Honors Faculty Directory
Honors College Council
Eladio B. Bobadilla, College of Arts & Sciences
Caroline Buchanan, College of Medicine
Claire Clark, College of Medicine
Aaron Cramer, College of Engineering
Kishonna Gray, College of Arts and Sciences
Lou Hirsch, College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment
Gail Hoyt, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Daniel Kirchner, Lewis Honors College
Jane McEldowney Jensen, College of Education
Nancy Jones, College of Fine Arts
Zada Komara, Lewis Honors College
Elizabeth Salt, College of Nursing
Tara M. Tuttle, Lewis Honors College
Ryan Voogt, Lewis Honors College
Jami Warren, College of Health Sciences
Honors Faculty Members
Sahar Alameh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, STEM Education
College of Education
sahar@uky.edu
Kimberly Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering, Associate Dean for Administration and Academic Affairs
SEAM Honors Pathway
kimberly.anderson@uky.edu
Ben Arnold, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Music
College of Fine Arts
Ben.Arnold@uky.edu
Christal Badour, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Science
christal.badour@uky.edu
Michael Baker, Ph.D.
Professor, Music Theory
College of Fine Arts
mrbake00@uky.edu
Susan Barron, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
sbarron@uky.edu
Clare Batty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences
clare.batty@uky.edu
Eladio B. Bobadilla, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
eladio.bobadilla@uky.edu
Tyrone Borders, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Nursing
ty.borders@uky.edu
Luke Bradley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
College of Medicine
lhbradley@uky.edu
Christian M. M. Brady, DPhil (Oxon.)
The T.W. Lewis Dean, Lewis Honors College
Professor, Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Jewish Studies Program
Christian.Brady@uky.edu
Christy Brady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Leadership and Management, Human Health Sciences
College of Health Sciences
clfrea2@uky.edu
Laura Bryan, Ph.D.
Endowed Senior Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
T.G. Lewis Faculty Scholar in Organizational Behavior
Laura.Bryan@uky.edu
Caroline Buchanan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine and Philosophy
Program for Bioethics
College of Medicine
caroline.a.buchanan@uky.edu
Jane E. Calvert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
College of Arts and Sciences
Director/Editor, The John Dickinson Writings Project
Jane.Calvert@uky.edu
Alice Christ, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Art History
College of Fine Arts
Alice.Christ@uky.edu
Claire Clark, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
College of Medicine
claire.clark@uky.edu
Aaron Cramer, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
aaron.cramer@uky.edu
Rolf Craven, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
College of Medicine
rolf.craven@uky.edu
Emily Croteau, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Biology
College of Arts and Science
emily.croteau@uky.edu
Florin Despa, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, Neurology
College of Medicine
f.despa@uky.edu
Sanda Despa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
College of Medicine
s.despa@uky.edu
Elizabeth Duncan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
College of Arts and Science
Elizabeth.Duncan@uky.edu
Alexander Clayton Elswick, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Human Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Alexander.Elswick@uky.edu
Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nursing
College of Nursing
amanda.fallin@uky.edu
Jakub Famulski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
jakub.famulski@uky.edu
Herman D. Farrell III, J.D., M.F.A.
University Research Professor
Professor, Theatre & Dance
College of Fine Arts
herman.farrell3@uky.edu
Dustin Faulstick, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Dustin.Faulstick@uky.edu
Beth Garvy, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
College of Medicine
beth.garvy@uky.edu
Don Gash, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience
College of Medicine
dongash@uky.edu
Bob Gillette, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Economics
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
jrgill01@uky.edu
Jonathon Glixon, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Music
College of Fine Arts
jonathon.glixon@uky.edu
Christine Goble, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
christine.goble@uky.edu
Rae Goodwin, M.F.A
Professor, Art and Visual Studies
College of Fine Arts
rae.goodwin@uky.edu
Kishonna Gray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
unicorn@uky.edu
Thomas Groleau, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Business Analytics, Director of the Business Analytics Center
Gatton College of Business and Economics
TGGROL00@uky.edu
Richard Grondin, Ph.D.
Professor, Neuroscience
College of Medicine
rcgron0@uky.edu
Dan Halgin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Management
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
danhalgin@uky.edu
Lou Hirsch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
robert.hirsch@uky.edu
Gail Hoyt, Ph.D.
Professor, Economics
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
ghoyt@email.uky.edu
Vanessa Jackson
Professor, Chair, Retailing and Tourism Management
School of Human Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
vpjackson@uky.edu
Pearl James, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Lewis Honors College
Associate Professor, English
pearl.james@uky.edu
Jerzy Jaromczyk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science
College of Engineering
jurek@cs.uky.edu
Jane McEldowney Jensen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
College of Education
jjensen@uky.edu
Nancy Jones, Ph.D.
Professor, Theatre & Dance
College of Fine Arts
Nancy.Jones@uky.edu
Peter Kalliney, Ph.D.
Professor, English
College of Arts & Science
pjkall2@uky.edu
Renee Kaufmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Information Science
College of Communication and Information
Renee.Kaufmann@uky.edu
Michael Kilgore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
College of Medicine
m.kilgore@uky.edu
Daniel Kirchner, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
Daniel.Kirchner@uky.edu
John Kirn, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Management
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
john.kirn@uky.edu
Zada Komara, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
zadakomara@uky.edu
Donna Kwon
Associate Professor, Music
College of Fine Arts
donna.kwon@uky.edu
Harry LeVine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
College of Medicine
harry.levine@uky.edu
Thomas T Lewis, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Accountancy
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
tlewi3@uky.edu
Wendy Liu, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Finance and Quantitative Methods
Gatton College of Business and Economics
WLI257@uky.edu
Diane Loeffler, MSW, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, College of Social Work
diane.loeffler@uky.edu
T.K. Logan, Ph.D.
