Faculty Vita

Veronica Jones

(updated January 2018)

Assistant Professor (Appointed 2017) Department of Counseling & Higher Education

Higher EducationProgramCollege of Education

Matthews Hall214EUniversity of North Texas

Phone: 940.369.82871155 Union Circle #310829

Email: enton, TX 76203-5017

Education

YearDegreeMajorInstitution

2014PhDHigher Education AdministrationTexas A & M University

College Station, TX

2007MEdAdministration and SupervisionUniversity of Houston

Houston, TX

2000BAElementary EducationSouthern University A & M College

Baton Rouge, LA

Professional Experience

YearPlaceDept/Program/DescripRank/job title

2016-2017University of TexasDept of EducationalAssistant Professor

at San AntonioLeadership and

San Antonio, TXPolicy Studies

2014-2015University of TexasProgram in Higher Postdoctoral Research

Austin, TX Education Leadership Fellow

2011-2014Texas A & M UniversityEducational AdministrationResearch Assistant

College Station, TXand Human Resource

Development

2011-Texas A & M UniversityCenter for TeachingResearch Intern

College Station, TXExcellence

2007-University of HoustonDept of Campus ActivitiesGraduate Assistant

Houston, TX

2005-2007University of HoustonCollege of Education:Graduate Assistant

Houston, TXQuality Urban EducationK-12 District Facilitator

for Students and

Teachers II

Areas of Expertise

pathways for students of color (P-20 collaboration), access and persistence of male students of color, student engagement and activism, institutional commitment to equity and diversity, critical theory and discourse analysis

Credentials

YearName of credential

2001-Certification in English as a Second Language

I. SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

(D Dissertation publication; GGrant product, M Mentorship of student)

(JIF5 = Journal Citation Reports 5-year Journal Impact Factor, and JIF %ile; SJR = Scimago Journal Rank, and SJQ = Quartile; AR = Cabells or editor-reported acceptance rate)

A.Publications

Refereed Articles (Data-based - Published)

International/National

DJones, V. A. (2017). Black student leaders' race-conscious engagement: Contextualizing racial ideology in the current era of resistance. Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs, 3(1), 78-99. (Available online at

  • No data available; accessed by 1,193 higher education institutions in a 127 countries since its inception in 2013

Jones, V. A. (2017). The racialization of Arab panethnic identity: Exploring students’ ingroup

and outgroup social positioning. Race, Ethnicity, and Education. (Available online at

  • JIF5 = 1.602; JIF %ile = 64.043 (JCR, 2016); AR = 6-10% (Cabells, 2017)

G Jones, V. A., and Reddick, R. J., (2017). The heterogeneity of resistance: How Black students utilize engagement and activism to challenge PWI inequalities. Journal of Negro Education, 86(3), 204-219.

  • SJR = 0.196 (2016); SJQ = 3rd (Scimago, 2016); AR = 21-30% (Cabells, 2017)
  • Miller, R. A., Jones, V. A., Reddick, R. J., Lowe, T., Franks Flunder, B., Hogan, K., & Rosal, A. I. (2017). Educating through microaggressions: Self-care for diversity educators. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. (Available online at
  • AR=13% (Cabells, 2017)

Ponjuan, L., Jones, V. A., Hernandez, S., & Palomin, L. (2017). Collaborative consciousness: Exploring community colleges’ awareness and commitment to the success of male students of color. Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 24(1), 3-14.

  • AR=30% (Cabells, 2017)

Jones, V. A. (2016). The Black-White dichotomy of race: Influence of a predominantly White

environment on multiracial identity. Higher Education in Review, 12, 1-22. (Available

online at

  • No data available

DJones, V. A.(2014).Centrality and circumstance: Influences of multidimensional racial identity on African American student organization involvement. Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 3(2), Article 2. (Available online at

  • AR=57% (Editor, 2016); special issue with Council of Ethnic Participation, Association of the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

Refereed Articles (Data-Based – In Press)

DJones, V. A. (in press). Marginality and mattering: Black student leaders’ perceptions of public and private racial regard. Western Journal of Black Studies.

  • SJR = 0.168 (2016); SJQ = 2nd (Scimago, 2016); AR=27% (Cabells, 2017)

Refereed Articles (Data-Based – Under Review)

International/National

Jones, V.A. (revise and resubmit). Discourse within university presidents’ responses to racism: Revealing patterns of power and privilege. Teachers College Record.

  • JIF5 =1.510; JIF%ile=52.979 (JCR, 2016); AR=8% (Cabells, 2017)

DJones, V. A. (under review). Racial salience: The use of experiential knowledge and constructivist methodology to reveal PWI inequalities. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

  • JIF5 =1.200; JIF%ile=29.727 (JCR, 2016); AR=10% (Cabells, 2017)

Musoba, G., Jones, V. A., & Nicholas, T. (under review). From open door to limited access: Transfer students and the challenges of major choice. Journal of College Student Development.

