Advisor Directory

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*Minors with an asterisk (*) require special permission to add. Please see the appropriate advisor to add. Minors without an asterisk do not require special permission to add.

Academic Program	Program Type/MAP	Last Name	Assigned Roo Advisor/Minor Referral	Check In Location
Accounting BS	Major-BUSMAN	A-B	Bridget Jones	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Accounting BS	Major-BUSMAN	C-E	Megan Weiner	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Accounting BS	Major-BUSMAN	F-G	Apa Visinia	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Accounting BS	Major-BUSMAN	H-V	Julia Merino	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Accounting BS	Major-BUSMAN	W-Z	Kim Sirridge	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Actuarial Science*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Anthropology	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Nick Chappell	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Applied Sciences BAS	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Becky Bergman	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Architectural Fall 2025 Cohort	Major-NETC	A-Z	Joseph Franklin	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Architectural Fall 2026 Cohort	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Art History	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Becky Bergman	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Art History BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Becky Bergman	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Arts Entrepreneurship*	CERT-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Astronomy	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Pamala Asher	Atterburry Student Success Center RM 120
Biology*	Minor-NHS	A-Z	*See Biology BA and BS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Biology	Post Bachelors	A-Z	*See Biology BA and BS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Biology BA and BS	Major-NHS	A-F	William (Zac) Burns	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Biology BA and BS	Major-NHS	G-M	KaLynda Ruckman-Reisenauer	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Biology BA and BS	Major-NHS	N-Z	Ashley Rivera	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Biology BA and BS Six Year Medicine ONLY	Major-NHS	A-Z	Apoorva Mahajan	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Biology BA and BS Six Year Medicine ONLY	Major-NHS	A-Z	Ariel Silverman	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Biomedical Engineering BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Joseph Franklin	Manheim Hall Room 307A
Business Administration*	Minor-BUSMAN	A-Z	*See Business Administration BBA	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration	Post Bachelors	A-Z	*See Business Administration BBA	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration BBA	Major-BUSMAN	A-B	Bridget Jones	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration BBA	Major-BUSMAN	C-G	Megan Weiner	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration BBA	Major-BUSMAN	H-M	Apa Visinia	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration BBA	Major-BUSMAN	N-Q	Julia Merino	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Business Administration BBA	Major-BUSMAN	R-Z	Kim Sirridge	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Chemistry*	Minor-NHS	A-Z	*See Chemistry BA and BS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Chemistry	Post Bachelors	A-Z	*See Chemistry BA and BS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Chemistry BA and BS	Major-NHS	A-F	William (Zac) Burns	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Chemistry BA and BS	Major-NHS	G-M	KaLynda Ruckman-Reisenauer	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Chemistry BA and BS	Major-NHS	N-Z	Ashley Rivera	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Chemistry BA and BS Six Year Medicine	Major-NHS	A-Z	Apoorva Mahajan	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Chemistry BA and BS Six Year Medicine	Major-NHS	A-Z	Ariel Silverman	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Civil Engineering BSCIE	Major-NETC	A-Z	Jaylen Cook-Gibson	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Classical & Ancient Studies*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Communication	Minor-HBEJ	A-K	Jessica Gomes	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Communication BA	Major -HBEJ	A-K	Jessica Gomes	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Communication	Minor-HBEJ	L-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Communication BA	Major -HBEJ	L-Z	Lauren Woodall: lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Computer Science*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	*See BS Comp Sci	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Computer Science	Post Bachelors	A-Z	Coretta Muhammad
Computer Science BA	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Computer Science BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Jaylen Cook-Gibson	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Creative Writing	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Criminal Justice & Criminology	Minor-HBEJ	A-K	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Criminal Justice & Criminology BA	Major-HBEJ	A-K	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Criminal Justice & Criminology BA	Major-HBEJ	L-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Criminal Justice & Criminology BA	Minor-HBEJ	L-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Dance BFA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Data Analytics*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Dental Hygiene BSDH	Major-NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Digital and Public Humanities*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Earth and Environmental Science BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Economics	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Economics BA & BS	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Education*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Education (MAT Interest-Freshmen and Sophomores)	HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Education (MAT Interest-Juniors and Seniors)	HBEJ	A-Z	Dr. Gina Paese paeseg@umkc.edu
Education BA (Pre Early Childhood)	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Education BA (Pre Elementary)	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Education BA (Professional Program Students)	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Electrical & Computer Engineering BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Pamala Asher	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
English BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
English Creative Writing	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
English Language & Literature	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
English Writing	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Entrepreneurship*	Minor-BUSMAN	A-Z	*See Business Administration BBA	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Environmental Communications*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Environmental Science BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Environmental Studies*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Environmental Studies BA	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Environmental Sustainability*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Ethics Certificate	ALL	A-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Exercise Science*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Exercise Science*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	*NHS Majors: See Assigned Advisor	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Exploratory (Undecided)	Major-EXPLO	A-L	Jake Robinson	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Exploratory (Undecided)	Major-EXPLO	M-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Film and Media Arts BA	Major-ACS	A-K	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Film and Media Arts BA	Major-ACS	L-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Film Studies	Minor-ACS	A-Z	*see Film and Media Arts BA	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
French*	Minor-ACS	A-Z	*See Languages & Literatures	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Geospatial Science*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Geography	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Geology	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Health Science	Post Bachelors	A-Z	*See Health Science BHS
Health Science*	Minor-NHS	A-Z	*See Health Science BHS
Health Science BHS	Major-NHS	A-Z	Janae Pattillo	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
History	Minor-HBEJ	L-Z	Sierra Brown-Jenkins
