Kentucky Climate Consortium Members

Liang Liang

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of Geography

Liang Liang

Bioclimatology, Phenology, Remote Sensing, Biogeography, GIS

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Guest Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Alycia Lackey

University of Louisville

Assistant Professor of Biology

Alycia Lackey

Evolutionary Biology, Animal Behavior, Ecology, Biostatistics, K-12 and College Education

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Public Lectures, Research Collaborations

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Yoko Kusunose

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor | Department of Agricultural Economics

Assistant Professor | Department of Economics

Yoko Kusunose

Decision Making Under Uncertainty, International Development Economics, Smallholder Agriculture, Agricultural Policies

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Graduate Committees, Publications, Guest Lectures

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Avery Kolers

University of Louisville

Professor of Philosophy

Avery Kolers

Political Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Environmental Justice, Justice and Health Care

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications

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Justin Klassen

Bellarmine University

Associate Professor | Theology and Religious Studies

Justin Klassen

Religious Ethics, Faith and Science, Environmental Ethics

Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications

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Kelly Kennoy

University of Kentucky

Program Coordinator | University of Kentucky's Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES)

Kelly Kennoy

Environmental Health, Climate Change

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Research Collaborations

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Daniel Kahl

University of Kentucky

Associate Director | Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)

Associate Professor in Community and Leadership Development

Daniel Kahl

Community Engagement, Planning Facilitation, Community Leadership, Environmental Education

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising

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James Joyce

University of Louisville

MA/Ph.D. Student | Applied Sociology

James Joyce

Environmental Sociology, Distributive Justice, Political Sociology, Medical Sociology, Civil Sustainability

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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John Johnson

Georgetown College

Associate Professor of Sociology

John Johnson

Resilient Communities, Environmental Sociology, Organizations

Department Seminars, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Alayna Jacobs

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Postdoctoral Fellow in Forage Agronomy

Alayna Jacobs

Agroecology, Agronomy, Grassland Ecology, Soil Science

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Jennifer Hubbard

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Director/Recreation Manager | Raven Run Nature Sanctuary

Jennifer Hubbard

Social Construction of Climate Change

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures

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Claire Hilbrecht

University of Kentucky

Graduate Worker in Geography

Claire Hilbrecht

Feminist Geography, Urban Forestry, Climate Conversations

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations

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Amanda Gumbert

University of Kentucky

Extension Specialist for Water Quality | Cooperative Extension Service

Amanda Gumbert

Water Quality, Agricultural Conservation Practices, Riparian Buffers, Watershed Planning

Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars

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Tajana Graves

Eastern Kentucky University

Adjunct Professor | Psychology

Tajana Graves

Well-being, Biculturalism, Intersectional Environmental Justice, Greenspace Equity

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Megs Gendreau

Centre College

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies

Megs Gendreau

Climate Justice, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Justice, Climate Change

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Jeff Fugate

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of Extension | School of Architecture

Jeff Fugate

Community Development, Affordable Housing, Urbanism, Rural Development

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Alan Fryar

University of Kentucky

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Faculty in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Alan Fryar

Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Water Resources, Water Quality

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications

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Crystal Felima

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Crystal Felima

Disasters, Climate Change, Emergency Management, Feminist Theory, Equity

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Jean Faye

Centre College

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science/Studies

Jean Faye

Agroecology, Agroforestry Systems, Cultural Ecology, Climate Change and Development, West Africa

Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Andrea Erhardt

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor | Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Andrea Erhardt

Isotope Geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Trace Metals, Ecosystem Tracers

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications

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Kathryn Engle

University of Kentucky

Director | UK Appalachian Center

Kathryn Engle

Rural Sociology, Appalachian Studies, Local Food Systems

Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Sarah Emery

University of Louisville

Professor of Biology

Sarah Emery

Population and Community Biology, Biodiversity, Plant-soil Interactions

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Josh Durkee

Western Kentucky University

University Meterologist

Professor | Meteorology Program

Josh Durkee

Precipitation Science, High-wind Events, Forensic and Applied Meteorology, Disaster Science

