Extension Subject Matter Specialists
Extension Coordinators
| Name | Area | Contact Information Click on Name |
| Arnold, Michelle | Veterinary Science/Veterinary Diagnostics | Michelle Arnold |
| Bailey, W. Andy | Plant and Soil Sciences | Andy Bailey |
| Crocker, Ellen | Forestry and Natural Resources | Ellen Crocker |
| Koo, Jayoung | Landscape Architecture | Jayoung Koo |
| Larson, Jonathan | Entomology | Jonathan Larson |
| Lehmkuhler, Jeffrey | Animal and Food Sciences | Jeff Lehmkuhler |
| Montross, Michael | Biosystems and Ag Engineering | Mike Montross |
| Rudolph, Rachel | Horticulture | Rachel Rudolph |
| Snell, William | Ag Economics | William Snell |
| Stombaugh, Tim | Biosystems and Ag Engineering | Tim Stombaugh |
| Wise, Kiersten | Plant Pathology | Kiersten Wise |
Extension Subject Matter Specialists & Associates by Department
Extension Agriculture Economics
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth H. Burdine | kburdine@uky.edu | Livestock Marketing and Management |
| Alison F. Davis | alison.davis@uky.edu | Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky |
| Grant Gardner | grant.gardner@uky.edu | Commodity Marketing and Crop Insurance |
| Greg Halich | greg.halich@uky.edu | Livestock/Forages and Grain Crops Management |
| Steve Isaacs | sisaacs@uky.edu | Farm Management and Leadership Development |
| Jordan M. Shockley | jordan.shockley@uky.edu | Farm Management |
| William M. Snell | wsnell@uky.edu | Macro Ag Economy, Policy, and Trade |
| Timothy A. Woods | tim.woods@uky.edu | Horticulture Marketing and Agribusiness Management |
| Extension Associate Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
| Emily R. Brown | e.brown@uky.edu | KY Ag Leadership Program, UK Income Tax Seminar Program |
| Savannah Columbia | savannah.columbia@uky.edu | Direct-to-consumer Marketing, Crop Production Operations, and On-farm Efficiency |
| Camille Dant | camille.dant@uky.edu | Dairy Market Ready |
| Sarah Geurkink | sarah.geurkink@uky.edu | |
| Samantha K. Kindred | samantha.kindred@uky.edu | |
| Kristina Joyce | kjoyce@uky.edu | Kentucky Small Business Development Center |
| Trish Murphy | trish.murphy@uky.edu | |
| Jerry S. Pierce | jerry.pierce@uky.edu | Kentucky Farm Business Management Program |
| Kathy C. Roe | kathy.roe@uky.edu | UK Income Tax Seminar Program |
| Jonathan D. Shepherd | jdshepherd@uky.edu | Farm Management |
| Emily Spencer | emilyspencer@uky.edu | |
| Brett A. Wolff | brett.wolff@uky.edu | Center for Crop Diversification |
Extension Animal and Food Sciences
Extension Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hayes | hayesmorgan@uky.edu | Livestock Housing, Ventilation, Air Quality |
| Joshua Jackson | joshjackson@uky.edu |
Livestock Systems, Precision Management, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| John McMaine (60%) | jtmcma2@uky.edu | Water Management and Water Quality |
| Sam McNeill | sam.mcneill@uky.edu | Grain Storage Systems |
| Timothy Stombaugh | tim.stombaugh@uky.edu | Machine Systems Automation Engineering |
| Matthew Dixon | matt.dixon@uky.edu |
Senior Meteorologist |
| Steve Higgins | shiggins@uky.edu | Environmental Compliance |
Extension Entomology
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ric Bessin (100%) | rbessin@uky.edu | Fruit, vegetables, tobacco, IPM, IR-4, PSEP |
| Dr. Zach DeVries (20%) | zdevries@uky.edu | Urban & structural pest control |
| Jonathan Larson (80%) | jonathan.larson@uky.edu | Livestock, forages, landscape & turf |
| Dr. Reddy Palli (10%) | rpalli@uky.edu | Department Chair, State Entomologist |
