Contact Information

Barry Barnett, Ph.D.
Department Chair

Department of Agricultural Economics 400 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

+1 (859) 257-5762

ageconomics@uky.edu

Teaching Faculty & Instructors

Teaching Faculty & Instructors

Teaching Faculty & Instructors

Roger Brown

Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies

(859) 257-7257 rogerbrown@uky.edu 304 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Steve Buck

Associate Professor

(859) 218-4397 steven.buck@uky.edu 406 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Kenny Burdine

Extension Professor
Livestock Specialist

(859) 257-7273 kburdine@uky.edu 415 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Alison Davis

Extension Professor
Executive Director | CEDIK

(859) 257-7260 alison.davis@uky.edu 411 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Grant Gardner

Assistant Extension Professor
Grains Specialist

(859) 257-7280 grant.gardner@uky.edu 408 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546

Greg Halich

Associate Extension Professor
Livestock/Forages and Grain Crops Management Specialist

(859) 257-8841 greg.halich@uky.edu 311 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Steve Isaacs

Extension Professor
Farm Management and HR Specialist
Co-Director | Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)

(859) 257-7255 sisaacs@uky.edu 303 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Yoko Kusunose

Associate Professor
Brannon International Fund Coordinator
Director of Graduate Studies

(859) 257-7289 yoko.kusunose@uky.edu 318 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Tyler Mark

Professor

(859) 257-7283 tyler.mark@uky.edu 417 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Nicholas Pates

Assistant Professor

(859) 257-7286 nicholas.pates@uky.edu 310 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Sayed Saghaian

Professor

(859) 257-2356 ssaghaian@uky.edu 314 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Jack Schieffer

Lecturer

(859) 257-7246 jack.schieffer@uky.edu 405 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Jordan Shockley

Associate Extension Professor
Farm Management and Poultry Specialist

(859) 218-4391 jordan.shockley@uky.edu 410 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Will Snell

Extension Professor
Macro Policy and Trade Specialist
Co-Director | Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program (KALP)

(859) 257-7288 wsnell@uky.edu 315 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Jill Stowe

Professor

(859) 257-7256 jill.stowe@uky.edu 307 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Timothy Woods

Extension Professor
Specialty Crop Specialist

(859) 257-7270 tim.woods@uky.edu 402 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Shuoli Zhao

Assistant Professor

(859) 257-7271 szhao@uky.edu 317 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Yuqing Zheng

Professor
H.B. Price Professor

(859) 257-8842 yuqing.zheng@uky.edu 313 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

Instructors

Simona Balazs
Research Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)
(859) 218-5764 | simona.balazs@uky.edu | 414 Charles E. Barnhart Building

Emily Brown
Program Coordinator, KALP and Kentucky Income Tax Seminar Program
(859) 218-3661| e.brown@uky.edu | 302 Charles E. Barnhart Building

Jodi Lynch Findley
Career Success Consultant
(859) 405-5458 | Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com

Michael McCain
Attorney, Mattingly, Simms, Robinson & McCain, PLLC
(859) 336-3901 | mwillmccain@gmail.com | 108 W. Main St.  Springfield, KY 40069 

Walter S. Robertson
Attorney, Stites and Harbison
(859) 226-2354 | wrobertson@stites.com | 250 West Main St. Suite 2300  Lexington, KY 40507

   

Savannah Robin
Internship Coordinator, Ag Equine Programs
(859) 257-2226 | savannah.robin@uky.edu | N212 Ag Science Building North

Jonathan D. Shepherd
Extension Specialist, Farm Management
(859) 218-4395 | jdshepherd@uky.edu | 312 Charles E. Barnhart Building

Susan Skees
Academic Coordinator, Agricultural Economics
(859) 257-1636 | susan.skees@uky.edu | 421 Charles E. Barnhart Building

Brian Thomas
Attorney, Grant, Rose & Pumphrey
(859) 744-6828 | bigthom_40391@yahoo.com | 51 South Main St.  Winchester, KY 40391

Holly Wiemers
Communications Director, Ag Equine Programs
(859) 257-4883 | hfwiem2@uky.edu | N212 Ag Science Building North

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Barry Barnett, Ph.D.
Department Chair

Department of Agricultural Economics 400 Charles E. Barnhart Building Lexington, KY 40546-0276

+1 (859) 257-5762

ageconomics@uky.edu