Meet Our Team
Administration
Dan Howe
Interim Chair, Department of Veterinary Science
Interim Director, Gluck Equine Research Center
Professor
Faculty
Emma Adam
Assistant Professor
(859) 562-2186 emma.adam@uky.edu 129 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Amanda Adams
Associate Professor
(859) 218-1097 amanda.adams@uky.edu 128-I Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Michelle Arnold
Associate Professor
(859) 257-7190 michelle.arnold@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Ernest Bailey
Professor
(859) 218-1105 ebailey@uky.edu 323 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Uneeda Bryant
Associate Professor
(859) 257-6393 ubryant@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Craig Carter
Professor
(859) 257-8283 craig.carter@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Lynne Cassone
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-6393 lynne.cassone@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Thomas Chambers
Professor
(859) 218-1126 tmcham1@uky.edu 442 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Erdal Erol
Professor
(859) 257-7771 erdal.erol@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Lutz Goehring
Professor, Warren Wright, Sr.—Lucille Wright Markey Endowed Chair in Equine Infectious Diseases
(859) 562-0241 l.goehring@uky.edu 439 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Kathryn Graves
Associate Professor
Director of Genetic Testing
Yosra A. Helmy
Assistant Professor
(859) 218-1123 yosra.helmy@uky.edu 445 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Dan Howe
Interim Chair, Department of Veterinary Science
Interim Director, Gluck Equine Research Center
Professor
Jennifer Janes
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-8283 jennifer.janes@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Ted Kalbfleisch
Associate Professor
(859) 218-1147 ted.kalbfleisch@uky.edu 317 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Laura Kennedy
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-6393 drlaurakennedy@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Feng Li
Professor, William Robert Mills Chair in Equine Infectious Diseases
(859) 218-1106 feng.li@uky.edu 325 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Alan Loynachan
UK VDL Interim Director, Associate Professor
(859) 257-6570 alan.loynachan@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511James MacLeod
Professor, John S. and Elizabeth Knight Chair in Equine Musculoskeletal Sciences
(859) 218-1099 jnmacleod@uky.edu 125 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Martin Nielsen
Professor, Schlaikjer Professor of Equine Infectious Disease
(859) 218-1103 martin.nielsen@uky.edu 343 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Megan Romano
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-8283 megan.romano@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Rebecca Ruby
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-8283 reru228@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Carrie Shaffer
Assistant Professor
(859) 218-1168 carrie.shaffer@uky.edu 435 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Scott Stanley
Professor, Keeneland Association Chair in Equine Veterinary Science
(859) 218-1169 scott.stanley@uky.edu 427 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Melissa Swan
Assistant Professor
(859) 257-6917 melissa.swan@uky.edu UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1490 Bull Lea Rd. Lexington, KY 40511Staff
Adam Boyd
Computer Support Specialist
adam.boyd@uky.edu 327 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Jeff Boyles
Scientist I
(859) 218-1165 (Lab) jboyles@uky.edu 336 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Abigail Burrows Franco
Scientist III
abigail.burrows@uky.edu 421 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Prashant Damke
Postdoctoral Scholar
prashant.damke@uky.edu 441 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Karin Davies
Scientist I
(859) 218-1165 (Lab) kldavi2@uky.edu 336 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Patsy Garrett
Administrative Support Associate I
(859) 218-1112 patsy.garrett@uky.edu 109 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Holli Gravatte
Research Analyst
(859) 218-1145 (Lab) hdgrav1@uky.edu 312 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Mary Hammons
Business Officer
(859) 218-1132 mhamm3@email.uky.edu 108 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Danielle Jostes
Philanthropy Director
(859) 218-1176 danielle.jostes@uky.edu 107 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Shavahn Loux
Scientist II
slo236@uky.edu 339 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Maggie McClendon
Research Analyst
maggie.greiter@uky.edu 123 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Bruno C. Menarim
Postdoctoral Scholar
bruno.menarim@uky.edu 127 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Ahsan Naveed
Postdoctoral Scholar
ahsannaveed@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Allen Page
Scientist/Veterinarian
(859) 218-1155 a.page@uky.edu 123 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Mike Pelfrey
Administrative Staff Officer
(859) 218-1085 mike.pelfrey@uky.edu 108 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Brittany Perron
Postdoctoral Scholar
brittany.perron@uky.edu 123 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Lorri Ransom
Staff Support Associate II
(859) 218-1133 lorri.ransom@uky.edu 108 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Stephanie Reedy
Agriculture Research Specialist
(859) 218-1173 sereed0@uky.edu 431 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Kirsten Scoggin
Scientist III
(859) 218-1202 kirsten.scoggin@uky.edu 127 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Hendri Smeenk
Web and Social Media Manager
(859) 257-4757 hendri.smeenk@uky.edu 129 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Gail Watkins
Account Clerk III
(859) 218-1086 bwatkins@uky.edu 108 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Students
Morgan Askins
Graduate Student
morgan.askins@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Grace Camp
Graduate Student
grace.camp@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Izabela De Assis Rocha
Graduate Student
izabela.idar@uky.edu 429 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546John Eberth
Graduate Student
(859) 948-8106 John.Eberth@uky.edu 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Lianne Eertink
Graduate Student
lianne.eertink@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Constance Finnerty
Graduate Student
constance.finnerty@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Erica Jacquay
Graduate Student
erica.jacquay@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Lauren Johnson
Graduate Student
lcjohnson@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Mackenzie Johnson
Graduate Student
mackenzie.johnson@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Bibek Lamichhane
Graduate Student
Bibek.Lamichhane@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Lynn Leedhanachoke
Graduate Student
lmle224@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Jamie Norris
Graduate Student
jamie.norris@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Edward Olajide
Graduate Student
edward.olajide@uky.edu Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Jordan Parker
Graduate Student
jordan-parker@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Nichol Ripley
Graduate Student
nichol.ripley@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Tirth Uprety
Graduate Student
tirth.uprety@uky.edu Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Navid Yousefi-Mashouf
Graduate Student
navid.yousefi@uky.edu 320 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546Adjunct Faculty
Allen Page
Scientist/Veterinarian
(859) 218-1155 a.page@uky.edu 123 Gluck Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546
