The Department of Educational Leadership Studies is home to faculty and staff whose work focuses on leadership in educational organizations, systems, and communities. Our faculty bring expertise across schools, districts, higher education, community-based organizations, and policy contexts, supporting teaching, research, and service aligned with the department’s academic programs.
Faculty, Staff, & Students
Faculty and Staff
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Justin Bathon Associate Professor |
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Lars Björk Professor |
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Virginia Downing Assistant Professor |
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Kristina Hains Professor & Extension Leadership Development Specialist |
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John Hill |
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Sylvia Mendez Professor |
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John Nash Associate Professor |
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Mary O’Hair Professor |
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Nicholas Pace Dean, College of Education |
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Karen Perry Clinical Assistant Professor |
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Amanda Potterton Associate Professor |
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Beth Rous Professor and Department Chair |
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Kara Rush Department Manager |
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Lu Young Professor, Clinical Title Series |
Doctoral Students
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Michele Adams Assistant Director of Honors Admissions, Northern Kentucky University |
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Carlos Aguilar District Emerging Multilinguals/Bilinguals Instructor (ELL), Fayette County Public Schools |
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Robert Appino Leadership & Learning Executive, Apple |
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Sylvia Basta Academic and Student Affairs Services Leader, Gouna Technical Nursing Institute |
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Tonya Bates Senior Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
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Alison Bellamy K–2 Teacher, New Hanover County Schools |
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Chris Brida Director of Career and Technical Education and Pathways (AP/IB), Portland Public Schools |
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Victoria Castro-Corral Student Services Supervisor for Early College, Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
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Tom Collins Vice Chair of Faculty and Academic Affairs, University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
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Cassandra Cooper Senior Policy Analyst, University of Kentucky Center for Innovation in Health and Population |
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Amy Cummings Title I and Dual Language Immersion Coordinator, Cabarrus County Schools |
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Lauren Doerner Senior Training and Development Manager, Kappa Delta |
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Meg Dreyfus Special Education Instructional Coach and Speech-Language Pathologist, Upper Merion Area School District |
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Eleni Filippatos New Language (ENL) Teacher, PS 8, New York City Public Schools |
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Bonnie Fineman Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Windsor Public Schools |
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Helen Garces Assistant Dean for Curriculum Administration, University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
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Ashley Garrett Instructor of English, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College |
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Michelle Graham-Smith Senior Return to Work Coordinator, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute |
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Cadie Hall Student Services Coordinator, Lead Academy |
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Elexis Hall Senior Health and Safety Administrator, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) |
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James Hall Adjunct Faculty in Kinesiology and Health Promotion, BCTC Newtown Campus |
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Brian Hamilton Senior Associate Director of Inclusive Excellence and Student Success, University of Louisville |
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Chris Hayden Leader in Education, Western Academy of Beijing and with the International Baccalaureate |
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Joshua Hayes Assistant Vice President of Equity Compliance at Towson University |
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Sara Hendricks Lecturer, Asia Pacific University Ritsumeikan |
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Kara Hourdas Assistant Professor and Team Leader, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry |
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Brandon Howlett Senior Policy Analyst and TCOM Learning Academy Lead, University of Kentucky’s Center for Innovation in Population Health |
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Casey Humphrey Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University |
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Tim Jedra Senior Agricultural Research Specialist and Equine Unit Manager, University of Kentucky |
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Emma Jones Special Education Teacher, Baker Intermediate School in Clark County |
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Shary Marshall Director, The International School of Belgrade |
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Jessica Martinkosky Professor of Art, Blue Ridge Community College |
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Justin McIntosh Principal, West Aurora School District 129 |
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Lauren Mergen Distance Learning Director, University of Kentucky |
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Mike Nguyen Director of Institutional Research and Analytics, Harvard University |
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Jenny Palacios Associate Director of Campus Culture and Access and Title IX Coordinator, University of West Florida |
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Mike Paul Instructional Coach, Bullitt County Public Schools |
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Kyle Phillips Academic Advisor II, University of Kentucky |
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Carolyn Pippen Educational Consultant, IvyWise, Contig |
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Kelli Reno School Librarian at Frederick Douglass High School, Fayette County Public Schools |
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Erica Settelen Academic Program Consultant at the Office of Career & Technical Education (OCTE), Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) |
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Benjamin Sheridan Director of Learning, 407 Learning |
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Chavis Sims |
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Kimberly Slifer Assistant Principal |
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Sydnie Steele Assistant Director of Curricular Engagement, University of North Florida |
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Elena Strecker School Psychologist |
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Kristin Walters English Language Arts Curriculum and Professional Development Coordinator, Laurel School District |
Postdoctoral Students
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Isaiah Moore Postdoctoral Scholar |
Friends of the Department
Colleagues who contribute to our academic programs through teaching and advising.