Faculty & Staff

Ann Vail, Ph.D.
Director School of Human Environmental Sciences / Assistant Director of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension

(859) 257-3887
Ann.Vail@uky.edu

Jewell Brady
Administrative Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-1219
jbroge0@email.uky.edu

Brian J. Fitzpatrick
Computer Support Specialist II

(859) 257-9408
brian.fitzpatrick@uky.edu

Donna Hancock
Budget Manager

(859) 257-0120
Donna.Hancock@uky.edu

Kim Henken
Assistant to the Director

(859) 257-3887
khenken@uky.edu

Shawn Pryor
Computer Support Specialist II

(859) 257-3030
Shawn.Pryor@uky.edu

Darlene Tipton
Administrative Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-3877
dtipton@email.uky.edu

Tracey Werner-Wilson
UK Family Center Director/Lecturer

(859) 257-7752
tracey.werner-wilson@uky.edu

Advising Resource Center 

(859) 257-2855
lgladstn@uky.edu

Pam McFarland
Assistant Director of Retention and First-Year Success

(859) 257-2855
pamuel2@uky.edu

Staff

Helen Johnson
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-2855
mhjohn00@uky.edu    

Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Department Administration

(859) 257-3800
sbastin@uky.edu

Lisa Gaetke, Ph.D.
Professor &
Director of Graduate Studies

(859) 257-1031
lgaetke@uky.edu

Tammy Stephenson Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer &
Director of Undergraduate Studies

(859) 257-2353
tjhann00@uky.edu

Ingrid R. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor

Ching K. Chow, Ph.D.
Professor

(859) 257-7783
ckchow@uky.edu

Janet Kurzynske, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

(859) 257-9047
jkurzyns@email.uky.edu

Hazel Forsythe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(859) 257-4146
nfshazel@uky.edu

Alison Gustafson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-1309
alison.gustafson@uky.edu

Janet Mullins, Ph.D.
Associate Extension Professor

(859) 257-3800
janet.mullins@uky.edu

Robert Perry
Project Manager & Chef

(859) 257-1692
bob.perry@uky.edu

Jason Swanson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-4965
jrsw222@uky.edu

(859) 257-4351
kelly.webber@uky.edu

Staff

Hollie Anderson
Administrative Support Associate

(859) 257-9041
hollie.anderson@uky.edu

Tracy Cayson
Staff Support Associate II

(859) 257-3800
tracy.cayson@uky.edu

Elizabeth Combs
Academic Coordinator

(859) 257-9209
liz.marshall@uky.edu  

Family & Consumer Sciences Extension 

Administration

(859) 257-3887
Ann.Vail@uky.edu

(859) 257-3888
laura.stephenson@uky.edu

Ingrid R. Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor

Linda A. Alexander, EdD
College of Public Health Associate Professor, Extension Health Faculty.

Kerri Ashurst, Ph.D.
Senior Extension Specialist

(859) 257-3032
kgoodman@email.uky.edu

Tryone Atkinson 
State Coordinator
Operation: Military Kids Project

(859) 257-8900
tcatki2@email.uky.edu

Marjorie M. Baker
Extension Associate

(859) 257-7772
mbake4@uky.edu

Joanne Bankston Ph.D.
Extension Specialist
Kentucky State University

(502) 597-6328
joanne.bankston@kysu.edu

Sandra Bastin, Ph.D.
Extension Professor &
Interim Chair, Nutrition and Food Science Department

(859) 257-3800
sbastin@uky.edu

Sarah Brandl
Extension Specialist

(859) 257-9511 x227
sbrandl@uky.edu

Elizabeth Buckner
Extension Specialist

(859) 257-2948
ebuckner@uky.edu

Debbie Clouthier
Extension Associate

(859) 257-1812
daclou2@uky.edu

Diana Drury
Extension Associate

(859) 257-2948 x80904
diana.drury@uky.edu

Robert H. Flashman, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

Jennifer Hunter Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor

(859) 257-3290
jhunter@uky.edu

Janet Kurzynske, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

(859) 257-9047
jkurzyns@email.uky.edu

Leslie McCammish
Extension Associate

Janet Mullins, Ph.D.
Associate Extension Professor

(859) 257-3800
janet.mullins@uky.edu

Nicole Peritore
Get Moving Kentucky Coordinator
Health Education through Extension Leadership(HEEL)

