Visual Language Associates
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About Dr. Jones
Dr. Jones holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, specializing in the Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning. She currently serves on the faculty at UC San Diego, teaching undergraduate and graduate bilingual education courses.
Her research includes interview research, both in the United States and abroad, with Deaf Chinese adults exploring their school and literacy experiences — with a broader focus on visual language acquisition, reading development in foreign scripts, and cross-linguistic studies among deaf populations.
Experience
Professional experience
- 8 years teaching elementary and middle school in an ASL-based classroom
- Research fellow at the Center for ASL and English Bilingual Education Research (CAEBER)
- Mentor at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, Washington, D.C.
- Three-year National Science Foundation doctoral fellowship recipient
- Former assistant professor at Boston University
- Current faculty at UCSD teaching undergraduate and graduate bilingual education courses