

Dr. Alexis Petri (PI and Project Director) is Senior Director of Faculty Support in the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence where she leads the Research and Creativity and the Service and Engagement pillars. Dr. Petri’s academic appointment as associate research professor is with Educational...

Chris Popoola is a new researcher. In her role in Faculty Affairs, she is responsible for the coordination of promotion and tenure, supports the faculty grievance processes, coordinates annual faculty awards, and is responsible for handling special assignments involving research and analysis on...