Staff

  • Elizabeth Baez

    Elizabeth Baez

    Health and Safety Coach Child Care Aware Phone: Email: elizabeth.baez@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Worked as a Human Services Surveyor for 12 years in the Eastern Enforcement Branch of DRCC Reason: Research: […]

  • Jessica Whiting

    Jessica Whiting

    Human Resources Business Officer Phone: 859-218-4911 Email: jessicalwhiting@uky.edu Responsibilities: All university and HDI HR related functions and procedures. Experiences: 11 yrs experience at UK in Administrative and HR related roles. […]

  • Brigitte Southerling

    Brigitte Southerling

    Early Care & Education Coach: Quality Phone: 270-706-8798 Email: bysout01@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Sharon Norris

    Sharon Norris

    Quality Coach Child Care Aware Phone: Email: sharon.norris@uky.edu Responsibilities: Conducts outreach to licensed child care centers to help increase quality in early care and education settings. Conducts and references the […]

  • Mark Leach

    Mark Leach

    Bioethics Specialist Phone: 502-938-4864 Email: markwleach321@gmail.com Responsibilities: Develop publications and presentations about prenatal testing and education. Experiences: Reason: Father of a daughter with Down syndrome. Research: prenatal testing Interests:

  • Kari Batts

    Kari Batts

    Disability Program Specialist Phone: 853-257-4977 Email: kari.jones@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Rachael Johnson

    Rachael Johnson

    Rehabilitation Technologist/KATS Network Center/Project CARAT Site Coordinator Phone: 606-788-7080 ext. 86661 Email: racheal.johnson@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Darrell Mattingly

    Darrell Mattingly

    Computer Specialist II Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP); Community Work Transition Project (CWTP); Graphic Medicine; University Center for Excellence (Core) Phone: Email: darrell.mattingly@uky.edu Responsibilities: Design develop and maintain websites, and […]

  • Taylor Tucker

    Taylor Tucker

    Quality Coach Child Care Aware Phone: 270-901-1157 Email: lynne.tucker@uky.edu Responsibilities: Provide Technical Assistance to Child Care Programs in KY to raise quality in their programs Experiences: 30+ years in early […]

  • Mike Abell, PhD

    Mike Abell, PhD

    Project Director Phone: 502-252-1085 Email: mike.abell@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Technical assistance outcomes, special education general supervision and student outcomes, Interests: Research to practice, special education leadership, emerging innovations.