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Meteorology/Climate-based Services

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Rhonda Davis

Northern Kentucky University

Faculty in Integrative Studies

Rhonda Davis

Environmental Humanities, Environmental Studies, Research in Developing Ecological Consciousness, Integrative Studies

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Sean Clark

Berea College

Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sean Clark

Agroecology, Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Pest Management, Insect Biodiversity

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Joseph M. H. Clark

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of History

Joseph M. H. Clark

Early Modern Atlantic World, Colonial Latin America and the Caribbean, African Disapora, Climate History, Disaster History

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Danielle Capillo

Eastern Kentucky University

Graduate Student | Public Health and Sustainability

Danielle Capillo

Nutrition, Community Organization, Food Production, Education K-5, Environmental Education

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations

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Lauren Cagle

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor | Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies (WRD)

Associate Faculty | Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENS)

Lauren Cagle

Environmental Humanities, Climate Change Communication, Technical Communication, Science Communication

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications

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Brenna Byrd

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of German

Brenna Byrd

Language Pedagogy, German Linguistics, Language and Identity

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Research Collaborations

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Laura Butler

University of Kentucky

PI | National Core Indicators

Project Director | My Choice KY

Laura Butler

Human Development Institute

Disability Inclusion, Universal Design, Adaptive Recreation, Graphic Medicine

Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Research Collaborations

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Katherine Bullock

University of Kentucky

Extension Educator

Katherine Bullock

Professional Development for Educators (Formal and Nonformal), Place-based Experiential Learning, Cross-disciplinary Research and Programming

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations

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Kate Bulinksi

Bellarmine University

Associate Professor of Geoscience

Kate Bulinksi

Paleontology, Geology, Faith and Science, Earth Science Education

Department Seminars, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures

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Lauren Brzozowski

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor | Plant and Soil Science

Lauren Brzozowski

Plant Breeding, Genetics/Genomics, Sustainable Agriculture

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Jerry Brotzge

Western Kentucky University

State Climatologist of Kentucky

Director of the Kentucky Climate Center (KCC)

Jerry Brotzge

Director of the Kentucky Mesonet

Applied Climatology, Environmental Instrumentation, High-impact Weather, Emergency Management

Research Collaborations, Publications, Public Lectures

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Molly Blasing

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of Russian Studies

Molly Blasing

Russian Literature and Culture, Foreign Language Pedagogy, STEM Topics in World Language Curriculum

Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Emily Bergeron

University of Kentucky

Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

Emily Bergeron

Online Program Coordinator | Department of Historic Preservation

Environmental Justice, Environmental Law, Native American Concerns

Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising

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Logan Baker

University of Kentucky

Graduate Student

Teaching Assistant

Logan Baker

Ecology, Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Environmental Ethics

Publications, Research Collaborations

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Tayib Bah

University of Kentucky

Ph.D. Candidate | Department of Geography

Tayib Bah

Political Ecology, Conservation, Climate Change Adaptation, Food Systems, West Africa

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Publications

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Mary Arthur

University of Kentucky

Professor Emeritus | Forestry and Natural Resources

Mary Arthur

Forest Nutrient and Carbon Cycling, Fire Effects in Upland Oak Forest Ecosystems, Non-native Invasive Species Impacts to Forest Ecosystems

Graduate Committees, Public Lectures, Having Climate Conversations in Varied Venues

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Anthony (Tony) Arnold

University of Louisville

Law Professor

Director of Resilience Justice

Anthony (Tony) Arnold

Boehl Chair in Property and Land Use

Resilience Justice, Adaptive Planning, Environmental Justice, Land-use/Water/Watersheds

Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Community Engagement and Empowerment

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Carmen Agouridis

University of Kentucky

Associate Dean for Instruction | College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Extension Associate Professor of Ecosystem Restoration | Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE)

Carmen Agouridis

Stream Restoration, Storm Water Management, Mined Land Reclamation

Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications

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