Faculty Directory

Kirk Abraham

Health and Exercise Science
Professor of Health and Exercise Science; Chair, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Pre-Health Committee Advisor
Phone: (859) 233-8363

Priya Ananth

Foreign Language
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
Phone: (859) 233-8155

Thomas Ard

Health and Exercise Science
Adjunct Instructor of Health and Exercise Science

Brian Arganbright

Foreign Language, International Affairs
Professor of French; Director of General Education
Phone: (859) 233-8782

Madeline Aulisio Miller

Health and Exercise Science
Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science
Phone: (859) 233-8540

Carole Barnsley

Religion
Associate Professor of Religion; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8235

Professor Carole Barnsley

W. Alan Bartley

Economics, Environmental Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Professor of Economics
Phone: (859) 233-8157

Clyde Beavers

Music
Adjunct Instructor - Cello
Phone: (859) 233-8141

Chris Begley

Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Sociology/Anthropology
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (859) 233-8144

Daniel Bennett

Theater
Instructor of Theater/Production Technical Coordinator

Gregg Bocketti

Environmental Studies, History, International Affairs, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Professor of History; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8231

Sarah Bray

Biology, Environmental Studies
Professor of Biology Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Phone: (859) 281-3654

Jessica Brown

Chemistry
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Phone: (859) 233-8168

Sharon Brown

Health and Exercise Science, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Health and Exercise Science; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8205

Karma Bryan

Health and Exercise Science
Adjunct Instructor of Health and Exercise Science

David Bryant

Music
Adjunct Music Faculty - Bassoon
Phone: (859) 233-8141

Michael Cairo

International Affairs, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Political Science
Professor of Political Science; Program Director, International Affairs

Simonetta Cochis

Foreign Language, International Affairs
Professor of French and Spanish
Phone: (859) 233-8161

Rhyan Conyers

Business
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness; Adjunct Instructor of Business Administration
Phone: (859) 233-8500

Liz Corsun

Creative Writing, English, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Associate Professor of English; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8234

Ellen Cox

Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Philosophy
Phone: (859) 233-8178

Eva Csuhai

Chemistry, Pre-health
Professor of Chemistry; Pre-Health Chief Advisor
Phone: (859) 281-3592

Willie Davis

Creative Writing
Adjunct Instructor - Creative Writing

Jamie Day

Physics
Professor of Physics
Phone: (859) 233-8229

Veronica Dean-Thacker

Foreign Language, International Affairs, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Professor of Spanish
Phone: (859) 233-8272

Gary Deaton

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Writing, Rhetoric and Communication
Instructor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication; Director of Forensics
Phone: (859) 233-8201

Paul Duffin

Biology
Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (859) 233-8325

Don Dugi

Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Political Science
Professor of Political Science
Phone: (859) 233-8233

Angela Eaton

Music
Coordinator of Applied Music
Phone: (859) 233-8415

Bobby England

Computer Science, Digital Arts and Media
Professor of Computer Science
Phone: (859) 233-8399

Rod Erfani

Economics, International Affairs, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Professor of Economics
Phone: (859) 233-8196

Folusho Falade

Biology
Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (859) 233-8802

Simona Fojtova

International Affairs, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Women's Studies; Program Director
Phone: (859) 281-3576

Melissa Fortner

Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology; Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Phone: (859) 233-8189

Peter Fosl

Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Professor of Philosophy; Program Director of P.P.E.
Phone: (859) 233-8129

Tosha Fowler

Theater
Lucille C. Little Endowed Chair in Theater Director of the Theater Program
Phone: (859) 233-8514

Becky Fox

Biology, Neuroscience, Pre-health
Associate Professor of Biology; Program Director, Neuroscience;
Phone: (859) 233-8288

Qian Gao

Asian Studies, Foreign Language
Professor of Chinese Language and Culture
Phone: (859) 233-8283

Brian Gardner

Business
Adjunct Instructor in Business Administration
Phone: (859) 281-3643

Melissa Gilbert

Theater
Resident Costume Designer and Instructor of Theater
Phone: (859) 281-3524

Jack Girard

Art and Art History
Professor of Art
Phone: (859) 233-8115

Kurt Gohde

Art and Art History, Digital Arts and Media
Professor of Art; Program Director, Art and Art History
Phone: (859) 233-8141

Emily Goodman

Art and Art History, Digital Arts and Media
Associate Professor of Art History
Phone: (859) 233-8210

Kerri Hauman

Digital Arts and Media, Writing, Rhetoric and Communication
Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Communications; Director of First-Year Seminar
Phone: (859) 281-3574

Ben Hawkins

Music
Professor of Music Director of Instrumental Ensembles
Phone: (859) 233-8259

Christi Hayne

Accounting
Assistant Professor of Accounting; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8184

