George Gotto

George Gotto serves as the Director at the UMKC Institute for Human Development and has held various leadership roles, including Interim Director and Associate Director of Research. At the University of Missouri-Kansas City, George is the Senior Director of Research and Institute Programs and also a Research Associate Professor at the School of Medicine. Previous experiences include work at the Beach Center on Disability, focusing on family quality of life for families with disabilities, and conducting ethnographic research on the Mixe Indians in Mexico during doctoral candidacy. George's career began as a Research Specialist at Northern Arizona University's Institute for Human Development, where applied research with American Indian organizations was emphasized. George holds a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from The University of Kansas and has advanced degrees in Cultural Anthropology and English/Spanish.