Professor, Behavioral Science
College of Medicine
tk.logan@uky.edu
Sam Matheny, M.D.
Faculty Fellow, Lewis Honors College
matheny@email.uky.edu
Kevin McGowan
Associate Professor, Linguistics
College of Arts & Science
kbmcgowan@uky.edu
Timothy K. Minella, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Lecturer, History
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
Timothy.Minella@uky.edu
Pete Mirabito, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Associate Chair, Biology
College of Arts and Science
pmmira00@uky.edu
Daniel Morey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
daniel-morey@uky.edu
Michael D. Murray, J.D.
Associate Professor
Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law
College of Law
michael.murray1@uky.edu
David Orren
Associate Professor, Toxicology and Cancer Biology
College of Medicine
dkorre2@uky.edu
Ok-Kyong Park-Sarge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology
College of Medicine
okps@email.uky.edu
John Peloza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
john.peloza@uky.edu
Karen Petrone, Ph.D.
Professor, History
College of Arts and Science
petrone@uky.edu
Tim Phillips, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Plant and Social Sciences
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
tim.phillips@uky.edu
M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Behavioral Science
Founding Director, Program for Bioethics
College of Medicine
m.sararosenthal@uky.edu
Nazmus Sakib, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
nazmus.sakib@uky.edu
Elizabeth Salt, Ph.D., R.N., A.P.R.N.
Associate Professor, Nursing
College of Nursing
elizabeth.salt@uky.edu
Kevin Sarge, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
College of Medicine
kdsarge@email.uky.edu
Geronimo Sarmiento Cruz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
geronimo@uky.edu
Kenton Sena, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
kenton.sena@uky.edu
Kausalya “Kay” Shenoy, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
kay.shenoy@uky.edu
Terry Stratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Behavioral Science
College of Medicine
terry.stratton@uky.edu
Akiko Takenaka, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History and Modern & Classical Languages Literatures & Cultures
Gender and Women's Studies Program
Japan Studies Program
College of Arts and Sciences
a.takenaka@uky.edu
Susan Thiel, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance
College of Fine Arts
susie.thiel@uky.edu
Anastasia Todd, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
College of Arts &Science
Anastasia.Todd@uky.ed
Tara M. Tuttle, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and
Senior Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Assistant Professor, Gender and Women’s Studies
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
tara.tuttle@uky.edu
Ellen Usher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
ellen.usher@uky.edu
Leslie Vincent, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Marketing and Supply Chain
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
lvinc2@uky.edu
Ryan Voogt, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Assistant Professor, History
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
ryan.voogt@uky.edu
Thomas E. Wallace, M.D., J.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
College of Medicine
thomas.wallace@uky.edu
Jami Warren, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health and Clinical Sciences
College of Health Sciences
jami.warren@uky.edu
Eric T. Weber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
College of Education
eric.t.weber@uky.edu
David Weisrock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
david.weisrock@uky.edu
Eric Lee Welch, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
Senior Lecturer, History and Modern & Classical Languages Literatures & Cultures
College of Arts and Science (secondary appointment)
Eric.Welch@uky.edu
Julie Whitney, Ph.D.
Lecturer, First Year Engineering Program
SEAM Honors Pathway
julie.whitney@uky.edu
Melinda Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology
College of Medicine
melinda.wilson@uky.edu
Additional Honors Instructors
Chelsea Brislin, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Gaines Center
Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies
chelsea.brislin@uky.edu
Trey Conatser, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT)
Teaching, Learning and Academic Innovation
trey.conatser@uky.edu
Jennifer Doerge
Director of Advising and Engineering Student Services
SEAM Honors Pathway
jennifer.doerge@uky.edu
John Duncan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar, English
College of Arts and Sciences
john.duncan2@uky.edu
Summer M Eglinski, M.S.Ed.
Director of Gatton Global Initiatives
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
summer.eglinski@uky.edu
Sally Foster, M.A.
Assistant Dean of Student Life, Lewis Honors College
scfost2@email.uky.edu
Austyn Gaffney, M.F.A.
Instructor, Lewis Honors College
austyn.gaffney@uky.edu
Laura Halligan, A.L.M.
Executive Director, Launch Blue; Manager, New Ventures
Office of Technology Commercialization
UK Research
Laura.Halligan@uky.edu
Hannah LeGris, M.A.
Personal Development Counselor, Lewis Honors College
hannah.legris@uky.edu
Kent Navalesi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Lewis Honors College
Kent.Navalesi@uky.edu
Erin Newell, M.A.
Academic Coordinator, Lewis Honors College
erin.newell@uky.edu
Shonta Phelps, M.B.A.
Director of Leadership Initiatives and Living Learning Programs
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
shonta.phelps@uky.edu
Kondwani Phwandaphwanda, Ph.D.
Director of College Life, Lewis Honors College
Kondwani@uky.edu
Hannah Ruehl, Ph.D.
Faculty Instructional Consultant, English
College of Arts and Sciences
hru223@uky.edu
Laura Russell-Halligan, M.L.A
New Ventures Manager, Commercialization Team
Office of Technology Commercialization
Gatton Honors Pathway
laura.halligan@uky.edu
Randall Stevens, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty, Management
Gatton College of Business and Economics
Gatton Honors Pathway
rstevens@uky.edu
Kimberly Stoltzfus, Ph.D.
Adjunct, Lewis Honors College
Teams and Leadership
kimberly.stoltzfus@uky.edu
Honors Faculty Roster 2019-2020
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