Dr. Pamela Kirkley
Head of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Director of the Nicholls Intergenerational Program which encompasses Generations Teaching Generations Preschool and Golden Learning Opportunities
Families have changed drastically since Dr. Pamela Kirkley, department head of family and consumer sciences, joined the Nicholls staff in 1981. The department has also evolved to keep up with the times, largely due to Kirkley’s efforts.
Kirkley was responsible for the development of the Nicholls birth to five/early interventionist education degree program, the first of its kind in the United States. Since 2000, she has also secured more than $1.5 million in grant money.
Kirkley began her career at Raceland Junior High as a vocational home economics teacher. She has taught in the Nicholls family and consumer science department since 1981, serving as department head since 2000. Kirkley is certified as a Family and Consumer Sciences Professional and serves as a child development associate education consultant for Lafourche Parish Head Start.
In addition to her accomplishments and certifications, Kirkley is an active member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Louisiana Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society and the Council for Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Kirkley has received the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award and the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence.
In her spare time, Kirkley enjoys reading, singing, horseback riding and Harley riding with her husband, Johnny. Together, they also enjoy spending quality time with their three children and leading a Bible study group.
Education:
B.S., M.Ed., Nicholls State University; Ed.D., Louisiana State University
Courses Taught:
FACS 130 – Orientation to Family and Consumer Sciences
FACS 334 www - Changing Home and Family
FACS 431 – Organization and Administration of Intergenerational Centers
FACS 497 - Family and Consumer Sciences Internship
EDUC 465 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools
EDUC 463 – Student Teaching in Special Education/Elementary School
Contact Information:
10 FACS Building
Phone: 985.448.4690
E-mail: pamela.kirkley@nicholls.edu