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PROGRAM	DGS FIRST NAME	DGS LAST NAME	EMAIL	DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
Accountancy & Analytics	John	Smigla	johnsmigla@uky.edu	Von Allmen School of Accountancy
Accounting	Tyler	Kleppe	tyler.kleppe@uky.edu	MSA \| Gatton College of Business and Economics
Aerospace Engineering	Jonathan	Wenk	jonathan.wenk@uky.edu	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Economics	Yoko	Kusunose	yoko.kusunose@uky.edu	Agricultural Economics
Animal and Food Sciences	Jonathan	Pasternak	Alex.Pasternak@uky.edu	Animal & Food Sciences
Anthropology	Bertin	Louis Jr.	Bertin.Louis@uky.edu	Anthropology
Applied Behavior Analysis	Sally	Shepley	sally.shepley@uky.edu	Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Environmental and Sustainability Studies	Nicholas	Lally	nicklally@uky.edu	Home \| College of Arts & Sciences
Architecture	Jeffrey	Johnson	jeffrey.r.johnson@uky.edu	School of Architecture
Art Education	Garrett	Hansen	garrett.hansen@uky.edu	Graduate Admissions \| College of Fine Arts
Art History	Garrett	Hansen	garrett.hansen@uky.edu
Art Studio	Garrett	Hansen	garrett.hansen@uky.edu
Arts Administration	Jill	Schinberg	jill.schinberg@uky.edu	AAD \| College of Fine Arts
Athletic Training	Johanna	Hoch	johanna.hoch@uky.edu	Athletic Training
Biochemistry	Trevor	Creamer	Trevor.Creamer@uky.edu	Office of Biomedical Education
Biology	Jakub	Famulski	jakub.famulski@uky.edu	Biology
Biomedical Engineering	Sridhar	Sunderam	sridhar.sunderam@uky.edu	Graduate Programs \| Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (PhD)	Venkata	Kavuluru	Ramakanth.Kavuluru@uky.edu	Biomedical Informatics and Data Science \| Internal Medicine
Biostatistics	Amanda	Ellis	Amanda.Ellis@uky.edu	Biostatistics \| College of Public Health
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	Michael	Sama	michael.sama@uky.edu	Home \| Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Business Administration (Master's)	Brian	Bratten	brian.bratten@uky.edu	Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
Business Administration (PhD)	Kristine	Hankins	Kristine.Hankins@uky.edu	PhD \| Gatton College of Business and Economics
Chemical Engineering	J. Zachary	Hilt	zach.hilt@uky.edu	Chemical and Materials Engineering
Chemistry	Kenneth	Graham	kenneth.graham@uky.edu	Chemistry
Civil Engineering	Mei	Chen	mei.chen@uky.edu	Civil Engineering
Classics	Milena	Minkova	mmink2@uky.edu	MCLLC
Clinical and Translational Sciences	Hannah	Knudsen	hkknud2@uky.edu	Home \| UK Center for Clinical and Translation Science
Communication	Renee	Kaufmann	renee.kaufmann@uky.edu	Department of Communication
Communication Sciences & Disorders	Janine	Bartley	janine.l.s.bartley@uky.edu	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Community and Leadership Development	Karen	Rignall	karen.rignall@uky.edu	Community and Leadership Development
Computer Engineering	Simone	Silvestri	Simone.Silvestri@uky.edu	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Science	Simone	Silvestri	Simone.Silvestri@uky.edu	Computer Science
Counselor Education	Keith	Wilson	KeithBWilson@uky.edu	MAC in Counselor Education
Creative Writing	Erik	Reece	erik.reece@uky.edu	Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing
Criminal Justice	Victoria	Collins	Victoria.Collins1@uky.edu	Online Masters MSCJ in Criminal Justice
Curatorial Studies	Garrett	Hansen	garrett.hansen@uky.edu	Graduate Admissions \| College of Fine Arts
Curriculum & Instruction	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Data Science	Simone	Silvestri	Simone.Silvestri@uky.edu	Graduate Studies \| Computer Science
Dentistry	Howard	Roberts	h.w.roberts@uky.edu	The College of Dentistry
Diplomacy and International Commerce	Kathleen	Montgomery	kmontgomery@uky.edu	Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce
Early Childhood, Special Education, & Rehabilitation Counseling	Sally	Shepley	sally.shepley@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Early Childhood, Special Education & Rehabilitation Counseling
Economics	Steven	Lugauer	steven.lugauer@uky.edu	Department of Economics
Educational & Counseling Psychology - Educational Psychology	Kathleen	Aspiranti	kaspiranti@uky.edu	MS in Educational Psychology, Ph. D. in Education Psychology
Educational & Counseling Psychology - Counseling Psychology	Kathleen	Aspiranti	kaspiranti@uky.edu	MS in Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Educational & Counseling Psychology - School Psychology	Kathleen	Aspiranti	kaspiranti@uky.edu	Ph.D. in School Psychology
Educational Leadership Studies	John	Nash	john.nash@uky.edu	Department of Educational Leadership Studies
Education - Literacy	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	MA in Education - Literacy
Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation	Jungmin	Lee	jungmin.lee@uky.edu	Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation
Educational Research Methods & Policy Studies	Jungmin	Lee	jungmin.lee@uky.edu	Graduate Programs and Certificates \| College of Education
Educational Sciences	Amy	Spriggs	amy.spriggs@uky.edu	Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Education Sciences
Educational - School Psychology	Kathleen	Aspiranti	kaspiranti@uky.edu	EdS, MS in Education - School Psychology