(859) 257-8900
Nicole.Peritore@uky.edu

Mark Purschwitz, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

(859) 257-3000 x104
purschwitz.mark@bae.uky.edu

Connee Wheeler
Senior Extension Associate

(859) 257-3887
cwheeler@uky.edu

Staff

Jan Childers
Administrative Support Associate

(859) 257-3888
nfsjan@email.uky.edu

Stephanie Fisher
Administrative Support Associate

(859) 257-2948
stephanie.fisher@uky.edu

Brian J. Fitzpatrick
Computer Support Specialist II

(859) 257-9408
brian.fitzpatrick@uky.edu

Alice Kirsch
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-2948
akirsch@email.uky.edu

Rusty Manseau
Graphic Artist

(859) 257-8950
rusty.manseau@uky.edu

Rose Runyons
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-3887
rrunyons@email.uky.edu

Mary Santana
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-2948
mary.santana@uky.edu

Guy Weinberger
Accounting Clerk II

(859) 257-8900
gdwein00@email.uky.edu

Family Sciences 

Department Administration

Ronald Werner-Wilson, Ph.D.
Chair, Family Sciences Department
Kathryn Louise Chellgren Endowed Professor for Research

(859) 257-7733
donnarsmith@uky.edu

Robert H. Flashman, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

Diana Haleman Ed.D.
Lecturer

(859) 323-0064
diana.haleman@uky.edu

Claudia J. Heath Ph.D.
Professor

(859) 257-7737
cjheath@uky.edu

Amy Hosier, Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor

(859) 257-1763
amy.hosier@uky.edu

Jennifer Hunter Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor

(859) 257-3290
jhunter@uky.edu

Hyungsoo Kim Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(859) 257-7742
hkim3@uky.edu

Trent Parker Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-2617
trent.parker@uky.edu

Ann Vail Ph.D.
Director, School of Human Environmental Sciences; &
Assistant Director, Family Consumer Sciences Extension
(859) 257-3887
Ann.Vail@uky.edu

Alexander T. Vazsonyi Ph.D.
John I. & Patricia J. Buster Endowed Professor
Professor of Psychology

(859) 257-9762
vazsonyi@uky.edu

Tracey Werner-Wilson
UK Family Center Director/Lecturer

(859) 257-7752
tracey.werner-wilson@uky.edu

Nathan Wood Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-7932
nathan.wood@uky.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Greg Brock Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor

GWBrock@uky.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Fred Danner, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology

(859) 257-7878
fred.danner@uky.edu

Omar Hatim, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics

(859) 323-6426 ext 311
Hatim.Omar@uky.edu

Janet Kurzynske, Ph.D.
Extension Professor

(859) 257-9047
jkurzyns@email.uky.edu

Stephanie Stockburger, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

(859) 323-3841
sjstoc2@uky.edu

Adjunct Faculty

(859) 257-5961
kculp@uky.edu

(859) 257-3888
laura.stephenson@uky.edu

Staff

Judy Kinnas
Administrative Support Associate

(859) 257-7750
jekinn2@uky.edu

(859) 257-7753
alesueur@uky.edu

Gloria McCowan
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-7750
gmccowa@uky.edu

Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles 

Department Administration

Kwaku Addo, Ph.D.
Interim Chair, Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles Department

kaddo01@uky.edu

Scarlett Wesley Ph.D.
Associate Professor &
Director of Graduate Studies

(859) 257-7778
scarlett.wesley@uky.edu

Desmond Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Tricia Day, Ph.D.
Lecturer

(859) 257-6025
Tricia.Day@uky.edu

Elizabeth Easter Ph.D.
Professor

(859) 257-7777
eeaster@uky.edu

Min-Young Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-4917
minyoung.lee@uky.edu

Tracy Lu, Ph.D.

(859) 257-4332
tracy.lu@uky.edu

Susan Michelman Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(859) 257-4917
somich2@uky.edu

Kim Miller-Spillman Ph.D.
Associate Professor

(859) 257-7779
kspill@uky.edu

Jason Swanson Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(859) 257-4965
jrsw222@uky.edu

Staff

Linda Marshall
Staff Support Associate

(859) 257-4917
linda.marshall@uky.edu