Areas of Expertise:
Education:
Undergraduate: B.A. in Theatre Arts, Texas Tech University, 1977
Graduate School: M.A. in English, Texas Tech University, 1979
Doctorate: Ed.D. in Higher Education, Texas Tech University, 1983
Fellowship: Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, Drexel University, 2010-2011
Awards/Certifications:
-Women of Excellence in Science and Medicine, YWCA of Lubbock, 2010
-Unsung Hero Award, Department of Family Medicine, 2009
-Distinguished Award for College-Level Credit Correspondence Course (first place for English 2309 Course Materials) by National University Continuing Education Association, February 1993.
-TTU/TTUHSC Nominee, AAUW Award for Outstanding Young Faculty Women (35 or under), 1991
-Award of Distinguished Technical Communication, Society for Technical Communication, 1990
-Outstanding Young Women of America, 1981, 1988 & Notable Women of Texas
-Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary
-Mortar Board, national senior honorary
-Sigma Tau Delta, national English honorary
-Alpha Lambda Delta, national freshman honorary
-Junior Council, Texas Tech University junior honorary
-Lubbock City Panhellenic Scholar
Biography:
Jones is an associate professor and research coordinator in the School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine and the regional director of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health in Lubbock.