Our Team
Our Team
Faculty
Jeffrey Stringer
Chairman, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
(859) 257-7596 jeffrey.stringer@uky.edu 105 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Hannah Angel
Lecturer
(859) 257-2337 angel@uky.edu N24-C Ag Science Center North 1100 South Limestone St. Lexington, KY 40506-0091Christopher Barton
Professor of Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
(859) 257-2099 barton@uky.edu 203 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073John Cox
Associate Professor of Wildlife and Conservation Biology
(859) 257-9507 jjcox@uky.edu 205 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Ellen Crocker
Assistant Professor of Forest Health Extension
(859) 257-3040 e.crocker@uky.edu 207 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Sybil Gotsch
Associate Professor of Forest Ecophysiology
(859) 257-3094 sybil.gotsch@uky.edu 103 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073John Lhotka
Professor of Silviculture
(859) 257-9701 john.lhotka@uky.edu 210 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Darin McNeil
Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management
(859) 257-7594 darin.j.mcneil@uky.edu 104 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Jacob Muller
Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture & Forest Operations Extension
(859) 257-5666 jacob.muller@uky.edu 204 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Thomas Ochuodho
Associate Professor of Forest Economics and Policy
859-257-1770 thomas.ochuodho@uky.edu 208A Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Steven Price
Professor of Stream and Riparian Ecology
859-257-7610 steven.price@uky.edu 209 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Lynne Rieske-Kinney
Professor of Forest Entomology
(859) 257-1167 lrieske@uky.edu S-225 Ag Science Center North 1100 South Limestone St. Lexington, KY 40506-0091Matthew Springer
Associate Extension Professor of Wildlife Management
859-257-8633 mattspringer@uky.edu 206 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Lance Vickers
Assistant Professor of Forest Management
(859) 257-8571 lance.vickers@uky.edu 203 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Jian Yang
Associate Professor of Forest Landscape Ecology
859-257-5820 jian.yang@uky.edu 213 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Adjunct Faculty
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
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
Laura Lhotka, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator, UK Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources
(859) 257-8718 | laura.lhotka@uky.edu | 108 T.P. Cooper Building
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
Adam Taylor, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
(865) 946-1125 | AdamTaylor@utk.edu | Knoxville TN 37996
Theron Terhune, Ph.D.
Orton Plantation, Lead Gamekeeper, Wildlife Biologist and Research Scientist
(910) 599-6778 | theron.terhune@ortonplantation.net | Winnabow NS 28479
Lawrence Zettler, Ph.D.
Illinois College - Biology
(217) 245-3479 | lwzettle@ic.edu | Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
Staff
Michael Ammerman
Extension Associate
(859) 257-0580 michael.ammerman@uky.edu 216B Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Grace Attea
Laboratory Manager
grace.attea@uky.edu 125 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Joshua Castle
Research Analyst
(859) 257-1312 Joshua.Castle@uky.edu 221B Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073David Collett
Laboratory Technician Senior
(606) 666-5034 dcollett@uky.edu 617 Clemons Fork Rd Clayhole, KY 41317Darryl Cremeans
Data Systems Manager
(859) 257-1396 dcremean@uky.edu 121A Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Laura DeWald
Tree Improvement Specialist
(859) 562-2282 Laura.DeWald@uky.edu 8 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Briana Fortunato
Graphic Artist
(859) 218-0051 briana.fortunato@uky.edu 216 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Eric Gracey
Management Forester
(859) 257-0174 gracey@uky.edu 213C Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Amanda Gumbert
Water Quality Extension Specialist
(859) 257-6094 amanda.gumbert@uky.edu N106-K Ag Science Center North 1100 South Limestone St. Lexington, KY 40546-0091Debbie Gutierrez
Business Manager
(859) 257-2516 debbie.gutierrez@uky.edu 107 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Zachary Hackworth
Research Forester
(859) 218-4885 zachary.hackworth@uky.edu 215 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Milinda Hamilton
Research Analyst of Forest Ecology and Forest Hydrology
(859) 257-7604 millie.hamilton@uky.edu 120 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Louise Hosburgh
Laboratory Technician Senior
louise.hosburgh@uky.edu 120 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Laura Lhotka
Academic Coordinator
(859) 257-8718 laura.lhotka@uky.edu 108 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Lee Moser
Extension Associate Senior
(859) 218-4327 Lee.Moser@uky.edu N106-T Ag Science Center North 1100 South Limestone St. Lexington, KY 40506-0091Chad Niman
Primary Forest Products Specialist
(859) 257-1360 chad.niman@uky.edu 213A Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Leslie Queary
Administrative Services Coordinator
(859) 257-7596 leslie.queary@uky.edu 105 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073John Reinstetle
Robinson Forest Manager
606-335-9269 john.reinstetle@uky.edu 617 Clemons Fork Road Clayhole, KY 41317Billy Thomas
Extension Forester
(859) 257-9153 billy.thomas@uky.edu 213B Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Laurie Thomas
Extension Forester
(859) 257-2703 laurie.thomas@uky.edu 218 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Damon Vaughan
Post-Doctoral Researcher
damon.vaughan@uky.edu 120 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Renee Williams
Multimedia Communications Specialist
(859) 257-7597 rdwill5@uky.edu 216 Thomas Poe Cooper Building 730 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40546-0073Forestry and Natural Resources Department
forestry.department@uky.edu
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