AJ Bio

AJ Bio

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  Anissa D. Jones,Ed.D. Dr. AnissaJones currentlyservesas National Director of StudentDevelopmentat The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Joneshasover15 yearsof experience inhighereducationwith expertiseinadultstudentlearning,studentdevelopment,studentadvocacy,andprogram development. AsNational Director,she isresponsible for providingthe leadership,management,and advocacy necessarytoenhance the retentionandsuccessof all ChicagoSchool students. Specifically, Dr. Jonesischargedwithoversightof ournational programsinStudentLeadership,NewStudent Programs& Services,StudentDisabilityServices,Health&Wellness,andVeteranStudentSupport. Dr. JonesholdsanEd.D. inAdultEducationfromNational LouisUniversity,aM.Ed. inCounselingfrom DePaul University,andaB.A.inOrganizational CommunicationfromLoyolaUniversity. Herdissertation workis entitled,“Liberatory Transformation of Self to Selfethnic:An Africentric Racial Identity DevelopmentModel”,andit representsaninsightful analysisof the impactof Africentricknowledgeon the racial identitydevelopmentprocessof graduate studentsof the AfricanDiaspora.One of the salient outcomesof herstudyis an Africentricidentitydevelopmentmodel thatreflectsthe natural blendof African-centeredphilosophy,psychology,andspirituality,amodel thatDr.Joneshaspresentedat several conferencesincludingthe White Privilegeconference in2011 and several conferencesatThe ChicagoSchool. Priorto joiningthe StudentAffairsstaff atTCSPP,Dr. JonesworkedatDePaul University,JolietJunior College,andwiththe HospitalityandEntrepreneurshipTrainingCenter. Herprofessional responsibilities have spannedthe areasof careerdevelopment,judicial affairs,budgetandpersonnelmanagement, strategicplanning,studentandprogramdevelopment,crisismanagement,andpolicydevelopment. The bulkof her workexperience tookplace atDePaul where she servedasan AssistantDeanof Students, workingcloselywithfacultyandstaff toremove individual andinstitutionalbarriersforstudentsandto helpthemdevelopstrongpersonal andcommunityidentitiesthatwouldprepare themtorespondto the demandsof our diverse andglobal world. Her collaborative effortshave beenbeneficialforthe successof studentsateach of these institutions. These effortsinclude,butare notlimitedto the creationof the CenterforMulticultural andDiversity Studies/StudentDevelopmentFellowshipat The ChicagoSchool;the creationof the StudentWellness and AdvocacyNetworkatDePaul University;andseveraltrainingsshe hasimplemented andassistedin operationalizingatbothinstitutions suchasSafe Zone,BystanderinterventionandTitle IX. Dr. Jonesregularlycreatesandparticipatesincharitable,educationalandservice orientedworkthrough hervolunteerorganization,The Orderof the EasternStar, and facilitatesdiscussionsincommunity organizationsonidentitydevelopment.