Extension Subject Matter Specialists
Extension Subject Matter Specialists by Area
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 |
| 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 |
| Emily R. Brown | e.brown@uky.edu |
KY Ag Leadership Program UK Income Tax Seminar Program |
| Alex Butler | alex.butler@uky.edu |
MarketReady Program |
| Samantha K. Kindred | samantha.kindred@uky.edu | |
| Jerry S. Pierce | jerry.pierce@uky.edu | Kentucky Farm Business Management Program |
| Kristina Joyce | kjoyce@uky.edu | Kentucky Small Business Development Center |
| Kathy C. Roe | kathy.roe@uky.edu | UK Income Tax Seminar Program |
| Jonathan D. Shepherd | jdshepherd@uky.edu | Farm Management |
| Brett A. Wolff | brett.wolff@uky.edu | Center for Crop Diversification |
Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Gumbert | amanda.gumbert@uky.edu | Water Quality |
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 |
| Sam McNeill | sam.mcneill@uky.edu | Grain Storage Systems |
| Timothy Stombaugh | tim.stombaugh@uky.edu | Machine Systems Automation Engineering |
| Joseph Taraba | joseph.taraba@uky.edu |
Bioenviromental Engineering |
| Matthew Dixon | matt.dixon@uky.edu |
Senior Meteorologist |
| Steve Higgins | shiggins@uky.edu | Environmental Compliance |
| Lee Moser | lee.moser@uky.edu | Livestock Structures |
Extension Entomology
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Raul Villanueva (75%) | raul.villanueva@uky.edu | Grain crops, stored grain UKREC - Princeton |
| 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 |
| Dr. Dan Potter (20%) | dapotter@uky.edu | Turf, ornamental, pollinators |
| Dr. Reddy Palli (10% | rpalli@uky.edu | Department Chair, State Entomologist |
| Blake Newton (100%) | blaken@uky.edu | 4-H & youth, insect ID, PSEP, web resources |
| Jessica VanErden | jessica.vanerden@uky.edu | Entomology staff assistant, Lexington Request supplies and materials from Jessica |
| Jonathan Larson (80%) | jonathan.larson@uky.edu | Livestock, forages, landscape & turf |
Extension Forestry and Natural Resources
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Crocker | e.crocker@uky.edu | Forest Health |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Winston Dunwell | wdunwell@uky.edu | Nursery Crops |
| Richard Durham | rdurham@uky.edu | Home Horticulture |
| Dewayne Ingram | dingram@uky.edu | Horticulture |
| Rachel Rudolph | Vegetable specialist | |
| Patsy Wilson | patsy.wilson@uky.edu | Horticulture |
| Shawn Wright | shawn.wright@uky.edu | Fruit, Vegetables and Medicinal Herbs |
Extension Landscape Architecture
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sandwick | ryan.sandwick@uky.edu | Community Design Specialist |
Extension Plant and Soil Sciences
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Bailey | abailey@uky.edu | Dark Tobacco |
| J.D. Green | jdgreen@uky.edu | Weed Science |
| John Grove | jgrove@uky.edu | Soil Fertility |
| Jimmy Henning | jimmy.henning@uky.edu | Forages |
| Carrie Knott | carrie.knott@uky.edu | Grain Crops |
| Brad Lee | brad.lee@uky.edu | Water Quality |
| Chad Lee | cdlee2@uky.edu | Grain Crops |
| Travis Legleiter | Travis.Legleiter@uky.edu | Weed Science |
| Josh McGrath | josh.mcgrath@uky.edu | Soil and Nutrient Management |
| Bob Pearce | rpearce@uky.edu | Burley Tobacco and Hemp |
| Edwin Ritchey | elritc2@uky.edu | Soil & Nutrient Management. Soil & Waste Management |
| Ray Smith | raysmith1@uky.edu | Forages |
| Chris Teutsch | chris.teutsch@uky.edu | Forages |
| Tom Keene | tom.keene@uky.edu | Forages and Hemp |
Extension Plant Pathology
| Name | Email Address | Area of Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Bradley | carl.bradley@uky.edu | Small grains, Soybeans, Canola |
| Nicole Ward 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 |
| Marion Simon, Ph.D |
marion.simon@kysu.edu |
Small Farms |
| Tom Webster, Ph.D. | Apiculture | |
| Forrest Wynne |
forrest.wynne@kysu.edu |
Aquaculture |
