Food Systems Experts

Bryan Brady
Cultivate Kentucky Senior Extension Associate
The Food Connection

Christy Brady
Assistant Professor
College of Health Sciences

Lily Brislen
Executive Director
The Food Connection

Sarah Caton
Computer Support Specialist II
Community Leadership and Development

Marketing Communications and Digital Media
The Food Connection

Anita Courtney
Adjunct Faculty
College of Public Health

Carolyn Gahn
UK Dining Sustainability Director
Aramark Higher Education

David Gonthier
Assistant Professor
Entomology

Michael Goodin
Professor
Plant Pathology

Alison Gustafson
Associate Professor
Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Krista Jacobsen
Associate Professor
Horticulture

Yoko Kusunose
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics,
Economics

Sarah Lyon
Professor
Anthropology

Bruce Manzano
Independent Zooarchaeology Consultant

Leigh Maynard
Professor
Agricultural Economics

Faculty Chair
The Food Connection

Patrick Mooney
Professor
Sociology

Janet Mullins
Extension Professor
Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Kendra Oo
Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Michael Pennell
Associate Professor
Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies

Robert Perry
Chef and Foods Lab Coordinator
Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Jeffrey Rice
Professor
Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies

Alissa Rossi
Senior Lecturer
Community Leadership and Development

Douglas Slaymaker
Professor
Japan Studies

Mark Swanson
Associate Professor
College of Public Health

Paul Vincelli
Professor
Plant Pathology

Tanya Whitehouse
Program Manager
The Food Connection

Matthew Wilson
Associate Professor
Geography

Baron Wolf
Assistant Vice President for Research Strategy and Data Analytics
Office of the Vice President for Research

Timothy Woods
Extension Professor
Agricultural Economics

Ashton Wright
Director of Local Food & Agriculture Development
LFUCG Mayor's Office