Jones serves as the Assistant Director of Student Support Services and Mathematics Specialist in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes. Jones graduated from LSU with a baccalaureate degree in mathematics in 2006, then earned his master’s degree in education at Mississippi State University in 2008 before returning to Baton Rouge in 2012 to join the CCACSA team. Jones also spent four years teaching high school mathematics at Starkville High School in Mississippi and Gainesville High School in Florida.
Prior to transitioning to his full-time role in 2015, Jones served a dual role as both a Graduate Assistant and Tutor in the Tutorial program. In his current role, Jones is responsible for the overall development, planning, and coordination of the math lab program, a component of the CCACSA Educational Support Services. He designs and implements math academic support plans for student-athletes while also working in collaboration with academic advisors and learning specialists within CCACSA. He also assists in managing the day-to-day operations of the Tutorial Program.
While in the center, Jones helped create a math lab to focus on the core concepts within the discipline and to provide a distraction-free environment and safe learning space that is conducive to learning. The creation and implementation of the M.I.K.E. (Mathematical Inquiry, Knowledge, and Exploration) program and the Summer Mathematics Introduction program which helps to prepare incoming student-athletes for the rigors of learning on the collegiate level. In 2019, Jones’ mathematics program was awarded the “Model Practices Award” by the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A).
Jones is the Vice-President of the Louisiana College Learning Center Association (LCLCA), as well as a member of the International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA), the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), and the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A).