| Dr. Raul Villanueva (75%) | raul.villanueva@uky.edu | Grain crops, stored grain UKREC - Princeton |
| Extension Associate Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
| Blake Newton (100%) | blaken@uky.edu | 4-H & youth, insect ID, PSEP, web resources |
| Jessica VanErden | jessica.vanerden@uky.edu | Entomology staff - Request supplies and materials from Jessica |
Extension Forestry and Natural Resources
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Crocker | e.crocker@uky.edu | Forest Health |
| Amanda Gumbert | amanda.gumbert@uky.edu | Water Quality |
| Jacob Muller | jacob.muller@uky.edu | Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations |
| Matt Springer | mattspringer@uky.edu | Wildlife Management |
| Jeffery Stringer | stringer@uky.edu | Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations |
| Bobby Ammerman | bammerma@uky.edu | Secondary Wood Industry |
| Lee Moser | lee.moser@uky.edu | Water Quality and Livestock Structures |
| Darren Morris | darren.morris@uky.edu | White Oak Initiative |
| Billy Thomas | billy.thomas@uky.edu | Extension Forester |
| Laurie Thomas | laurie.thomas@uky.edu | Youth and Adult Forestry Education Programs |
Extension Horticulture
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Arnoldussen | bar244@uky.edu | Fruit Specialist |
| Richard Durham | rdurham@uky.edu | Home Horticulture |
| Cindy Finneseth (80%) | cindy.finneseth@uky.edu | Community Horticulture |
| Rachel Rudolph | Vegetable specialist | |
| Jeffrey Wheeler | jeff.wheeler@uky.edu | Enology |
| Patsy Wilson | patsy.wilson@uky.edu | Horticulture |
| Shawn Wright | shawn.wright@uky.edu | Fruit, Vegetables and Medicinal Herbs |
| Extension Associate Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
| Daniel Becker | daniel.becker@uky.edu | Vegetables and Small Fruit Crops |
| Casey “Cee” Byrd | Casey.Byrd@uky.edu | Controlled-Environment Agriculture |
| Christy Cassady | cgcass0@uky.edu | Center for Crop Diversification |
| Joshua Knight | joshua.knight@uky.edu | Center for Crop Diversification |
| Delia Scott | delia.scott@uky.edu | Beginning Farmers, Fruit and Vegetable Production |
| Arundathi Sharma | Arundathi.Sharma@uky.edu | Greenhouse and Controlled Environments |
| Tara Watkins | tara.watkins@uky.edu | Nursery Crops |
Extension Landscape Architecture
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Jayoung Koo | Jayoung.koo@uky.edu | Community Design, Urban and Regional Planning |
Extension Plant and Soil Sciences
Extension Plant Pathology
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Bradley | carl.bradley@uky.edu | Small grains, Soybeans, Canola |
| Nicole Gauthier | nicole.ward@uky.edu | Fruit crop diseases Landscape plant diseases Nursery and greenhouse crop diseases Urban horticulture plant diseases Hemp diseases |
| Paul Vincelli | pvincell@uky.edu | Turfgrass & Forest Trees Diseases |
| Kiersten A. Wise | Corn, Sorghum, Forages |
Kentucky State University
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth (Ken) Bates | ken.bates@kysu.edu | Geospatial Extension Specialist |
| Sheri Crabtree, MSc | sheri.crabtree@kysu.edu | Horticulture Research and Extension Associate |
| Christopher (Chris) Cribbs | christopher.cribbs@kysu.edu | Entrepreneurship |
| Gill Finley, MPA | gill.finley@kysu.edu | Community Economic Development |
| Janelle Hager, M.S. | janelle.hager@kysu.edu | Aquaponics |
| Tom Webster, Ph.D. | thomas.webster@kysu.edu | Apiculture |
| Forrest Wynne | forrest.wynne@kysu.edu | Aquaculture |
