Student Success

Contacts by Program

Click a program below to browse the program's points of contact:

Undergraduate Programs

Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Christopher Crutchfield	christopher.crutchfield@uky.edu	859-323-7680
Academic Coordinator	Esther Fleming	efleming@uky.edu	859-257-3263
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Robert Hirsch, Ph.D.	robert.hirsch@uky.edu	859-218-0790

Agricultural Economics

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Trevor Herald	trevor.herald@uky.edu	859-218-0432
Academic Coordinator	Susan Skees	susan.skees@uky.edu	859-257-1636
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Roger Brown, Ph.D.	rogerbrown@uky.edu	859-257-7257

Agricultural Ecosystem Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Dave McNear, Ph.D.	dave.mcnear@uky.edu	859-257-8627

Animal Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Beka Hott	beka.hott@uky.edu
Academic Coordinator	Ann Leed	ann.leed@uky.edu	859-257-2465
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Debra Aaron, Ph.D.	daaron@uky.edu	859-257-7553

Biosystems Engineering

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Alicia Modenbach, Ph.D., P.E.	alicia.modenbach@uky.edu	859-257-1265
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Joe Dvorak, Ph.D., P.E.	joe.dvorak@uky.edu	859-257-5658

Career and Technical Education

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Hollie Hinkle	hollie.hinkle@uky.edu	859-257-1020
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Stacy Vincent, Ph.D.	stacy.vincent@uky.edu	859-257-7588

Community and Leadership Development

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Hollie Hinkle	hollie.hinkle@uky.edu	859-257-1020
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Keiko Tanaka, Ph.D.	keiko.tanaka@uky.edu	859-257-7574

Dietetics

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Kelsie Potter	kelsie.potter@uky.edu	859-218-6982
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Aaron Schwartz, MBA, MS, RDN, LD	aschwartz113@uky.edu	859-218-3308

Entomology

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Jen White, Ph.D.	jenawhite@uky.edu	859-257-6693

Equine Science and Management

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Korie Burgess	korie.burgess@uky.edu	859-218-7056
Academic Coordinator	Alicia Benben	alicia.benben@uky.edu	859-257-2226
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Jill Stowe, Ph.D	jill.stowe@uky.edu	859-257-7256

Family Financial Counseling

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Hollie Hinkle	hollie.hinkle@uky.edu	859-257-1020
Faculty Director	Bruce Ross, Ph.D.	bruce.ross@uky.edu	859-323-7244
Academic Coordinator	Pam McFarland	pamuel2@uky.edu	859-257-2617

Family Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Hollie Hinkle	hollie.hinkle@uky.edu	859-257-1020
Academic Coordinator	Pam McFarland	pamuel2@uky.edu	859-257-2617
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Patricia Dyk, Ph.D.	pdyk@uky.edu	859-257-3328

Food Biosciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Beka Hott	beka.hott@uky.edu
Academic Coordinator	Kandi Williams	kandice.williams@uky.edu	859-218-4387
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Melissa Morgan, Ph.D.	melissa.morgan@uky.edu	859-257-5881

Forestry

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Academic Coordinator	Laura Lhotka, Ph.D.	laura.lhotka@uky.edu	859-257-8718
Director of Undergraduate Studies	John Lhotka, Ph.D.	john.lhotka@uky.edu	859-257-9701

Horticultural Science

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Rick Durham, Ph.D.	rick.durham@uky.edu	859-257-3249

Hospitality Management and Tourism

Title	Name	Email	Phone

Academic Coordinator	Amber Gray-Kurz	amber.gray@uky.edu	859-257-7776
Director of Undergraduate Studies	RayeCarol Cavender, Ph.D.	rayecarol.cavender@uky.edu	859-257-6025

Human Nutrition

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Kelsie Potter	kelsie.potter@uky.edu	859-218-6982
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Aaron Schwartz, MBA, MS, RDN, LD	aschwartz113@uky.edu	859-218-3308

Landscape Architecture

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Trevor Herald	trevor.herald@uky.edu	859-218-0432
Academic Coordinator	Christina Wilson	christinabwilson@uky.edu	859 323-4995
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Ryan Hargrove, Ph.D.	ryan.hargrove@uky.edu	859-257-3980

Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles

Title	Name	Email	Phone

Academic Coordinator	Amber Gray-Kurz	amber.gray@uky.edu	859-257-7776
Director of Undergraduate Studies	RayeCarol Cavender, Ph.D.	rayecarol.cavender@uky.edu	859-257-6025

Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Academic Coordinator	Hannah Angel, Ph.D.	angel@uky.edu	859-257-2337
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Chris Matocha, Ph.D.	cjmato2@uky.edu	859-257-9312

Pre-Veterinary Advising Program

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Colette Tebeau	colette.tebeau@uky.edu	859-257-7551
Faculty Director	Amber McNamara, DVM, MHS	aamc264@uky.edu

Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Advisor	Andrew Bond	andrew.bond@uky.edu	859-218-6903
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Karen Rignall, Ph.D.	karen.rignall@uky.edu	859-257-5056
Faculty Director	Krista Jacobsen, Ph.D.	krista.jacobsen@uky.edu	859-257-3921

Undergraduate Certificates

Child Life

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Certificate Coordinator	Emily Bollinger	emily.bollinger@uky.edu	859-323-6551
Director of Undergraduate Certificate	Patricia Dyk, Ph.D.	pdyk@uky.edu	859-257-3228

Distillation, Wine and Brewing Studies

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Undergraduate Certificate	Czarena Crofcheck	crofcheck@uky.edu	859-218-4349

Food Systems and Hunger Studies

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Undergraduate Certificate	Makenzie Barr-Porter, Ph.D., RDN, LD	makenzie.barr@uky.edu	859-257-1573

Urban and Community Forestry

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Co-Director of Undergraduate Certificate	Chris Sass, Ph.D.	chris.sass@uky.edu	859-257-3485
Co-Director of Undergraduate Certificate	Ellen Crocker, Ph.D.	e.crocker@uky.edu	859-257-3040

Graduate Programs

Agricultural Economics

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Yoko Kusunose, Ph.D.	yoko.kusunose@uky.edu	859-257-7289

Animal and Food Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Ann Leed	ann.leed@uky.edu	859-257-2465
Director of Graduate Studies	David I. Harmon, Ph.D.	david.harmon@uky.edu	859-257-7516

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Alicia Modenbach, Ph.D., P.E.	alicia.modenbach@uky.edu	859-257-1265
Director of Graduate Studies	Michael Sama, Ph.D, P.E.	michael.sama@uky.edu	859-218-4325

Community and Leadership Development

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Rebekah Epps, Ph.D.	rebekah.epps@uky.edu	859-257-7579

Nutrition and Food Systems

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Dawn Brewer, Ph.D.	dawn.brewer@uky.edu	859-257-1661

Entomology

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Charles Fox, Ph.D.	fox@uky.edu	859-323-1120

Family Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Alexander Vazsonyi, Ph.D.	vazsonyi@uky.edu	859-257-9762

Forestry and Natural Resources

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Laura Lhotka, Ph.D.	laura.lhotka@uky.edu	859-257-8718
Director of Graduate Studies	Jian Yang, Ph.D.	jian.yang@uky.edu	859-257-5820

Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies (IPSS)	Ole Wendroth, Ph.D.	owendroth@uky.edu	859-257-4768

Plant Pathology

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Nicole Gauthier, Ph.D.	ngauthier@uky.edu	859-218-0720

Retailing and Tourism Management

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Academic Coordinator	Amber Gray-Kurz	amber.gray@uky.edu	859-257-7776
Director of Graduate Studies	Scarlett Wesley, Ph.D.	scarlett.wesley@uky.edu	859-257-7778

Science Translation and Outreach

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Jimmy Henning, Ph.D.	jimmy.henning@uky.edu	859-257-2877

Veterinary Science

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Studies	Martin Nielsen, Ph.D.	martin.nielsen@uky.edu	859-218-1103

Graduate Certificates

Family and Consumer Sciences

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate Assistant	Joann Lianekhammy, Ph.D.	jlian2@uky.edu	859-257-3888

Family Financial Therapy

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate	Bruce Ross, Ph.D., AFC, CFT-I	bruce.ross@uky.edu	859-323-7244

Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate	Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, Ph.D.	e.santillan@uky.edu	859-257-0395

Play Therapy

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate	Nathan Wood, Ph.D.	nathan.wood@uky.edu	859-257-7932

Positive Youth Development

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate Assistant	Joann Lianekhammy, Ph.D.	jlian2@uky.edu	859-257-3888

Stream and Watershed Science

Title	Name	Email	Phone
Director of Graduate Certificate	Bill Ford, Ph.D.	bill.ford@uky.edu	859-218-4368

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