Early Childhood, Special Education, & Counselor Education Faculty & Staff

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Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Faculty

People - IECE
Photo	Contact Info
	Amanda Duncan Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location Room 229A Taylor Education Building Email aduncan@uky.edu
	Caroline Gooden Adjunct Professor Categories Faculty Email cjgood2@uky.edu
	Sarah Hawkins-Lear Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 237H Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-9489 Email shawkins12@uky.edu
	Andrea Nielsen Categories Faculty Location 237J Taylor Education Building Phone 859-257-8106 Email andrea.nielsen@uky.edu
	Collin Shepley Associate Professor Categories Faculty Location 229 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-2609 Email collinshepley@uky.edu

Counselor Education Faculty

People - CED
Photo	Contact Info
	Carla Adkison-Johnson Professor Categories Faculty Location Room 116 Taylor Education Building Email Cadkison-johnson@uky.edu
	Si-Yi (Jessica) Chao Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 234 Taylor Education Building Phone (859)257-1135 Email siyichao7185@uky.edu
	Andrea Hampton Hall Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Program, Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator Categories Faculty Location 237K Taylor Education Building Email aha440@uky.edu
	Debra Harley Provost's Distinguished Service Professor, Wallace Charles Hill Professor of Counselor Education Categories Faculty Location 208B Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-7199 Email dharl00@uky.edu
	Sheerah Keith Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location Room 212D Taylor Education Building Email Ske294@uky.edu
	Kathy Sheppard-Jones Adjunct Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 237G Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-7913 Email Kathy.Sheppard-Jones@uky.edu
	Keith B. Wilson Professor, Program Chair and Director of Graduate Studies in Counselor Education Categories Faculty Location 208B Taylor Education Building Phone (859)257-4291 Email keithbwilson@uky.edu

Special Education Faculty and Instructors

People - EDS
Photo	Contact Info
	Kera Ackerman Associate Professor Categories Faculty Location 118 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-7927 Email kera.ackerman@uky.edu
	Jan Ainger Clinical Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 115 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-6318 Email jan.ainger@uky.edu
	Megan Best Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 212J Taylor Education Building Email megan.best@uky.edu
	Donna Carpenter Kentucky Deaf Blind Project Director Categories Faculty Location 250 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-6063 Email donna.carpenter@uky.edu
	Misty Epperson Categories Faculty Location 237F Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-1128 Email misty.epperson@uky.edu
	Whitney Hanley Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 237 G Taylor Education Building Email whitney.hanley@uky.edu
	Justin Kaiser Associate Professor Categories Faculty Location 237F Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-7925 Email justin.kaiser@uky.edu
	Justin Lane Associate Professor, Department Chair Categories Faculty Location 226 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-3889 Email justin.lane@uky.edu
	Amanda Lannan Assistant Professor, Visual Impairment (VI) Program Categories Faculty Location 219 Taylor Education Building Phone 859-257-7908 Email amanda.lannan@uky.edu
	Donna Lee Clinical Associate Professor Categories Faculty Location 233 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-1520 Email donna.b.lee@uky.edu
	Rob Pennington William T Bryan Endowed Chair Categories Faculty Location 224B Taylor Education Building Email robert.pennington@uky.edu
	Mark Samudre Assistant Professor Categories Faculty Location 232 Taylor Education Building Email mark.samudre@uky.edu
	Sally Shepley Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Special Education, IECE, and ABA, Director of ABA Categories Faculty Location 241B Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-8596 Email sally.shepley@uky.edu
	Amy Spriggs Associate Professor Categories Faculty Location 166A Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-9105 Email amy.spriggs@uky.edu

Staff

People - EDSCE Staff
Photo	Contact Info
	Jasamyn DeGrant Kentucky DeafBlind Project Staff Categories Staff Location 250 Taylor Education Building Email Jasamyn.degrant@uky.edu
	Linda Gassaway Research Project Manager Categories Staff Location Remote Phone 859-257-4713 Email linda.gassaway@uky.edu
	Hollie Holladay Administrative Services Asst Senior Categories Staff Location 229 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-7926 Email hollie@uky.edu
	Lori Hunley Administrative Support Associate I Categories Staff Location 229 Taylor Education Building Phone (859) 257-4713 Email lori.hunley@uky.edu
	Charlotte Manno Early Childhood Lab Director Categories Staff Phone (859) 257-7732 Email charlotte.manno@uky.edu

Emereti Faculty

Margaret Bausch
Years of Service: 1985 - 2024
Email: meb@uky.edu

William H. Berdine
Years of Service: 1971-2006
Email: whberdine@roadrunner.com

A. Edward Blackhurt
Years of Service: 1966-1999
Email: blackhurst@sc.rr.com

Brian Bottge
Years of Service: 2007 - 2020
Email: bbott2@uky.edu

Deborah Bott Slaton
Years of Service: 1984 - 2009
Email: deborah.slaton@uky.edu

Belva Collins
Years of Service: 1990 - 2014
Email: belva.collins@uky.edu

Ralph Crystal
Years of Service: 1981 - 2024
Email: ralph.crystal@uky.edu

Sonja Fiest-Price
Years of Service: 1992 - 2020
Email: sonja.fiest-price@uky.edu

Ted Hasselbring
Years of Service: 2000 - 2006

Robert G. McKenzie
Years of Service: 2001 - 2018
Email: rmcke2@email.uky.edu

C. Michael Nelson
Years of Service: 1969-2003
Email: mike.nelson@uky.edu

Jackie B. Rogers
Years of Service: 2000 - 2020
Email: jackie.rogers@uky.edu

Kimberly Townley
Years of Service: 1986 - 2013
Email: kim.townley@uky.edu

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