Research
Dr. Cox recently finished terms as chair of the Science and Technology Committee for the Experiment Station Committee on Policy (National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; NASULGC) and Director of the American Society of Animal Science. In 2005 she became a member of the Board of Policy Directors for the Board on Agriculture Assembly NASULGC. In 2007 she was named to the National Advisory Board for Research, Extension and Economics; this board advises the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture on research priorities.
Agricultural Experiment Station Director and
Associate Dean for Research
S-129 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-3333
Fax: (859) 257-3393
ncox@uky.edu
Nancy Cox is the Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky (UK). She holds a B.A. (1975) in English from Furman University and advanced degrees in animal physiology from the University of Georgia (M.S., 1977) and North Carolina State University (Ph.D., 1982). From 1982 through 1996 she was a researcher in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at Mississippi State University. From 1997 to 2001 she was Assistant and Associate Director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Dr. Cox’s research area is reproductive physiology of farm animals and she has been involved in consulting with producers and animal health companies. She developed strategies to improve reproductive performance in swine and did research on environmental estrogens. In 1998-1999 she co-chaired, with Senator Robert Dearing, the Task Force on the Environment for the Mississippi Legislature; this task force conducted a year-long study on the scientific issues related to environmental regulations on large swine farms. At Mississippi State University she led efforts to establish two university-wide centers, the Remote Sensing Technologies Center and the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Institute.
She joined UK in 2001, and her duties include oversight of Experiment Station state and federal budgets. She is responsible for the college grants office that managed over $31 million in external awards in fiscal year 2007. She represents the College of Agriculture in developing and implementing a partnership with a newly established federal laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service Forage-Animal Production Research Unit.
The Experiment Station manages research and education facilities at the Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton, the Robinson Station in Quicksand, and the Eden Shale Unit in Owenton, Kentucky.
Dr. Cox represents the College on most Kentucky agricultural commodity boards and is on the executive board of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition. She is responsible for current planning efforts for an Equine Institute and a Food Systems Innovation Center at UK, and she is serving as interim executive director of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation.
Experiment Station Associate Director and Assistant Dean
S-129 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-3333
FAX: (859) 257-3393
steve.workman@uky.edu
Experiment Station Assistant Director
S-129 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-1084
FAX: (859) 257-3393
lesley.oliver@uky.edu
Experiment Station Office Manager
S-129 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-3333
FAX: (859) 257-3393
cduncan@uky.edu
Ms. Duncan joined the College of Agriculture Research Office in March 2004. A welcome addition to the Research Office, she previously worked in the Purchasing Department and later moved to the Employee Benefits Office. In her role as office manager, Ms. Duncan engages in a wide variety of office functions that support the research mission of the college. Away from the office, Ms. Duncan spends her time cross-stitching, reading, and enjoying her grandchildren.
S-129 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-3333
FAX: (859) 257-3393
caco228@uky.edu
College of Agriculture Grants Officer
S-127 Agricultural Science Building North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone:(859) 257-7291
FAX: (859) 257-3393
bnewsom@email.uky.edu
As the Grants Officer for the College of Agriculture, Ms. Newsom works with faculty and staff to facilitate grant proposal submission by creating and/or reviewing budgets, reviewing required form pages for administrative information, and finding answers to any other question that might arise related to grant submissions. Ms. Newsom also works with departmental staff to assure charges are posted to the appropriate category on awarded grants. She is available to help train faculty and staff who are new to the UK grants and contracts arena. Prior to joining the College in September 2002, she spent 15 years as a business manager in the College of Medicine and 7 years in the College of Business & Economics Graduate Center. Ms. Newsom passed the national test to become a certified research administrator in March 2004. The many years of UK experience and the national certification give her added insight when helping College of Ag faculty and staff navigate the processes associated with pre-award and post-award grant administration.
COA Graduate Statistical Consultant
N-137 Ag Science North
Office Phone: (859)257-2999
k.kohrs@uky.edu
COA Graduate Statistical Consultant
N-137 Ag Science North
Office Phone: (859)257-2999
acthaxton1@uky.edu
The Graduate Statistical Consultants are graduate students from the Statistics Department who hold weekly office hours in the College of Agriculture for the purpose of advising students, faculty, and staff on the design and analysis of experiments. If you would like to make an appointment, please contact them via e-mail.