Lisa Jones, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Multicultural Education
School of Education
University of Houston-Clear Lake

 

 

 

Suite:1325-07
Phone: (281) 283-3551
Fax: (281) 283-3599
E-mail: jonesl@uhcl.edu

UH-Clear Lake
Box 189
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Educational
Background

1998 Ed.D. - University of Houston, Houston, TX - Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations
1995 Mid-Management Certification

1990 M.Ed. - Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX - Educational Administration
1989 Teaching Certificates: Biology, Science Composite
1988 B.S. - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - Scientific Nutrition

Areas of Expertise

Multicultural Education and Technology, Multicultural and Diversity Issues, Learning Styles of Minority Students, Racial Tolerance in Education, Educational Leadership and Administration.

Doctoral Program Development

Helped to develop and will teach SILC 7030 – Intercultural Communications course.  Member of the Subcommittee on Program Development and Evaluation – reviewed and recommended approval of doctoral program course syllabi.

Summary of
Professional Experience

August 2005 to present – Associate Professor of Education, Multicultural Education

May 9 – May 21, 2001 – Guest Lecturer – Tainan Women’s College of Arts & Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

August 1999 to present - Assistant Professor of Education, Multicultural Education

August 1998 to July 1999 - Adjunct Instructor Multicultural Education - UHCL

January 1998 to July 1999 - Adjunct Instructor - San Jacinto College District ESL - English Conversation. ABE.

February 1998 to May 1998 - Adjunct Professor - Texas Southern University - Student Teacher Supervisor

Summer 1997 Graduate Researcher - Education Testing Service, Princeton, N.J.

Seven years as a High School Chemistry and Physical Science teacher. Aldine I.S.D. & College Station I.S.D. & The Tenney School

Teaching Areas

Multicultural Education, Cultural Studies, Community Collaborations, and Interpersonal Communication.

Publications

Jones, L. (2005, Summer). The multicultural education perspective on the cultural identity of students: What teachers should know about student diversity. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 41(4), 150-151.

Jones, L. (2005, January). Maintaining the curricular philosophies of a multicultural education course: From face-to-face to eLearning Environments. AACE Journal, 13(1), 91-99.

Wilson, M., Jones, L., Marquez, J., & Tanguma, J. (Winter, 2005). Black students’ perceptions about academic achievement. Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, 5, 169-190.

Jones, L. (2004, Winter). Teaching citizenship through multicultural education. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 40(2), p. 60-61.

Jones, L. & Weaver, L. (2003, Winter). Attitudes and perceptions about race of preservice and inservice teachers. Texas Association of Bilingual Education Journal, 7(1), 63-72.

Jones, L. (2002). Facilitating a multicultural course on-line. National Association of African Studies Monograph Series, 2, 441-450.

Service Activities

Executive Member, Board of Directors, National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) ( 2005 to present)

 

Texas Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (TxNAME)  (2001 to present)

 

National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) (2000 to present)

 

Chair, Nomination Committee, Texas Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (TxNAME) (2003 to 2004) 

 

Member, Board of Directors, National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) (2003 to 2005)

 

National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) Houston Liaison  (2000 to 2005)

 

Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education (1997 to present)

Special Recognitions

Piper Award Nominee – Outstanding Teaching Award (2004)

National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) Board of Directors (2003)

National WebCT Exemplary Course Project Nominee (2002)

People’s Republic of China Academic Scholar Award (2001)

Piper Award Finalist (1999)

Who’s Who Among American College Students

Kappa Delta Pi - Deborah P. Wolfe Laureate Scholarship (1997)

Kappa Delta Pi - Honor Society in Education Inductee (1997)

Educational Testing Service 1997 Summer Graduate Research Award.

Personal Interests

Reading, Gardening