Kentucky Climate Consortium Members
Alan Fryar
Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Kentucky
Program Faculty, 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
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Kentucky
isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, trace metals, ecosystem tracers
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, student advising, graduate committees, publications
Andrew Mehring
Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Biology
University of Louisville
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
Anthony (Tony) Arnold
Boehl Chair in Property and Land Use, Brandeis School of Law and Department of Urban and Public Affairs
University of Louisville
Director of Resilience Justice, Brandeis School of Law
resilience justice, adaptive planning, environmental justice, land-use/water/watersheds
grant collaborations, guest lectures, publications, research collaborations, community engagement and empowerment
Austin Lillywhite
Lecturer, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
University of Kentucky
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
Avery Kolers
Professor, Department of Philosophy
University of Louisville
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
Carmen Agouridis
Senior Associate Dean for Instruction and Extension Professor, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
University of Kentucky
stream restoration, storm water management, mined land reclamation
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, student advising, graduate committees, publications
Crystal Felima
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Kentucky
disasters, climate change, emergency management, feminist theory, equity
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Daniel Kahl
Associate Professor, Department of Community and Leadership Development
University of Kentucky
Associate Director, Blueprint Kentucky
community engagement, planning facilitation, community leadership, environmental education
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, student advising
Danielle McLaughlin
Assistant Professor, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Kentucky
policy processes, complex environmental systems, collaborative governance
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, public lectures, research collaborations, student advising
David Long
Associate Professor of STEM Education, Department of Middle and Secondary Education
Morehead State University
creationism, evolution, climate change education, religion, politics
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Don Yow
Professor, Department of Physics, Geosciences and Astronomy
Eastern Kentucky University
applied and service climatology, urban heat islands, climate change and variability, climate impacts, adaptation, mitigation
grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Doug Slaymaker
Professor of Japanese, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
University of Kentucky
japanese fiction and media, environmental and animal studies, fiction of disaster and radiation
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Emily Bergeron
Associate Professor, Department of Historic Preservation
University of Kentucky
environmental justice, environmental law, native american concerns
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Jacob Muller
Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture Extension, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Kentucky
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
James Joyce
Graduate Student, Department of Sociology
University of Louisville
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
Jason Polk
Professor of Environmental Geoscience, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences
Western Kentucky University
water resources, climate dynamics, karst groundwater, hazard mitigation, human-environment interactions
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Jason Unrine
Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Kentucky
Director, 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
Joseph M. H. Clark
Associate Professor, Department of History
University of Kentucky
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
Josh Durkee
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences
Western Kentucky University
University Meteorologist
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
Karen Rignall
Associate Professor, Department of Community Leadership and Development
University of Kentucky
energy transition, rural land use, rural governance
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Lauren Cagle
Associate Professor, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
University of Kentucky
Director, Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment
climate change communication, community engagement, rhetoric of science
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, student advising, graduate committees, publications
Lee Moser
Senior Agriculture Extension Associate for Water Quality/Quantity Issues, Cooperative Extension Service
University of Kentucky
soil and water conservation, digital mapping, ecological restoration, water resource issues
department seminars, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Maegan Rochner
Professor, Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences
University of Louisville
tree-ring science and applications in climatology, ecology, geomorphology, archaeology
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, graduate committees, student advising
Mary Arthur
Professor Emeritus, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Kentucky
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
Megs Gendreau
Marlene & David Grissom Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Centre College
Chair, Environmental Studies Program
climate justice, environmental philosophy, environmental justice, climate change
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Michael McGlue
Pioneer Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Kentucky
Director and State Geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey
stratigraphy, paleolimnology, surface processes, paleoenvironments, quaternary studies, environmental geophysics
research collaborations, department seminars, student advising, graduate committees, publications
Molly Blasing
Associate Professor of Russian Studies, Department of Modern and Classical, Language, Literature, and Cultures
University of Kentucky
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
Paul Vincelli
Extension Professor, Department of Plant Pathology
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Coordinator, Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) Program
turfgrasses and forest tress, international agriculture, molecular diagnostics public outreach
public lectures, department seminars, publications
Peter Wang
Assistant Professor, School of Art and Visual Studies
University of Kentucky
landscape photography, art and climate change, visual studies of extraction and natural disaster
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Rebecca McCulley
Professor and Chair, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Kentucky
climate change effects on ecosystems, agroecology, grassland ecology
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Rhonda Davis
Director, Interdisciplinary Studies
Northern Kentucky University
environmental humanities, environmental studies, research in developing ecological consciousness, integrative studies
department seminars, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Suraj Upadhaya
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Systems, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Kentucky State University
human-dimensions, social ecology, climate change adaptation
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, publications, research collaborations
Tajana Graves
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology
Eastern Kentucky University
well-being, biculturalism, intersectional environmental justice, greenspace equity
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Tony Stallins
Professor, Department of Geography
University of Kentucky
coastal change, urban weather and climate, severe weather, complex adaptive systems theory, science and technology studies
grant collaborations, research collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, department seminars, student advising, graduate committees, publications
Tracey Miller
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Kentucky
landscape architecture, riparian stewardship, community environmental planning
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Trisha Spanbauer
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Kentucky
paleoecology, aquatic ecology, paleogenomics
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations, student advising
Yoko Kusunose
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Kentucky
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
Zachary Suriano
Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences
Western Kentucky University
Assistant State Climatologist, Kentucky Climate Center
climate variability and change, hydroclimatology, synoptic climatology, snow processes, climate education
department seminars, graduate committees, grant collaborations, guest lectures, public lectures, publications, research collaborations
Zoé Strecker
Professor and Chair, Division of Fine Arts and Art History
Transylvania University
Director, Creative Intelligence Program