Kenneth R. Jones

Director of Program and Staff Development for the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Extension Professor, Community and Leadership Development, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Dr. Kenneth Jones is Assistant Provost for Faculty Professional Development in the UK Office for Faculty Advancement. He also serves as a professor in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and has been a faculty member in the Department of Community and Leadership Development since January 2005. His research employs quantitative and qualitative methods that aim to address specific issues affecting youth-serving practitioners and other community-based organizations. His research interests include assessing youth-adult relationships within community contexts, program development within community settings and faculty engagement.

Dr. Jones previously served as the Director of Program and Staff Development for the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. In this role, he provided statewide direction for: program development and evaluation; training of county-based and state-level Cooperative Extension professionals, and; leading efforts in preparing accountability reports for Extension stakeholders at the local, state and national levels.