Education - Secondary Education (English or Social Studies)	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	MA in Education - Secondary Education
Electrical Engineering	Daniel	Lau	dllau@uky.edu	ECE \| Electrical and Computer Engineering
English	Matthew	Giancarlo	matthew.giancarlo@uky.edu	English
Entomology	Charles	Fox	cfox@uky.edu	Home \| Entomology
Epidemiology - Master's	Amanda	Ellis	amanda.ellis@uky.edu	Epidemiology & Environmental Health
Epidemiology and Biostatistics	Amanda	Ellis	amanda.ellis@uky.edu	PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Exercise Science	Ashley	Samson	ashley.samson@uky.edu	Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Family Sciences	Alexander	Vazsonyi	vazsonyi@uky.edu	Home \| Family Sciences
Finance	Igor	Cunha	igor.cunha@uky.edu	Department of Finance
Forensic Toxicology and Analytical Genetics	Isabel	Mellon	mellon@uky.edu	Forensic Toxicology and Analytical Genetics
Forest & Natural Resource Sciences	Jian	Yang	jian.yang@uky.edu	Forest & Natural Resource Sciences Graduate Programs
French	Milena	Minkova	mmink2@uky.edu	MCLLC
Gender and Women's Studies	Aria	Halliday	a.halliday@uky.edu	Gender and Women's Studies
Geography	Nicholas	Lally	nicklally@uky.edu	Geography
Geological Sciences	Andrea	Erhardt	andrea.erhardt@uky.edu	Geological Sciences
German	Milena	Minkova	mmink2@uky.edu	MCLLC
Gerontology	John	Watkins	john.watkins@uky.edu	Gerontology - College of Public Health
Health Administration	Anna	Hoover	aghoov2@uky.edu	Health Administration - College of Public Health
Health Service Research	Amanda	Ellis	amanda.ellis@uky.edu	PhD in Health Services Research
Heritage Resource Administration	Emily	Bergeron	emily.bergeron@uky.edu	Online Masters MS in Heritage Resources Administration
Hispanic Studies	Alan	Brown	Alan.Brown@uky.edu	Hispanic Studies
Higher Education	Meghan	Pifer	meghan.pifer@uky.edu	MSEd in Higher Education
Historic Preservation	Emily	Bergeron	emily.bergeron@uky.edu	Department of Historic Preservation
History	Hilary	Jones	Hilary.Jones@uky.edu	History
Information Communication Technology	Spencer	Greenhalgh	spencer.greenhalgh@uky.edu	Information Communication Technology
Integrated Biomedical Sciences				Office of Biomedical Education
Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences	Arthur	Hunt	Arthur.Hunt@uky.edu	Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education	Sally	Shepley	sally.shepley@uky.edu	Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
Interior Design	Lindsey	Fay	lindsey.fay@uky.edu	School of Interiors
Kinesiology & Health Promotion	Ashley	Samson	ashley.samson@uky.edu	Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Law - Professional Program				Website
Learning Design & Technology	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	MS in Learning Design & Technology
Library Science	Youngok	Choi	Youngok.Choi@uky.edu	School of Information Science Graduate Admissions
Linguistic Theory and Typology	Kevin	McGowan	kbmcgowan@uky.edu	Linguistics Graduate Programs
Manufacturing Systems Engineering	Julius	Schoop	julius.schoop@uky.edu	MFS \| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Marketing	Leslie	Vincent	lvinc2@uky.edu	Department of Marketing and Supply Chain
Master of Public Administration	Rhonda	Trautman	Rhonda.Trautman@uky.edu	Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Master of Public Policy	Rhonda	Trautman	Rhonda.Trautman@uky.edu	Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Materials Science and Engineering	Matthew	Beck	m.beck@uky.edu	MSE \| Chemical and Materials Engineering
Mathematics	Bertrand	Guillou	bertguillou@uky.edu	Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering	Jonathan	Wenk	jonathan.wenk@uky.edu	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Medical Sciences	Richard	Grondin	richard.grondin@uky.edu	Office of Biomedical Education \| MS Program
Medicine - Professional Program				Website
Microbiology and Immunology	Brian	Higgins	brian.higgins@uky.edu	Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics \| Graduate Studies
Mining Engineering	Steven	Schafrik	Steven.Schafrik@uky.edu	MNG \| Mining Engineering
Music Education	Martina	Vasil	martina.vasil@uky.edu	Music Education
Music Performance	Martina	Vasil	martina.vasil@uky.edu	SoM
Music Theory & Composition	Martina	Vasil	martina.vasil@uky.edu	Music Theory & Composition
Music Therapy	Martina	Vasil	martina.vasil@uky.edu	MM in Music Therapy
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	Martina	Vasil	martina.vasil@uky.edu	Musicology & Ethnomusicology
Neuroscience	Richard	Grondin	richard.grondin@uky.edu	Neuroscience
Nursing (Masters)	Debra	Hampton	debra.hampton@uky.edu	Master of Science in Nursing
Nursing (PhD)	Gia	Mudd-Martin	gia.mudd@uky.edu	PhD in Nursing
Nursing Practice - Online Doctorate				DNP in Nursing Practice
Nutrition and Food Systems	Dawn	Brewer	dawn.brewer@uky.edu	Online Masters MS in Nutrition and Food Systems
Nutritional Sciences (Master's)	Gang	Chen	gangchen6@uky.edu	Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences (PhD)	Gang	Chen	gangchen6@uky.edu	Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
Orientation and Mobility	Donna	Lee	donna.b.lee@uky.edu	Orientation & Mobility (M.A.)
