Extension Faculty & Staff

Extension Faculty

Extension faculty are responsible for communicating with county agents, growers, and the public, to "extend" relevant findings of this department and the research community at large. Extension faculty are:

Extension Group in strawberry field

• Carl Bradley Canola, Small Grains & Soybeans (Princeton)
• Nicole Gauthier Commercial Specialty Crops
• Paul Vincelli Turfgrasses, Ornamentals & Forest Trees
• Kiersten Wise Corn, Sorghum, and Forages (Princeton)

Extension Staff

• Will Barlow, Scientist I
• Julie Beale, Plant Disease Diagnostician
• Ed Dixon, Research Analyst 
• Cheryl Kaiser, Extension Staff Support
• Kimberly Leonberger, Extension Associate 
• Sara Long, Plant Disease Diagnostic Assistant 
• Kelsey Mehl, Extension Associate 

Extension Emeritus Faculty

• John R. Hartman
• Donald E. Hershman
• William C. Nesmith

Extension personnel visit a Kentucky grower