Faculty
Department Chair
Jeffrey W. Stringer, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Extension Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations
(859) 257-3217 | stringer@uky.edu | 105 T.P. Cooper Building
All Faculty
Mary A. Arthur, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Forest Ecology
marthur@uky.edu
Christopher D. Barton, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
(859) 257-2099 | barton@uky.edu | 203 T.P. Cooper Building
Terry Conners, Ph.D.
Extension Associate Professor Emeritus
(859) 257-7597 | tconners@uky.edu |
John J. Cox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Wildlife and Conservation Biology
(859) 257-9507 | jjcox@uky.edu | 102 T.P. Cooper Building
Ellen V. Crocker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Forest Health Extension
859-257-3040 | e.crocker@uky.edu | 207 T.P. Cooper Building
Sybil G. Gotsch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Forest Ecophysiology
(859) 257-3094 | sybil.gotsch@uky.edu | 103 T.P. Cooper Building
Michael J. Lacki, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Wildlife Ecology and Management
(859) 257-7596 | mlacki@uky.edu |
John M. Lhotka, Ph.D.
Professor of Silviculture
(859) 257-9701 | John.Lhotka@uky.edu | 210 T.P. Cooper Building
Darin J. McNeil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Wildlife Ecology and Management
(859) 257-7594 | darin.j.mcneil@uky.edu | 104 T.P. Cooper Building
Jacob J. Muller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture & Forest Operations Extension
(859) 257-5666 | jacob.muller@uky.edu | 204 T.P. Cooper Building
Thomas O. Ochuodho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Forest Economics and Policy
(859) 257-1770 | thomas.ochuodho@uky.edu | 208A T.P. Cooper Building
Steven J. Price, Ph.D.
Professor of Stream and Riparian Ecology
(859) 257-7610 | steven.price@uky.edu | 208A T.P. Cooper Building
Lynne Rieske-Kinney, Ph.D.
Collaborating Faculty, Department of Entomology
Professor of Entomology
859-257-1167 | lrieske@uky.edu | S-225 Ag Science Center N
James M. Ringe, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Marketing, Economics, and Wood Products
jringe@uky.edu
Matthew T. Springer, Ph.D.
Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management
(859) 257-8633 | mattspringer@uky.edu | 206 T.P. Cooper Building
Jeffrey W. Stringer, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Extension Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations
(859) 257-3217 | stringer@uky.edu | 105 T.P. Cooper Building
Lance A. Vickers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Forest Management
(859) 257-8571 | lance.vickers@uky.edu | 203 T.P. Cooper Building
Jian Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Forest Landscape Ecology
(859) 257-5820 | jian.yang@uky.edu | 213 T.P. Cooper Building
Emeritus Faculty
Mary Arthur, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Forest Ecology
Terry Conners, Ph.D.
Extension Associate Professor Emeritus
Don H. Graves, Ph.D.
Extension Professor Emeritus
Deborah B. Hill, Ph.D.
Extension Professor Emeritus
Paul J. Kalisz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Michael J. Lacki, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Wildlife Ecology and Management
Jim Ringe, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus - Marketing, Economics, and Wood Products
Student Services
Laura Lhotka
Academic Coordinator
John Lhotka
Director Undergraduate Studies
Jian Yang
Director Graduate Studies
Extension Faculty
Research Faculty
Teaching Faculty and Staff
Adjunct Instructors
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty Appointments through 2023
Albert Abbott, Ph.D.
US Forest Service
(859) 257-7606 | albert.abbott@uky.edu | 208 T.P. Cooper Building
Danna Baxley, Ph.D.
The Nature Conservancy
Director of Conservation, Kentucky Chapter
John Brunjes, Ph.D.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(800) 858-1549 | John.Brunjes@ky.gov | #1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, KY, 40601
Claudia A. Cotton, Ph.D.
USDA-ARS Forest Service - Daniel Boone National Forest
(859) 745-3115 | ccotton@fs.fed.us | 1700 Bypass Road, Winchester, KY 40391
Laura E. DeWald, Ph.D.
Tree Improvement Specialist
(859) 562-2282 | Laura.DeWald@uky.edu | 8 T.P. Cooper Building
Tyler Dreaden, Ph.D.
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
(859) 257-5969 | tyler.dreaden@uky.edu | 211 Plant Science Building, Lexington, KY
Wendell Haag, Ph.D.
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
(662) 234-2744 x245 | whaag@fs.fed.us | 1000 Front Street, Oxford, MS 38655-4915
Monte McGregor, Ph.D.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(502) 573-0330 | monte.mcgregor@ky.gov | 3761 Georgetown Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
Dana Nelson, Ph.D.
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
(859) 257-7606 | dananelson@fs.fed.us | 208 T.P. Cooper Building