  • JIF5 =0.976; JIF%ile=15.645 (JCR, 2016); AR=8% (Cabells, 2017)

Refereed Articles (Data-Based – In Preparation)

Jones, V. A., Ponjuan, L., Hernandez, S., & Palomin, L. (in preparation). Black academics matter: How African American males’ racial consciousness provides insight into effective mentoring.

Jones, V. A.(in preparation). HSI organizational identity and its role in serving Latino male students.

Jones, V. A., Wonsun, R., & Kim, Y. (in preparation). Intersecting roles of authority and marginalization: International teaching assistants and research university power dynamics.

Refereed Articles (Concept-Based – In Press)

International/National

Jones, V. A., & Squire, D. D. (in press). Disengaging Whiteness and examining power in campus activism: Reuniting communities of color through a critical race analysis of tempered radicalism. Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity.

  • AR=29% (Editor, 2016)

Other Refereed Publications

International/National

Jones, V. A. (2015). [Review of the book Transforming students: Fulfilling the promise of higher education, by Johansson, C., & Felten, P.]. Review of Higher Education, 38, 313-315.

  • JIF5 =1.929; JIF%ile=45.319 (JCR, 2016); AR = 5% (Cabells, 2017)

B.Grants and Contracts

YearTitle, Amount, Role, % Responsibility

  1. Funded External Grants & Contracts

International/National

2014- 2016William T. Grant Foundation Officers’ Research Grant: Programs, Policies, andPractices that Reduce Inequality. The University of Texas at Austin, $25,000, Principle investigator, 50%responsibility

  1. Funded Internal Grants

2017- College of Education, Department of Counseling and Higher Education

Research Grant. The University of North Texas, $500, Principle Investigator,

100% responsibility

C.Presentations

  1. Conference Presentations (Refereed)

International/National

Hatch, D. K., Briscoe, K. L., Wood, J. L., Jones, V. A., Huerta, A., Allen, T. O., & Ballysingh, T. A. (2017, November). The curricular and co-curricular features of minority male initiatives (MMIs): A multi-contextual analysis for advancing program impact research.Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Houston, TX.

Jones, V. A., Kim, Y., & Wonsun, R. (2017, November). Intersecting roles of authority and marginalization: International teaching assistants and research university power dynamics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Houston, TX.

Reddick, R. J., & Jones, V. A. (2017, November). Empowering Black student leaders while navigating the rocky terrain: Black faculty, staff, and administrator advocacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Houston, TX.

Jones, V. A., & Reddick, R. J. (2016, November). Mobilizing the Black student community: How students utilize activism and engagement to influence PWI policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Columbus, OH.

Miller, R. A., Jones, V. A., Reddick, R. J., Lowe, T., Franks Flunder, B., Hogan, K., & Rosal, A. I. (2016, November). Educating through microaggressions: Self-care for diversity educators. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Columbus, OH.

Jones, V. A., & Squire, D. D. (2016, June). Toward a critical race tempered radicalism for campus faculty and staff: Conceptualizing empowerment and building radical change capacity in students of color. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association, Denver, CO.

Ponjuan, L., Jones, V. A., Hernandez, S., & Palomin, L. (2016, March). Collaborative consciousness: A conceptual framework for community colleges commitment to Latino male students of color academic success. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education, Costa Mesa, CA.

Jones, V.A. (2015, November). The language of university presidents in response to racism: A Critical discourse analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Denver, CO.

Jones, V.A. (2015, May). Racial salience: The use of experiential knowledge and constructivist methodology to reveal PWI situational cues. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association, Nashville, TN.

Jones, V.A. (2015, April). Exploring the effects of institutional inequalities on African American students’ racial ideology and activism. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, V.A. (2013, November). Perceptions and participation: How multidimensional racial identity provides insight into African American student organization involvement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, MO.

Musoba, G., Jones, V. A., & Nicholas, T. (2013, November). From open door to limited access: Transfer student and the challenges of major choice. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, MO.

Jones, V.A. (2013, April). The invisible minority: Developing understanding and distinction between Arab students and other minority groups. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

State

Jones, V.A., & Hernandez, S. (2016, March). Black academics matter: How African American males’ racial consciousness provides insight into effective mentoring. Paperpresented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Black Personnel in Higher Education, Fort Worth, TX.

Musoba, G., Jones, V. A., & Nicholas, T. (2015, August). Limited access majors: Obstacles in transition from college to university.Paper presented at the Texas Higher Education Symposium, San Antonio, TX.

