Kentucky Climate Consortium Members
Peter Wang
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Studies
art history, landscape photography, ecocriticism in art, art and climate change, visual studies of extraction and natural disaster
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Paul Vincelli
University of Kentucky
Extension Professor of Plant Pathology
Kentucky Coordinator for the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) Program
management of disease of turfgrasses and forest tress, international agriculture, molecular diagnostics, programming on diverse topics relating to sustainability of food systems, outreach on risks and benefits of genetically engineered crops
Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Publications
Jason Unrine
University of Kentucky
Professor of Plant and Soil Science
Director of Kentucky Water Research Institute
Water Quality, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising
Alice Turkington
University of Kentucky
Director of Undergraduate Studies | Department of Geography
Associate Professor | Department of Geography
Geomorphology, Biogeomorphology, Environmental Science
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications
Zachary Suriano
Western Kentucky University
Assistant State Climatologist
Assistant Professor
Climate Variability and Change, Hydroclimatology, Synoptic Climatology, Snow Processes, Climate Education
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Zoe Strecker
Transylvania University
Associate Professor of Art
Director of the Creative Intelligence Program
Studio Art, Art and Ecology, Ceramics, Sculpture, textiles, Installation
Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum Development
Tony Stallins
University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Geography
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Change Urban Weather and Climate, Severe Weather Hazards, Complex Adaptive systems Theory, science and technology studies
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications
Maegan Rochner
University of Louisville
Professor of Geography
Tree-ring Science and Applications in Climatology, Ecology, Geomorphology, Tree-ring Dating, Archaeology
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Student Advising
Jason Polk
Western Kentucky University
Professor of Environmental Geoscience
Water Resources, Climate Dynamics, Karst Groundwater, Hazard Mitigation, Human-Environment Interactions
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Jacob Muller
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture Extension | Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Forest Adaptation to Climate Change, Forest Carbon and Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Forest Management Practices
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Publications
Lee Moser
University of Kentucky
Senior Agriculture Extension Associate for Water Quality/Quantity Issues
Soil and Water Conservation, Digital Mapping, Ecological Restoration, Water Resource Issues
Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Tracey Miller
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture, Riparian Stewardship, Community Environmental Planning
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising
Andrew Mehring
University of Louisville
Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
Greenhouse Gas Flux Measurements, Limnology, Biogeochemistry, Aquatic Entomology, Ecosystem Ecology
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising
Rebecca McCulley
University of Kentucky
Chair & Professor | Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Climate Change Effects on Ecosystems, Agroecology, Grassland Ecology
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising
Austin Lillywhite
University of Kentucky
Postdoctoral Scholar | Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
Energy Humanities, Global Modernist Literature, Queer and Trans Ecologies, Decolonial Theory, Critical Plant Studies
Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Yoko Kusunose
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor | Department of Agricultural Economics
Assistant Professor | Department of Economics
Decision Making Under Uncertainty, International Development Economics, Smallholder Agriculture, Agricultural Policies
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Graduate Committees, Publications, Guest Lectures
Daniel Kahl
University of Kentucky
Associate Director | Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)
Associate Professor in Community and Leadership Development
Community Engagement, Planning Facilitation, Community Leadership, Environmental Education
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising
James Joyce
University of Louisville
MA/Ph.D. Student | Applied Sociology
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
Megs Gendreau
Centre College
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Climate Justice, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Justice, Climate Change
Department Seminars, Graduate Committees, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations, Student Advising
Alan Fryar
University of Kentucky
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Water Resources, Water Quality
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications
Andrea Erhardt
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor | Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Isotope Geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Trace Metals, Ecosystem Tracers
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications
Josh Durkee
Western Kentucky University
University Meterologist
Professor | Meteorology Program
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
Rhonda Davis
Northern Kentucky University
Faculty in Integrative Studies
Environmental Humanities, Environmental Studies, Research in Developing Ecological Consciousness, Integrative Studies
Department Seminars, Grant Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Publications, Research Collaborations
Joseph M. H. Clark
University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of History
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
Lauren Cagle
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor | Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies (WRD)
Associate Faculty | Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENS)
Environmental Humanities, Climate Change Communication, Technical Communication, Science Communication
Grant Collaborations, Research Collaborations, Guest Lectures, Public Lectures, Department Seminars, Student Advising, Graduate Committees, Publications
Molly Blasing
University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Russian Studies
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
Emily Bergeron
University of Kentucky
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
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
Mary Arthur
University of Kentucky
Professor Emeritus | Forestry and Natural Resources
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
Anthony (Tony) Arnold
University of Louisville
Law Professor
Director of Resilience Justice
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
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)