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Department of Agricultural Economics
400 Charles E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
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SubscribeLeadership
Steve Isaacs, Ph.D.
Interim Chair
Department of Agricultural Economics
303 Charles E. Barnhart Building
(859) 257-5762 | sisaacs@uky.edu
Undergraduate Program
Susan Skees, M.A.
Undergraduate Academic Coordinator
421 Charles E. Barnhart Building
susan.skees@uky.edu
(859) 257-1636
Roger M. Brown, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
304 Charles E. Barnhart Building
rogerbrown@uky.edu
(859) 257-7257
Graduate Program
Yoko Kusunose, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
318 Charles E. Barnhart Building
yoko.kusunose@uky.edu
(859) 257-7289
Extension
William Snell, Ph.D.
Extension Coordinator
415 Charles E. Barnhart Building
wsnell@uky.edu
(859) 257-7273
Faculty
Roger Brown
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Steve Buck
Associate Professor
(859) 218-4397 steven.buck@uky.edu 406 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Kenny Burdine
Extension Professor
Livestock Specialist
Alison Davis
Extension Professor
Executive Director | CEDIK
Grant Gardner
Assistant Extension Professor
Grains Specialist
Greg Halich
Associate Extension Professor
Livestock/Forages and Grain Crops Management Specialist
Steve Isaacs
Extension Professor
Farm Management and HR Specialist
Co-Director | Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)
Yoko Kusunose
Associate Professor
Brannon International Fund Coordinator
Director of Graduate Studies
Tyler Mark
Professor
(859) 257-7283 tyler.mark@uky.edu 417 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Nicholas Pates
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-7286 nicholas.pates@uky.edu 310 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Jairus Rossi
Associate Professor
(859) 257-7269 jairusrossi@uky.edu 320 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Sayed Saghaian
Professor
(859) 257-2356 ssaghaian@uky.edu 314 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Jack Schieffer
Lecturer
(859) 257-7246 jack.schieffer@uky.edu 405 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Jordan Shockley
Associate Extension Professor
Farm Management and Poultry Specialist
Will Snell
Extension Professor
Macro Policy and Trade Specialist
Co-Director | Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)
Jill Stowe
Professor
(859) 257-7256 jill.stowe@uky.edu 307 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Timothy Woods
Extension Professor
Specialty Crop Specialist
Shuoli Zhao
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-7271 szhao@uky.edu 317 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Yuqing Zheng
Professor
H.B. Price Professor
Staff
Nicole Atherton
Director of Communications
(859) 257-3266 nicole.atherton@uky.edu 401 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546Kelley Beverley
Administrative Support Associate | Business Office
(859) 257-7276 kelley.beverley@uky.edu 416 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Kayla Lilly Brashears
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 886-5281 kayla.brashears@uky.edu 2850-B Pembroke Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240Emily Brown
Program Coordinator | Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)
(859) 218-3661 e.brown@uky.edu 302 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Savannah Columbia
Extension Associate
Graduate Student
Kellie Etheridge
IT Support Specialist
(859) 257-7281 kmethe0@uky.edu 418 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Kelsi Felts
Administrative Support Associate | Business Office
Graduate Student
Angela Fogle
Human Resources Manager
(859) 257-7259 angie.fogle@uky.edu 403 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Michael C. Forsythe
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 886-5281 michael.forsythe@uky.edu 2850-B Pembroke Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240Kristen Guinn
Financial Business Officer
(859) 257-3616 kcwils0@uky.edu 412 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Tarrah Hardin
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 765-4121 tarrah.hardin@uky.edu 111 Opportunity Way Elizabethtown, KY 42701Kristina Joyce
Director | Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
(859) 257-7668 kjoyce@uky.eduSamantha Kindred
Extension Associate
(859) 257-2996 samantha.kindred@uky.edu 400 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Patalee Mallika Appuhumilage
Postdoctoral Scholar
(859) 257-1872 pataleema@uky.edu 409 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Suzy Martin
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 685-8480 slmartin@uky.edu 4800A New Hartford Rd Owensboro, KY 42303Trish Murphy
Program Coordinator | Kentucky Income Tax Seminar Program
(859) 218-5112 trish.murphy@uky.edu 308 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Yawotse Nouve
Postdoctoral Scholar
(859) 257-4098 yawotse.nouve@uky.edu 326 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Lauren Omer Turley
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 827-1395 lauren.o.turley@uky.edu 3099 Zion Rd Henderson, KY 42420Jerry Pierce
Program Coordinator | Kentucky Farm Business Management (KFBM) Program
(270) 737-4799 jerry.pierce@uky.edu 615 N. Mulberry Street Suite 205 Elizabethtown, KY 42701Laura Powers
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 886-5281 laura.powers@uky.edu 2850-B Pembroke Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240David Reese
IT Support Specialist
(859) 257-8796 dwreese@uky.edu 420 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Jennifer L. Rogers
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 562-2022 jennifer.rogers@uky.edu 4200 State Route 45 N Mayfield, KY 42066Kara Schlinke
KFBM Area Extension Specialist
(270) 842-5823 kara.schlinke@uky.edu 1990 Louisville Rd Bowling Green, KY 42102Jonathan Shepherd
Extension Specialist
Director | UK Income Tax Seminar Program
Graduate Student
Susan Skees
Undergraduate Academic Coordinator
(859) 257-1636 susan.skees@uky.edu 421 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546Emily Spencer
Extension Associate
(859) 218-5212 emilyspencer@uky.edu 409 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546Camille Stevens
Extension Associate
(859) 257-3482 camille.dant@uky.edu 407 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546Azita Varziri
Postdoctoral Scholar
(859) 257-4098 azita.varziri@uky.edu 326 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Emma L. White
Philanthropy Officer
(859) 218-4393 Emma.L.White@uky.edu 435 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Brett Wolff
Extension Specialist
(859) 218-4384 brett.wolff@uky.edu 321 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Pei Zhou
Postdoctoral Scholar
pei.zhou@uky.edu 327 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Graduate Students
Caleb Brown
Graduate Student
caleb.brown@uky.edu 330 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Jordan Champion
Graduate Student
jordan.champion@uky.edu 340 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Savannah Columbia
Extension Associate
Graduate Student
Robert Ellis
Graduate Student
Robert.Ellis@uky.edu 436 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Kelsi Felts
Administrative Support Associate | Business Office
Graduate Student
Olivia Gibson
Graduate Student
olivia.gibson@uky.edu 331 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Munib Inam
Graduate Student
munib.inam@uky.edu 339 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Wyatt Lucas
Graduate Student
wyatt.lucas@uky.edu 28 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Ryan Murphy
Graduate Student
ryan.murphy21@uky.edu 328 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276Christopher Ortiz
Graduate Student
christopher.ortiz@uky.edu 328 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40576-0276Jonathan Shepherd
Extension Specialist
Director | UK Income Tax Seminar Program
Graduate Student
Teshager Sisha
Graduate Student
teshager@uky.edu 332 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276
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