Department of Family Sciences

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Current Students

Doctoral Students

Eyitayo Akomolafe

Doctoral Student ADL

eakomolafe@uky.edu

Julia Beier

Doctoral Student ADL

jbeier1@uky.edu

Miranda Bejda

Doctoral Student

mlbe240@uky.edu

Caleb Burrell

Doctoral Student

Caleb.Burrell@uky.edu

Tayrana Eleuterio

Doctoral Student

tayrana.limadetrindade@uky.edu

McKenna Fey

Doctoral Student

mckenna.fey@uky.edu

Emily Johnson

Doctoral Student

em.johnson@uky.edu

Becca Johnson

Doctoral Student ADL

rljo258@uky.edu

Shabnam Ghorbani Kalkhajeh

Doctoral Student ADL

sh.ghorbani@uky.edu

Allison Leip

Doctoral Student

allison.leip@uky.edu

Tiago Lobo-Dos-Santos

Doctoral Student ADL

tiago-lobo-dos-santos@uky.edu

Leila Moosavi

Doctoral Student ADL

s.Leila.Moosavi@uky.edu

Melinda Murdock

Doctoral Student

melinda.murdock@uky.edu

Jacqueline Norman

Doctoral Student

jacqueline.norman@uky.edu

Nicole Stork-Hestad

Doctoral Student

nsh@uky.edu

Samadhi Weeraratne

Doctoral Student

ThiliniS.Weeraratne@uky.edu

Sara Yamini

Doctoral Student ADL

s.yamini@uky.edu

Master's Students

Leke "James" Adekunle

Master's Student

Adeleke.Adekunle@uky.edu

Christie Ellis

Master's Student

christie.ellis@uky.edu

Delaney Eubanks

Master's Student

delaney.eubanks@uky.edu

Ryno Hogg

Master's Student

Ryno.Hogg@uky.edu

Trevor Howard

Master's Student

Trevor.Howard@uky.edu

Allison Loosle

Master's Student

Allison.Loosle@uky.edu

Angel Martinez-Johnson

Master's Student

Angel.Martinez-Johnson@uky.edu

Austin Mathews

Master's Student

Austin.Mathews@uky.edu

Talley Mortara

Master's Student

timo224@uky.edu

Jessica Nincehelser

Master's Student

Jessica.Nincehelser@uky.edu

Giana "Gigi" Novello

Master's Student

g.novello@uky.edu

Marc Pavan

Master's Student

Marc.Pavan@uky.edu

Melissa Pike

Master's Student

melissa.pike@uky.edu

Madeline Spencer

Master's Student

Madeline.Spencer@uky.edu

Natalie Tate

Master's Student

natalie.ohara@uky.edu

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Patricia Dyk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair

314 Funkhouser Building Lexington, KY 40506-0054