I am open to current opportunities - research, academic, consulting, and industry positions (immediate & future start dates).

With expertise in the areas of Race, Technology, and Learning, Dr. Jones 1) conducts interdisciplinary qualitative research (interaction analysis, ethnography, critical discourse analysis) to explore pressing questions of our time at these intersections and 2) explores opportunities to develop mixed-methods approaches to communicating across scholars with specialties in STEM, Education, and the (Digital) Humanities. They work to understand theories of change for the future of learning and technology through lenses such as Afrofuturism, and their theoretical contribution - Plantation Prophecy.

Beginning their educator work and pedagogical development in informal computing and craft based spaces, Dr. Jones has employed and developed in project based learning, attentive facilitation strategies, and generative feedback practices. For over ten years she has facilitated computing and making (makerspaces) related work. During their PhD, they further developed their teaching to integrate socio-cultural, Black studies, and ethical perspectives on a variety of subject matters. They are an active mentor for students requesting feedback on in-progress work and a listening ear.

Dr. Jones has consulted on a variety of projects including but not limited to front-end website and graphic design, grant writing and research strategy, book editorial and feedback services, as well as curricular and pedagogical design.

Dr. Jones earned their PhD in Computer Science and Learning Sciences from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. Along the way she also earned her Masters in Computer Science from Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering with specializations in Human Computer Interaction, Ethics, and Accessibility. This was possible with the support of the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship and the National GEM Consortium PhD Fellowship.

Dr. Jones can often be found making niche references, laughing at her own jokes, or embracing Auntie-hood while talking about her niece.