Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is a body of elected delegates that provide the means by which the faculty can expeditiously discharge its responsibility to deal with and initiate educational and academic policy matters which transcend departmental responsibilities. Councilors are the faculty’s voice and liaison with the Dean’s Office and the Chair’s Council.
Council Members
| BASIC SCIENCE MEMBERS | TERM |
|---|---|
| Ryan Temel, Ph.D., Physiology | Sept. 1, 2026 – Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Samuel Franklin, Ph.D., Neuroscience | Sept. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2028 |
| Kate Zaytseva, Ph.D., Toxicology and Cancer Biology | Sept. 1, 2026 – Aug. 31, 2028 |
| Carol Elam, Ed.D., Behavioral Science | Sept. 1, 2026 – Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Sara Police, Ph.D., Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, sara.police@uky.edu | Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027 |
| CLINICAL SCIENCE MEMBERS | TERM |
|---|---|
| Bob Weaver, M.D., Anesthesiology | Sept. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2028 |
| Lauren Baldwin Branch, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology | Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027 |
| Amy Meadows, M.D., Psychiatry | Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027 |
| Anthony Lile, M.D., Internal Medicine | Sept. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2028 |
| Kara Kennedy, D.O., Neurology | Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027 |
| Nikita Gupta, M.D., Otolaryngology | Sept. 1, 2026 – Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Randaline Barnett, M.D., Neurosurgery | Sept. 1, 2026 – Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Tina Fawns, M.D., Family and Community Medicine | Sept. 1, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Clint Morgan, M.D., Surgery | Sept. 1, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Peter Akpunonu, M.D., Emergency Medicine | Sept. 1, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2029 |