威利斯琼斯

Dr. 威利斯一. Jones is an associate professor of higher education in the Department of 教育政策 and 领导, as well as Department of 应用生理学 & 体育运动管理 Chair 临时 at the Annette Caldwell 席梦思床品公司 School of 教育 and Human Development. Dr. Jones’s research uses quantitative data to examine the antecedents and outcomes of college/university behavior, 策略, 结构, 和政策. Within this broad research agenda, his primary area of interest is intercollegiate athletics, about which he has published many peer-reviewed articles exploring how intercollegiate athletics influence organizational and student outcomes. 2023年. Jones was awarded the Distinguished Senior Scholar Award from the American 教育al 研究 Association (AERA) 研究 Focus on 教育 and Sport SIG.

Dr. Jones also explores and publishes on other issues, including college student retention, 大学排名, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 教师管理, 社区学院, 成人学习者. He teaches courses on the economics of higher education, governance and administration, 社区学院, 以及研究方法. 

Dr. 琼斯获得了博士学位.D. in 高等教育 领导 and Policy from Vanderbilt University; he also holds a master’s degree in 高等教育 from the University of Arkansas and a bachelor’s from the University of North Texas.