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Dieter Hennings Yeomans, professor of music performance in the School of Music at University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. The University Research Professorships honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in our region and around the world. 

Feng Li, D.V.M., Ph.D., the William Robert Mills Chair in Equine Infectious Disease at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Gluck Equine Research Center, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. The University Research Professorships honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in our region and around the world.

Melinda Ickes, Ph.D., acting assistant dean of research at the UK College of Education and professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

Michael McKay, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. The University Research Professorships honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in our region and around the world. 

Three new professors join the programme to act as Provost's Visiting Professors alongside those appointed last year.In 2021, Provost Ian Walmsley launched the Provost's Visiting Professors (PVP) Programme, a programme which brings together leading ac

Matt Hoch, associate professor of athletic training in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

Bjoern Bauer, Ph.D., professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. The University Research Professorships honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in our region and around the world. 

William Stoops, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Psychology, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. Stoops’ research uses human laboratory and clinical trial methods to understand the behavioral and pharmacological factors contributing to substance use disorder, focusing mainly on cocaine use disorder.

Luciana Macchion Shaddox, professor of periodontology in the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

Brian Murtha, professor and Carol Martin Gatton Endowed Chair in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain in the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.