Pharmaceutical Sciences	David	Feola	david.feola@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology	Olivier	Thibault	othibau@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Pharmacology
PharmD - Professional Program				PharmD Professional Program
Philosophy	Timothy	Sundell	timothy.sundell@uky.edu	Philosophy
Physical Therapy - Professional Program				Physical Therapy Admission
Physician Assistant Studies	Leslie	Woltenberg	lnhami2@uky.edu	Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Physics and Astronomy	Anatoly	Dymarsky	a.dymarsky@uky.edu	Physics & Astronomy
Physiology	Alejandra	Vélez-Ortega	catavelezo@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Physiology
Plant Pathology	Nicole	Gauthier	ngauthier@uky.edu	Plant Pathology
Political Science	Jillienne	Haglund	jill.haglund@uky.edu	Political Science
Psychology - Clinical	Jessica	Burris	jessica.burris@uky.edu	Clinical Psychology
Psychology - Developmental and Experimental	Michael	Bardo	mbardo@uky.edu	Experimental Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental, Social & Health)
Public Financial Management	Rhonda	Trautman	Rhonda.Trautman@uky.edu	Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Public Health (Master's)	Amanda	Ellis	Amanda.ellis@uky.edu	Master of Public Health
Public Health (PhD) - Online	Anna	Hoover	aghoov2@uky.edu	Doctoral Degree in Public Health
Public Administration - Public Policy	Rhonda	Trautman	Rhonda.Trautman@uky.edu	MPP in Public Administration - Public Policy
Public Policy and Administration (PhD)	Annelise	Russell	arussell@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration
Radiation Science Radiological Health Science Radiological Medical Physics	Ellis	Johnson	eljj@email.uky.edu	Radiation Medicine
Rehabilitation and Health Sciences	Esther	Dupont-Versteegden	Esther.Dupont@uky.edu	Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program
Rehabilitation Counseling	Keith	Wilson	KeithBWilson@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling
Retailing and Tourism Management	Ying	Lu	tracy.lu@uky.edu	Retailing and Tourism Management
Science Translation and Outreach	Craig	Wood	craig.wood@uky.edu	MS in Science Translation & Outreach
Secondary STEM Education	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	MAT in Secondary STEM Education
Social Work (Master's)	Amanda	Brown	swgraduate@uky.edu	MSW in Social Work
Social Work (PhD)	Natalie	Pope	natalie.pope1@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Social Work
Social Work - Online Doctorate				Online DSW in Social Work
Sociology	Robyn	Brown	Robyn.Brown@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Sociology
Special Education	Sally	Shepley	sally.shepley@uky.edu	Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, & Counselor Education
Special Education (For Option 6 Teachers)	Sally	Shepley	sally.shepley@uky.edu	MAT in Special Education (For Option 6 Teachers)
Sport & Exercise Psychology	Ashley	Samson	ashley.samson@uky.edu	MS in Sport & Exercise Psychology
Statistics	Derek	Young	derek.young@uky.edu	Statistics
STEM Education	Ryan	Crowley	ryan.crowley@uky.edu	MS in STEM Education
Strategic Human Resource Management and Analytics				MS in Strategic Human Resource Management & Analytics
Supply Chain Management	Thomas	Groleau	Tom.Groleau@uky.edu	MS in Supply Chain Management
Teacher Prep. Prog in Visual Impairments	Donna	Lee	donna.b.lee@uky.edu	MS in Teacher Preparation Program in Visual Impairments
Teaching English as a Second Language	Milena	Minkova	mmink2@uky.edu	M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language
Teaching World Language (Masters)	Milena	Minkova	mmink2@uky.edu	MA in Teaching World Languages
Toxicology & Cancer Biology	Yekaterina	Zaytseva	yyzayt2@uky.edu	Ph.D. in Toxicology & Cancer Biology
Toxicology	Yekaterina	Zaytseva	yyzayt2@uky.edu	MS in Toxicology
Veterinary Science	Ted	Kalbfleisch	ted.kalbfleisch@uky.edu	Veterinary Science Graduate Programs

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