Dr. Pamela C. Boyd

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Dr. Pamela C. Boyd

Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-6886
FAX (334) 844-6789
boydpam@auburn.edu

Pamela Boyd is an associate professor in the College of Education and the department of Curriculum and Teaching. She is a professor of Elementary Language Arts Education. Dr. Boyd has been at Auburn University since 1991. Prior to receiving her doctorate from Mississippi State University she taught grades one through three, and was a teacher and coordinator in Cobb County, Georgia. Dr. Boyd's teaching interests center on assisting students in developing a philosophy of teaching and learning that will guide their classroom decisions, modeling effective teaching strategies, communicating national standards that promote language as a tool across the curriculum, helping students become reflective practitioners, and connecting preservice teachers with outstanding inservice teachers. Dr. Boyd conducts active research in the area of school/university partnerships. This research explores school/university partnerships as a change agent in education reform.

Academic Degrees

Ed.D. Mississippi State University, 1989 Elementary Education

Georgia State University, 1978 Gifted Certification

M.Ed. Georgia State University, 1976 Elementary Education

B.A. Georgia State University, 1973 Elementary Education

Professional Experience

1998-Present Associate Professor, Auburn University

1991-1998 Assistant Professor, Auburn University

1990 Instructor & Supervisor of Student Teachers Mississippi State University

1989 Mississippi State Department of ED., Weyerhauser Timber Company Lesson Plan Developer/Instructor

1986-1988 Graduate Teaching Assisstant, Mississippi State University

1982-1983 First Grade Teacher, Crowley, La.

1973-1980
Teacher, Cobb County, Ga.