Linda Jones
Associate Dean, College of Sciences & Mathematics
College of Sciences & Mathematics
Ph.D. Kent State University - Specialization: Behavioral Medicine
Location: Janet Ayers Academic Center 4024
615-460-6210linda.jones@belmont.edu
Biography
Dr. Linda Jones joined the faculty on a full-time basis in the fall of 2000 after serving as an adjunct at Belmont for several years. Dr. Jones served as the chair of the Department of Psychological Science and now serves as the Associate Dean for the College.
She earned her Ph.D. at Kent State University in 1989 and has served in teaching and research positions at Vanderbilt University's Kennedy Center prior to coming to Belmont.
Her areas of interest are chronic illness in minority populations, sickle cell disease and health psychology. She describes herself as a "bookaholic" and loves to travel. She and her husband are proud parents of daughter Emmajulia and son Christopher Jones Jr.