Sonja Feist-price

Sonja Feist-Price was appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs effective August 1, 2020. Dr. Feist-Price earned a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, a D.Rh. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, her M.S. from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and a B.S. from McNeese State University, Lake Charles. Dr. Feist-Price is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Kentucky, a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Kentucky and a trained mediator, all of which complement her leadership abilities. Dr. Feist-Price has a successful leadership record at the University of Kentucky where she served as the Vice President for Institutional Diversity where she advised the President and Provost on all academic, fiscal, programmatic and administrative policy decisions regarding the University's diversity, equity, and inclusivity goals; developed an implementation and annual assessment of the University's diversity plan; and engagement of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus, in the community, within the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Dr. Feist-Price also served as the senior administrative officer responsible for promoting collaboration among all members of the university community including students, faculty, staff, and administrators in an earnest pursuit of UK's diversity agenda. in the following roles: Vice president for institutional diversity, Senior assistant provost for faculty affairs; assistant provost for faculty affairs; university academic ombud; director of graduate studies, and director of African American and Africana studies and research institute. Her professorial tenure includes serving as a professor, associate professor, and assistant professor in the department of early childhood, special education, and counselor education at the University of Kentucky, and a visiting professor at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Feist-Price has an extensive history with externally-funded research, and has authored numerous scholarly publications and made invited and refereed presentations at international, national, and regional conference venues. She has been the recipient of numerous awards acknowledging significant contributions to academic research and teaching, including the Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year, Exceptional Researcher of the Year, and Teacher Who Made a Difference.