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Jeanette Jones Biography

Interests

Environmental biohazard, Bio-films; the role of opportunistic infectious agents in the etiology of chronic disease

 

Biography

Dr. Jeanette Jones is a native of Fort Valley, Georgia and has provided more than 28 years of committed and dedicated service to Alabama A&M University (Huntsville, AL) in various capacities as the first female Vice President of the University and the first female Vice President for Research and Development from 1989-1996. She holds the position of Professor, specializing in Medical Mycology, and is currently President of the Faculty Senate and Faculty Trustee on the University Board of Trustees and Senior Advisor to the University President. In these capacities she provided effective and productive executive leadership in program development, research development, leadership development, student development, faculty mentoring and in developing research and training programs to attract females and minorities in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. Dr. Jones received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology/education from Fort Valley State University (Ga.), and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Botany/Mycology/Medical Mycology from The Ohio State University in Columbus. A tireless advocate of science and health education, she pursued further study in diverse areas from the University of Nevada, University of California Medical School (San Francisco), National Centers for Disease Control-Atlanta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) and others. Her quest for knowledge and desire to serve has led her to travel to most of the states in the United States of America and 6 of the 7 world continents to present papers, tour and/or consult. A full professor of biology at Alabama A&M University, her productive affiliation with the university spans back to 1976, when she joined as an assistant professor of biology. She is a published author and has been awarded millions in research and sponsored programs for which she served as the principal investigator. Dr. Jeanette Jones, a specialist in Medial Mycology, has spent more than 30 years conducting research on pathogenic fungi that affect human health, with a particular focus on Candida species and other fungi found in both the indoor and outdoor environments. Her current activities include laser and photoelectron control of environmental fungi and spores. She is the Director of the Center of Biomedical, Environmental and Behavioral Research, a center supported by NIH-EARDA and DOE Environmental Technology grants. She has provided mycological testing services to industry around Huntsville and is a prolific grant/proposal developer. She is particularly interested in multidisciplinary research and training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and lends her expertise to several national scientific and educational organizations in activities designed to recruit and train women and minorities in STEM disciplines. In her role as a member of the US Army Science Board she has coauthored studies on chemical and biological warfare, institutionalization of innovative organizations, survival and sustainability of future workf