Administrative Offices and Departments Directory

Michael Wacker

Professor
Senior Associate Dean of Rural and Medical Pathway Programs
Researcher

Kristen Kleffner, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs - St. Joseph Campus

kleffnerk@umkc.edu

Kathleen Spears

Assistant Dean, Student Success
Director, Rural Medicine Pathway Program

kmspears@umkc.edu

Meghan Rodriquez, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor

meghan.rodriquez@umkc.edu

Caroline Kelly, MPA

Senior Education Team Coordinator

cekelly@umkc.edu

Hilary Yager

Senior Recruitment Specialist — St. Joseph Campus

yagerh@umkc.edu

Rashaun Riggans

Curriculum Coordinator

riggansr@umkc.edu

Lance Crawford Carter, MSA, CAA

Master of Science in Anesthesia Program Director
CAA, Associate Teaching Professor

carterla@umsystem.edu

Maggie Munn, MSA, CAA

Director of Clinical Education, MSA Program
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant

riffelm@umsystem.edu

Adam Petersen, MSA

Assistant Teaching Professor, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program
Director of Simulation

abpck5@umkc.edu

Matthew Pinegar, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

mrppvk@umkc.edu

Basma Alzaidi, MBA

Student Support Specialist

batg9@umkc.edu

Laura Begley, Ed.D., MBA

Assistant Dean, Student Support Services

begleyl@umkc.edu

Amber M. Blair

Program Coordinator

blairamb@umsystem.edu

Julie Wright Banderas, Pharm.D., FCCP

Associate Dean of Graduate Health Professions
Chair of the Department of Graduate Health Professions in Medicine
Professor

banderasj@umkc.edu

Maria Cole, Ph.D., M.Ed.L.

Associate Teaching Professor

colemar@umkc.edu

Theodore Cole, III, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor

colet@umkc.edu

Paul Cuddy, Pharm.D., M.B.A.

Professor
Vice Dean

cuddyp@umkc.edu

Trent Platz, MMSc, CAA

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Chad Touchberry, Ph.D., M.S.

Associate Teaching Professor

touchberryc@umkc.edu

James Wooten, Pharm.D.

Professor

wootenj@umkc.edu

Edwin T. Kraemer, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant
Clinical Assistant Professor
Docent

kraemere@umkc.edu

Eric D. Johnson, M.S., PA-C

Associate Teaching Professor
Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant Program Director

johnsoneric@umkc.edu

Laura Begley, Ed.D., MBA

Assistant Dean, Student Support Services

begleyl@umkc.edu

Julie Wright Banderas, Pharm.D., FCCP

Associate Dean of Graduate Health Professions
Chair of the Department of Graduate Health Professions in Medicine
Professor

banderasj@umkc.edu

Basma Alzaidi, MBA

Student Support Specialist

batg9@umkc.edu

Amber M. Blair

Program Coordinator

blairamb@umsystem.edu

Erin Aubrey, MBA, MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Teaching Professor
Director of Clinical Education

erin.aubrey@umkc.edu

Sara Cox, MPAS, PA-C

Director of Didactic Education Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant Program

coxsar@umkc.edu

Stephanie Painter, MPA-C

Assistant Teaching Professor
Director of Clinical Simulation

painterse@umkc.edu

Kerstin Stephens

Assistant Teaching Professor
Director of Clinical Outreach and Research

stephenskl@umkc.edu

David Walker, MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Teaching Professor
Director of Student Assessment

dwqch@umkc.edu

Xiang-Ping Chu, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Tenured

chux@umkc.edu

Maria Cole, Ph.D., M.Ed.L.

Associate Teaching Professor

colemar@umkc.edu

Theodore Cole, III, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor

colet@umkc.edu

Paul Cuddy, Pharm.D., M.B.A.

Professor
Vice Dean

cuddyp@umkc.edu

John Foxworth, Pharm.D.

Professor
Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment
Director of Research, Internal Medicine Residency
Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacology and American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Member and UMKC School of Medicine Councilor - AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)

foxworthj@umkc.edu