Pamela Jenkins
Professor
Ph.D. Louisiana State

Dr. Jenkins conducts research on a variety of topics that concern how communities sustain themselves, solve problems, and resolve conflicts. These interests include domestic violence, public safety, and community violence. Her work examines how individuals identify as members of a community and view themselves as actors in their social context.

Dr. Jenkins teaches primarily in two areas, criminology and women's studies. She has taught Criminology, Sociology of Law, Women and Crime, and Sociology of Corrections. Her most recent course offerings include an Applied Sociology course and a Women's Studies Service Learning Course. She is also a member of the faculty in the Women’s Studies Program at the University of New Orleans.

Dr. Jenkins is a founding and associate member of UNO’s Center for Hazard Assessment, Response and Technology. She has published on a variety of community issues including several manuscripts outlining community responses to domestic violence and more recently several articles focusing on Louisiana coastal communities’ response to coastal erosion.

Post-Katrina, she has been documenting the response to Katrina as part of a national research team on Hurricane Katrina evacuees. She has published on first responders, faith-based communities, response to the storm, and the experiences of elderly during and after Katrina.