History	Minor-HBEJ	A-K	Debbie Bopp	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
History BA	Major-HBEJ	L-Z	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
History BA	Major-HBEJ	A-K	Debbie Bopp	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Humanities and Social Sciences	Post Bachelors	A-Z	Alex Holsinger:
Information Technology BIT	Major-NETC	A-Z	Pamala Asher	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Intergrated Performing Arts*	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
International Studies*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Debbie Bopp	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Jazz Studies BM	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
(Foreign) Languages and Literatures BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Liberal Arts BLA	Major-HBEJ	A-G	Jessica Gomes	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Liberal Arts BLA	Major-HBEJ	H-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Liberal Arts BLA-Six Year Medicine ONLY	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Ariel Silverman	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Liberal Arts BLA-Six Year Medicine ONLY	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Apoorva Mahajan	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Manuscript/Print Culture & Edit	Minor-ACS	A-Z	*See English BA	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Materials Science and Engineering	Minor-NETC and NHS	A-Z	*NHS Majors: See Assigned Advisor; *NETC Majors: See Assigned Advisor	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Mathematics	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Mathematics	Post Bachelors	A-Z	*See Mathematics & Statistics BA and BS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Mathematics & Statistics BA and BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Mechanical Engineering BSME	Major-NETC	A-Z	Jared Nietfeld	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Media Art and Design BA	Major-ACS	A-K	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Media Art and Design BA	Major-ACS	L-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Media Art and Design	Minor-ACS	A-K	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Media Art and Design	Minor-ACS	L-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Medicine MD-Six Year Program	Major-NHS	A-Z	Apoorva Mahajan	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Medicine MD-Six Year Program	Major-NHS	A-Z	Ariel Silverman	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 460
Medieval & Early Mod Studies*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Music	Post Bachelors	A-Z	Helen Perry
Music BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Music BA-Music Therapy Emphasis	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Music Composition BM	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Music Education BME	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Music Theory BM	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree Conservatory	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Helen Perry
Non-Degree Henry W. Bloch School of Management	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree Kansas City Public Schools Early College Access	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Call Roo Advising (816) 235-1148	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree School of Education Social Work and Psychological Sciences	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree School of Humanities and Social Sciences	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree School of Nursing and Health Sciences	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree School of Pharmacy	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Non-Degree School of Science and Engineering	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Austin Carter	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Nursing	Post Bachelors		*For Accelerated BSN see Nursing BSN-Accelerated	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing BSN-Direct Admit	Major-NHS	A-K	Hannah Rodina	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing BSN-Direct Admit	Major-NHS	L-Z	Jennifer Lyles	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing BSN-Pre-Licensure Group	Major-NHS	A-K	Hannah Rodina	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing BSN-Pre-Licensure Group	Major-NHS	L-Z	Jennifer Lyles	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing-BSN Accelerated	Major-NHS	A-K	Hannah Rodina	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Nursing-BSN Accelerated	Major-NHS	L-Z	Jennifer Lyles	Health Sciences Building Room 3411
Performance BM	Major-ACS	A-Z	Nick Gillock	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Pharm-D Undergraduate	Major-NHS	A-Z	Shelly Janasz
Philosophy	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Philosophy BA	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Lauren Woodall : lauren.woodall@umkc.edu	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Physics	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Pamala Asher	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Physics BA and BS	Major-NETC	A-Z	Pamala Asher	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Political Science	Minor-HBEJ	A-K	Debbie Bopp	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Political Science	Minor-HBEJ	L-Z	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Political Science BA	Major-HBEJ	A-K	Debbie Bopp	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Political Science BA	Major-HBEJ	L-Z	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Pre Early Childhood Education*	Pre-Plan HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Pre-Dentistry	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session
Pre-Dental Hygiene*	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	Demari Johnson	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Pre-Elementary Education*	Pre-Plan HBEJ	A-Z	Jennifer Scott	Education Bldg Suite 129
Pre-Health Sciences	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session
Pre-Law	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session
Pre-Medicine	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session
Pre-Pharmacy*	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	Jennifer Christopher
Psychology	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	*See Psychology BA	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Major-HBEJ	A-G	Nick Chappell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Minor-HBEJ	A-G	Nick Chappell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Major-HBEJ	H-O	Jessica Gomes	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Minor-HBEJ	H-O	Jessica Gomes	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Major-HBEJ	P-R	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Minor-HBEJ	P-R	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Major-HBEJ	S-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Psychology BA	Minor-HBEJ	S-Z	Shaylyn Jardell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Public Health*	Minor-NHS	A-Z	*See Health Science BHS	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Race Ethnic and Gender Studies*	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Sierra Brown-Jenkins	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Roo-Mentum	RooMentum	A-Z	Call Roo Advising (816) 235-1148	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Six Year Law Scholars*	Pre-Plan NHS	A-Z	*To declare a Pre-Professional Track please see your Primary Advisor or call (816) 235-1148 to be added to a group info session
Sociology	Minor-HBEJ	A-Z	Nick Chappell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Sociology BA	Major-HBEJ	A-Z	Nick Chappell	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Spanish*	Minor-ACS	A-Z	*See Languages & Literatures	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Retention Specialist	Non-FLEX	A-Z	Jake Robinson	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Statistics	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Studio Art	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Studio Art BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Sustainable Energy Technologies	Minor-NETC and NHS	A-Z	*NHS Majors: See Assigned Advisor; *NETC Majors: See Assigned Advisor�	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Technology and Innovation Management*	CERT-BUSMAN	A-Z	*See Business Administration BBA	Bloch Heritage Hall Suite 221
Theatre*	Minor-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Theatre BA	Major-ACS	A-Z	Wendy Bross	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Urban Planning & Design BA	Major-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Urban Studies*	Minor-NETC	A-Z	Xavien Walker	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120
Writing	Minor-ACS	A-Z	*See English BA	Atterbury Student Success Center RM 120