Family & Community Medicine

Curriculum Vita for Betsy Goebel Jones, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and Research Coordinator, TTUHSC

Education

Fellow, 2010-11, Drexel University School of Medicine
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
Ed.D., 1983, Texas Tech University
Major: Higher Education; minor: English
Dissertation title: Toward Reaching the First Class: Graduate Education at Texas Tech University, 1930-1980
M.A., 1979, Texas Tech University
Major: English (American Literature)
B.A., 1977, Texas Tech University
Major: Theatre Arts; minor: English; In Honors Studies

Professional Experience

2009 to present
Regional Director, Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2003 to present
Associate Professor and Research Coordinator, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
1992 to 2003
Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
1987 to present
Instructor, English 2309 by Extended Study, Texas Tech University Division of Continuing Education
1985-1991
Lecturer, Department of English, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
1984-1985
Assistant Director of Continuing Education, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas
1983
Part-Time Instructor, El Centro College, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas
1979-1982
Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
1977-1979
Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Texas Tech University, Lubbock

Other Professional Experience

Publications and Scholarly Activity

Project Director, SPRing Breast Cancer; Site Director, ABC4WT Breast Cancer Community Collaboration project, funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
Project Director, Texas Medicaid Curriculum Project, funded by the Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Principal Investigator, Training Docs for the Cure, funded by the Lubbock Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
Project Team, Family Medicine Accelerated Track (F-MAT)
Producer, Texas Tech MedCast Podcast Series
Web Administrator, Department of Family and Community Medicine (www.ttuhsc.edu/som/fammed/)
Project Coordinator, WesTRN practice-based research network
Author and/or editor of more than 24 scholarly publications in medical, educational or communications journals
Author and/or editor of more than 35 professional publications, brochures, and academic reports
Participant in 10 research projects involving nutrition, family practice residency issues, and technical writing
Presenter of more than 35 scholarly papers at family medicine and communications academic meetings

Community Service

Board and Executive Committee Member, Lubbock Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 2005-present
Member, Lubbock High School Parent Teacher Student Association, 2005-2006; Project Graduation Chair 2007 and 2008
Member, University Medical Center Foundation Board, 2003-present
Member, Special Commission for 21st Century Colleges and Universities, 1999-2003
Board Member, Lubbock Area Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 1997-2005; Web Administrator, Lubbock Komen Chapter ( www.komen-lubbock.org); President, 2003-2004; Nominating Chair, 2004-2005
Race Chair, Race for the Cure, September 26, 1998
President, Lubbock Area Foundation, 2000-2001; Board Member, 1993-1994, 1997-2004
President, Junior League of Lubbock, 1996-97
Community Development Advisory Committee, City of Lubbock, 1992-1994
Member, Junior League of Lubbock, 1987-present
Board Member and Chairman, Helen Hodges Educational Charitable Trust, 1988-present
Member, Lubbock Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, 1977-present; President, 1987-1989
St. Paul's Episcopal Church on the Plains, Vestry, Playschool Board, Vice President, Episcopal Church Women
Member, All Saints Episcopal School Parents Group, 1992-present
Member, West Texas Museum Association and Women's Council, 1988-present
Member, Methodist Hospital M2000 Group, 1992-1999

Awards and Honors

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

Research Interests