  1. Editorial Review Board

International/National

2016-Journal of Black Studies

2017-Journal of Critical Scholarship in Higher Education and Student Affairs

2017- Journal of Negro Education

2017- Sage Open

D. Honors and Awards for Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities

YearName of AwardAwarding Organization

National

2016-Research/Faculty AffiliateProject M.A.L.E.S. (Males Achieving

Latino Educational Success)

2012-14Barbara Jackson ScholarUniversity Council on Educational

Administration

Local

2013Former Students Pooled ScholarTexas A & M University

2012-14College of Education and Human DevelopmentTexas A & M University

Graduate Research Grant

2012-14Graduate Representative Advisory Board Texas A & M University

Travel Grant

2012Dr. Paul L. Stevens’42 Endowed MemorialTexas A & M University

Scholarship

II. INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

A.Instructional Assignments

  1. Teaching Experience

Graduate

Prior to joining the UNT faculty, I taught the following HAS and EDU courses at the University of Texas at San Antonio:

No.Course Title

5003History of American Higher Education

5003Research Methods

5103College Student Development

Prior to joining the UNT faculty, I taught the following EHRD and EDAD courses at Texas A & M University:

No.Course Title

610Higher Education Law

651Epistemology

Since joining the UNT faculty in Fall 2017, I have typically taught two of the following EDHE (Higher Education Program) courses each Fall and Spring semester:

No.Course Title

5620 Student Risk Management in Higher Education

6710Organization and Administration of Higher Education

2. Student Evaluations

Since implementation of Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT):

DeptCollegeUNT

YearSem HE Course # and TitleEnrResp%Sum1,2CEI3μ/SD4μ/SD μ/SD

2018Spring5620 Stu Risk Mgmt in HE14

5620 Stu Risk Mgmt in HE 9

2017Fall6710Org & Adm of HE 8 8100%4.74.94.5/.534.1/.794.2/.74

1Bold font indicates score above EDHE Program mean.

Regular font indicates EITHER score equal to EDHE Program mean OR no comparative data available.

Italics font indicates score below EDHE Program mean.

2Median of combined Summative scores (four global questions)

3Challenge and Engagement Index

4Mean and standard deviation of combined median Summative scores

  1. New Course Development, New Course Preparations and Major Course Revisions

2017Fall5620 Student Risk Management in Higher EducationNew course prep

6710 Organization and Administration of Higher EducationNew course prep

  1. Other Evidence of Instructional Effectiveness

2015-2016Adult Education, English as a Second LanguageAustin Community College Taught courses to assist adult English learners Austin, TX

with oral communication, reading and writing

skill; assisted individuals in developing a

student learning plan for their personal and

professional goals as they progressed through

the program;conducted progress testing to

assess students’ language growth.

2007-2011English as a Second Language Educator Alief Independent School

Lead grade level teacher as a member of the District, Houston, TX

Site-Based Decision Committee to create

campus-wide goals and responsible for

budget approval; Lead Social Studies Teacher

to develop culturally relevant curriculum

with district administrators

2003-2005English as a Second Language EducatorArlington Independent

School District,

Arlington, TX

B. Other Instructional Related Activities Not Covered Above (please explain)

2015(Summer) EDA 381Q Qualitative Research DesignUniversity of Texas at Austin,

Instructor: Dr. Beth BukoskiDepartment of Educational

Presented a lecture “Coding Data through ContentAdministration

Analysis”

2014(Fall) EDA 381Q Qualitative Research DesignUniversity of Texas at Austin

Instructor: Dr. Jennifer HolmeDepartment of Educational

Facilitated a discussion on content analysis andAdministration

utilizing Nvivo software to analyze data

2014(Fall) EDA 381Q Qualitative Research DesignUniversity of Texas at Austin

Instructor: Dr. Beth Bukoski Department of Educational

Presented a lecture “Narrowing the Scope Administration

of Study and Securing a Sample for Research”

III. SERVICE

  1. Service to University
  1. Program Service

YearCommitteeRole (Appointed/Invited)

  1. Committee Member

2017- UNT Program of Higher EducationMember

Qualifying Exam Evaluation

2017-UNT Program of Higher EducationMember

Recruitment and Retention Committee

2015-16University of Texas Program inMember

Higher Education Doctoral Candidate

Admission Committee

  1. University Service

YearCommitteeRole

  1. Committee Chair

2011-14Texas A & M UniversityGraduate RepresentativeChair

Advisory Board

2012-13Texas A & M UniversityGraduate Student Council Co-Chair

Legislative Affairs

  1. Committee Member

2017- UNT Faculty Senate, Committee on the Status Member

of People of Color

2014-16University of TexasDiversity EducationConsultant

Initiatives

2013Texas A & M UniversityComprehensive ReviewMember

Team, Dean of Student Life

2012-13Texas A & M UniversityAcademic Task Force Member

Office of the Registrar

B.Service to Profession

  1. Membership in Professional Organizations:

YearOrganization

International/National

2017-American College Personnel Association

2015-Critical Race Studies in Education Association

2013-American Educational Research Association

Division J: Post-Secondary Education

2011-Association for the Study of Higher Education

Council of Ethnic Participation

State

2007-11Texas Association of College and University

Student Personnel Administrators

  1. Service to Community (related to academic expertise)

1.Non-compensated Professionally-Related Community Service and Involvement

YearOrganizationRole/Title

Local

  1. Consultant

2017Mayor’s Task Force on Institutional Racism & Systemic Inequities in Education

Austin, TX