Angel Jones, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
About Dr. Jones
Dr. Angel Jones (she/her/ella) is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar with 15+ years of experience in K-12 and higher education. Her research focus on the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students at historically White institutions. Her areas of expertise include racial microaggressions, Racial Battle Fatigue, and gendered-racism. She is also a public scholar who uses social media as an educational tool to increase access to academic scholarship. Prior to joining the Department of Teaching and Learning as a Visiting Assistant Professor, Dr. Jones was a middle and high school counselor in Atlanta Georgia. Additionally, she served as program manager for an organization that provided tutoring and test preparation for low-income students in Washington, D.C.
Research Profile
Broadly, Dr. Jones’ research examines the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students at historically White institutions. Her most previous research looked at how Black graduate women respond to and cope with gendered-racial microaggression. She is currently working on a study that will explore the experiences of Afro-Latina students with Racial Battle Fatigue. Dr. Jones’ work is grounded in Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism and acknowledges the roles that race and racism play in the lives of Black students. She also uses counterstorytelling, hip-hop, and poetry in her research.
Education:
- Ph.D., 2020, George Washington University
- Ed.S., 2014, Georgia State University
- M.Ed., 2011, Georgia State University
- B.A., 2008, Syracuse University
Publications:
Jones, A. M. (2021). Letters to their attackers: Using counterstories to share Black women’s responses to racial microaggressions. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Published online July 2, 2021.
Jones, A. M. (2021). Conflicted: How Black women negotiate their responses to racial microaggressions at a historically White institution. Race, Ethnicity, & Education, 1–16.
Jones, A. M. (2021). The last dance: How I learned to stop shuckin’ and jivin.’ In Templeton, E., Love, B.H., & Johnson, O. (Eds.), Elevating marginalized voices in academe: Lessons for a new generation of scholars. New York: Routledge.
Jones, A. M. (2021). Academe should value the impact of public scholarship. Inside Higher Ed.
Jones, A. M. (2021). Coping with post-defense depression. Inside Higher Ed.