Steve Hess

International Affairs, Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8214

Becky Hochradel

Business
Associate Professor, Business Administration
Phone: (859) 233-8175

Jeffrey Hopper

Business
Associate Professor of Business Administration; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8224

Mark Jackson

Psychology, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: (859) 281-3526

Kim Jenkins

Mathematics
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Phone: (859) 233-8725

Stephen Johnson

Physics
Associate Professor of Physics and Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8268

Bethany Jurs

Neuroscience, Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Phone: (859) 233-8616

Iva Katzarska-Miller

Psychology, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Psychology and Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8274

David Kaufman

Classics, Philosophy
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Classics; Program Director, Philosophy
Phone: (859) 281-3551

Michael Kelly

Mathematics
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8185

Daniel Koehn

Music
Adjunct Music Instructor - Voice
Phone: (859) 281-3535

Mike LeVan

Mathematics
Associate Professor of Mathematics; Director of First Engagements
Phone: (859) 233-8603

Wei Lin

Art and Art History
Associate Professor of Art History
Phone: (859) 281-3543

Bo List

Theater
Adjunct Instructor of Theater

Elizabeth Loh

Biology
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: (859) 233-8172

Regan MacNay

Music
Assistant Professor of Music Director of Choral Activities
Phone: (859) 281-3546

Maurice Manning

Creative Writing, English
Professor of English; Transylvania Writer in Residence
Phone: (859) 233-8606

Amy Maupin

Education, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Associate Professor of Education
Phone: (859) 233-8126

Melissa McEuen

History, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of History; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8212

Anthony Mead

Art and Art History
Director of the Morlan Gallery, Adjunct Instructor of Art
Phone: (859) 233-8142

Kenny Moorman

Computer Science, Digital Arts and Media, Neuroscience
Professor of Computer Science; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8245

Martha Ojeda

Foreign Language, International Affairs, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Pre-health
Professor of Spanish and French; Pre-Health Committee Advisor
Phone: (859) 281-3553

Hande Ozkan

Anthropology, Sociology/Anthropology
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (859) 233-8639

Bethany Packard

Creative Writing, English
Associate Professor of English
Phone: (859) 233-8123

Jeremy Paden

Foreign Language, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Professor of Spanish; Chair, Division of Humanities
Phone: (859) 281-3673

Greg Partain

Music
Professor of Music; Program Director Director of Creative Intelligence
Phone: (859) 233-8177

Tim Polashek

Digital Arts and Media, Music
Professor of Music Program Director of Digital Arts and Media
Phone: (859) 233-8254

Julia Poynter

Business
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Phone: (859) 281-3693

Amy Rector-Aranda

Education
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
Phone: (859) 233-8253

Paul Reich

Music
Applied Music Instructor - Double Bass and Bass Guitar

Leslie Ribovich

Religion
Assistant Professor of Religion
Phone: (859) 233-8113

Bob Rosenberg

Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8279

Amy Sheikh

Business
Visiting Lecturer in Business Administration

Ken Slepyan

History, International Affairs, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Professor of History
Phone: (859) 233-8105

Belinda Sly

Biology, Pre-health
Professor of Biology and Program Director; Co-Advisor Pre-Health Committee
Phone: (859) 233-8241

Rod Stearn

History
Adjunct Instructor of History
Phone: (859) 233-8264

Zoe Strecker

Art and Art History
Associate Professor of Art; Chair, Division of Fine Arts
Phone: (859) 233-8246

Ryan Stuffelbeam

Mathematics
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Phone: (859) 233-8237

John Svarlien

Classics, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Professor of Classics; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8151

Loren Tice

Music
Part-Time Staff Accompanist
Phone: (859) 233-8138

Kremena Todorova

Creative Writing, English, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Associate Professor of English
Phone: (859) 233-8164

Avery Tompkins

Sociology, Sociology/Anthropology, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Oscar Trujillo

Foreign Language
Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
Phone: (859) 233-8518

Todd Van Denburg

Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: (859) 233-8130

Hannah Varel

Accounting
Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball; Adjunct Instructor of Accounting
Phone: (859) 233-8516

James Wagner

Biology
Professor of Biology
Phone: (859) 233-8258

JJ Wallace

Health and Exercise Science
Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science; Program Director, Physical Education
Phone: (859) 281-3505

Maggie Wells

Health and Exercise Science
Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education

Tiffany Wheeler

Education
Associate Professor of Education; Program Director
Phone: (859) 233-8186

Scott Whiddon

Writing, Rhetoric and Communication
Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication; Program Director; Director of the Writing Center
Phone: (859) 233-8298

Brielle White

First Year Seminar
Adjunct Instructor of First Year Research Seminar

Geoffrey Williams

Economics, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Pre-health
Associate Professor of Economics; Program Director; Pre-Health Committee Advisor
Phone: (859) 281-3665

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