Traci McDonald has joined the UMKC School of Medicine Office of Research Administration as a grants support specialist.
She comes to UMKC from Hallmark Cards, where she worked as a demand/inventory analyst. She was later promoted to product execution specialist. She has a bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.
McDonald enjoys crafts, party planning, wedding decorating, and shopping. She has two children.
The newest member of the Office of Research Administration says she is looking forward to working with researchers at the School of Medicine and School of Nursing and Health Studies, and with clinicians and residents who conduct research activities at Truman Medical Center.