Holley Handley

Dr. Holley Handley serves as Assistant Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Instructional Design and Technology within the School of Education at the University of West Florida. Based in Building 85, Room 181 (Pensacola campus), she teaches graduate courses including Training Needs Assessment, Human Performance Improvement, and HPT Intervention Evaluation, with contact via hhandley@uwf.edu or 850.474.3307.

Her educational foundation comprises:

• Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction (Administrative Studies) - University of West Florida
• Education Specialist & HPT Certification
• M.S. in Cell Biology - Auburn University
• B.S. in Zoology - Auburn University

Research centers on Human Performance Technology applications across sectors:

• Deploying change management models for large-scale organizational interventions
• Integrating problem-based and authentic learning (e.g., Dissertation-in-Practice) to enhance knowledge transfer
• Executing performance gap analyses to design curriculum and organizational improvement frameworks

This work bridges academic theory with pharmaceutical, K-12, and higher education practice to optimize human performance systems.

No scientific awards were documented. Professional experience spans Florida K-12 administration, Florida State College instructional roles, Georgia University molecular biology research, and pharmaceutical industry representation. Current teaching focuses on HPT implementation cycles, though advising relationships and grant activities remain unspecified in available materials.