Talking FACS

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Amber Silberman, DNP, APRN, NP-C, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, UK Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer Conversations episode 8 Ovarian Cancer is often diagnosed in late stages because its symptoms are similar to many other conditions women experience.  On th...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest:  Alex Elswick, Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Episode 10, Season 2 Parenting teens is tough!  Navigating the waters of potential substance use is frightening for many parents.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Alex Elswick shares with Dr. Jennifer...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health Episode 9, Season 2 What is green exercise?  Listen to this episode of Talking FACS with Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Natalie Jones to find out!  Natalie shares the benefits of green exercise and she also discusses important safet...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Special Back to School Edition Episode 8, Season 2 With school may come the after school meltdown for students under age 12.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Dr. Da...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guests:  Caroline Francis, Director of Alumni Career Services and Amanda Schagane, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Episode 7, Season 2 Developing effective networks is critical for career success.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter visits with Caroline F...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Kelly May, Senior Extension Associate for Family Finance and Resource Management Episode 6, Season 2 Using a smartphone and its related apps has become a convenience issue for many people.  Kelly May sits down with Dr. Jennifer Hunter to discuss the importance of  being smart ab...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Emily Marcinkowski, Surgical Oncologist, UK Markey Cancer Center In this episode of Cancer Conversations on Talking FACS, Dr. Emily Marcinkowski shares with Dr. Jennifer Hunter some of the options regarding breast cancer treatment and clarifies possible misconceptions surrou...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Episode 5, Volume 2 Finding fun summer activities to do together is good for your children and good for your family.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. David Weisenhorn shares with Dr. Jennifer Hun...

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Annhall Norris, Extension Associate for Food and Nutrition Special Edition Episode In Kentucky, House Bill 468 has changed the rules for home bakers who wish to sell home produced products.  In this special edition of Talking FACS, Annhall Norris shares what t...

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Annhall Norris, Extension Associate for Food and Nutrition Episode 4, Volume 2, Part 2 As gardens start to produce their summer bounty, now is a great time to talk about preserving the harvest. This week, Annhall Norris sits down with Mindy McCulley to talk ab...

Host: Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Annhall Norris, Extension Associate for Food and Nutrition Episode 4, Volume 2, Part 1 As gardens start to produce their summer bounty, now is a great time to talk about preserving the harvest.  This week, Annhall Norris sits down with Mindy McCulley to talk a...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guests:  Alex Elswick, Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Episode 3, Volume 2 There are a few difficult discussions that parents must have with their children and talking about substance use and drugs is one that is extremely important!  In this episode of T...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guests:  Caroline Francis, Director of Alumni Career Services and Amanda Schagane, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Episode 2, Volume 2 People may experience a gap in their career path for a variety of reasons.  Returning to work may present some new and interesting challen...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Amber Silberman, DNP, APRN, NP-C, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, UK Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer in Kentucky episode 6 At the UK Markey Cancer Center, work is underway every day to help cancer patients not just to survive, but to thrive.  This month's...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health Episode 1, Volume 2 Protecting our skin from the sun is important all the time, but especially in the summer we tend to engage in more outdoor activities when more of our skin is exposed.  On this episode of Talking FACS, Dr....

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Amanda Gumbert, Extension Specialist for Water Quality Special Edition Water Series Come on down, the water's great! With over 90 thousand miles of streams and rivers, Kentucky is a water rich state!  Listen in as Dr. Hunter sits down for another visit with Dr. Gumbert to di...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Kelly May, Senior Extension Associate for Family Finance and Resource Management Episode 52 With Father's Day around the corner, finding a great gift for Dad can sometimes be a challenge!  This week on Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Kelly May, a new voice to ou...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guests:  Caroline Francis, Director of Alumni Career Services and Amanda Schagane, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services   Are you contemplating a career change?  This week on Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with the Director and Associate Director of Alumni Career S...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Nathan Vanderford, UK College of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology and Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer in Kentucky episode 5 Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Dr. Nathan Vanderford continue the Cancer Conversations on this episode of Talking FA...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Amanda Gumbert, Extension Specialist for Water Quality  Special Edition Water Series In most parts of the United States, water is ever present.  Turn on the tap and clean water will flow.  In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Dr. Amanda Gumbert to discuss the...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Nathan Vanderford, UK College of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology and Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer in Kentucky episode 4 Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Dr. Nathan Vanderford continue the Cancer Conversations on this episode of Talking FA...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Sarah Hanks, Senior Extension Associate for Healthy Homes Episode 49 Being prepared before emergencies arise can make a difficult situation a little easier to handle.  In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Sarah Hanks discuss the important items to keep in your emergency kit...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Nathan Vanderford, UK College of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology and Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer in Kentucky episode 3 There is cancer research occurring every day at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and across th...

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development Episode 48 Parenting can be challenging and finding ways to help your children accept when you must say "No" can sometimes be difficult.  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down...

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Nathan Vanderford, UK College of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology and Markey Cancer Center Special Edition Series - Cancer in Kentucky episode 2 Reducing your cancer risk is in your hands.  On this episode of Cancer Conversations, Dr. Nathan Vanderford s...