Nichole Huff

Dr. Nichole Huff is an Assistant Extension Professor of Family Finance and Resource Management in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky. She serves as an Extension Specialist with the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and co-directs Education Abroad programs in Greece and Costa Rica.

Her educational qualifications are:

• Ph.D. in Family Sciences, University of Kentucky, 2013
• M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, East Carolina University, 2007
• B.A. in Psychology and Political Science, University of North Carolina, 2002

Dr. Huff's research and extension work centers on enhancing the financial and mental well-being of individuals and families across the lifespan. She develops initiatives to build financial, social, and human capital, with a focus on practical applications for improving resilience. Her expertise includes family financial counseling, financial literacy education, and the integration of financial health with mental well-being.

She has been recognized with numerous national and state awards for her contributions to extension education. Dr. Huff has secured significant funding, including a USDA-NIFA grant for the PROFIT project, which creates an online course to leverage financial literacy in addressing the Overdose Epidemic.

As the leader of the Personal Finance team for OneOp (a collaboration between the Department of Defense, USDA, and Cooperative Extension), she provides multidisciplinary online professional development for military service providers. Additionally, she is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations.