Affiliates
The Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program is a vibrant community consisting of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members. Representing a wide array of disciplines from colleges across the University, affiliates partner with Appalachian communities, conduct research, lead community engagement projects, and teach courses relating to the region.
To become an Appalachian Center affiliate, please complete the following form:
Appalachian Center Affiliation Application
To become a faculty affiliate for the Appalachian Studies Program please complete the following form:
Appalachian Studies Faculty Affiliation Application
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PhD Candidate, Graduate Instructor
poetry, Eco-poetry, Appalachian Studies, African American Literature |
dri228@g.uky.edu
1306 Patterson Office Tower
N/A |
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Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate
Religion, Islam, Shi'ism, identity, nationalism, State, Iran and its Diaspora, West Asia (Middle East) |
erfan.saidi@uky.edu
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Professor of Geography
Cultural and historical geography, US Urban Landscapes, Land and Property, Race, Racialization, Racism, Methodology (archives, Landscape as method) |
schein@uky.edu
877 Patterson Office Tower
(859) 257-2119 |
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Professor of Behavioral Science
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nesch@uky.edu
125 College of Medicine Office Bldg.
(859) 323-8175 |
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Phased retirement, 2020-2023
Appalachian Studies, Social Inequality and Stratification, Social Movements, Community and economic development |
shaunna.scott@uky.edu
1557 Patterson Office Tower
859-257-6882 |
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Peter P Bosomworth Professor
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scutch@uky.edu
212D CPH
8592182024 |
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Lecturer, Lewis Honors College
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kenton.sena@uky.edu
U124 Lewis Hall
859-323-8256 |
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PhD, Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Legal Geography, Political Ecology, Latin America, Appalachia |
lindsay.shade@uky.edu
504 WP Garrigus
859-257-4657 |
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Graduate Research Assistant, M.S. student
Ecological restoration, Mined land restoration, Forest ecology, Wetland Ecology |
bsn225@uky.edu
218 Thomas Poe Cooper Building
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Extension Field Programs
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cstamper@uky.edu
130 Robinson Road, Jackson, KY
(859) 351-7510 |
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Assistant Professor of Architecture
Community Engaged Design, climate justice, Abandoned Mine Lands, Supply Chains, Climate Resilient Design |
brent.sturlaugson@uky.edu
117 Pence Hall
(859) 323-2747 |
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Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
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karen.tice@uky.edu
211 Breckinridge Hall
(859) 257-7976 |
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Data Analyst with Partners for Education at Berea College, Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation - In Progress
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retu222@uky.edu
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Associate Professor
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jason.unrine@uky.edu
N-122T Agricultural Science Center
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Research Director, P20 Motivation and Learning Lab
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ellen.usher@uky.edu
249 Dickey Hall
859.257.8647 |
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PhD Candidate- Higher Education and Policy Studies , Graduate Teaching Assistant- Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
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leah.vance@uky.edu
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Associate Professor
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Nathan L. Vanderford
H164 Chandler Hospital
859-323-2622 |
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PhD student in Sociology
Rural Sociology, the US South, sociology of health and illness, rural health, sexual health |
kc.vick@uky.edu
1549 Patterson Office Tower
859-257-4420 |
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PhD Candidate Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate Research Assistant
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courtney.walker@uky.edu
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Professor
Poetry and Poetics, Fiction, African American Cinema, Affrilachia, Diversity in Comics and Graphic Novels, Playwriting and Black Theater, Creative Writing |
fxw2@uky.edu
1237 Patterson Office Tower
859-257-1035 |
