Michael Ammerman
Agriculture Extension Associate Senior
Professional Biography
Responsibilities
Provide statewide support for timber harvesting professionals as a member of the Department of Forestry Extension Team. Responsible for developing and delivering educational programming to a broad spectrum of audiences.
Professional Affiliations
• Assistant Director – Kentucky Master Logger
• Center for Forest and Wood Certification
• Kentucky Forest Industries Association
• Society of American Foresters
Scholars@UK
PILOT SCOPE - Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention - PILOT PROJECTS Testing and Educating Loggers on the General Effectiveness of chainsaw chap protection
Ammerman, M. (PI) & Williams, R. (CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
9/30/25 → 9/29/26
Project: Research project
University of Kentucky Implementation of the Temporary Bridge Program
Ammerman, M. (PI), Niman, C. (CoI) & Thomas, W. (CoI)
8/15/25 → 8/14/30
Project: Research project
Kentucky Water Quality Improvement through Logging Skidder Bridge Program
Ammerman, M. (PI), Thomas, W. (CoI) & Stringer, J. (Former CoI)
1/8/25 → 1/8/30
Project: Research project
CARERC Pilot: Study for Survey and Education of Safe Hauling of Timber on Public Roads through Kentucky Master Logger Program
Ammerman, M. (PI), Niman, C. (CoI) & Stringer, J. (CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
7/1/19 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
Sanderson, W. (PI), Ammerman, M. (CoI), Browning, S. (CoI), Christian, J. (CoI), Jones, K. (CoI), Ladino, K. (CoI), McMaine, J. (CoI), McNeill, S. (CoI), Messer, T. (CoI), Montross, M. (CoI), Palli, S. (CoI), Russell, M. (CoI), Sama, M. (CoI), Sampson, S. (CoI), Sprayberry, S. (CoI), Williams, R. (CoI), Winter, K. (CoI), Mazur, J. (Former CoI) & Vincent, S. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
9/30/22 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project
Education
M.S., Digital Mapping and GIS, University of Kentucky, 2025
B.S., Forestry, University of Kentucky, 2020
A.A.S., Computer and Information Technology, Hazard Community and Technical College, 2022
