Dr. Chenelle Jones Appointed Public Safety Programs Chair

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Sherry Mercurio
Executive Director, Office of Community Relations
(614) 947-6581
Email: sherry.mercurio@franklin.edu

Franklin University, one of the leading educators of working adults, announced the promotion of Dr. Chenelle Jones from Lead Faculty to Program Chair of the Public Safety programs within the College of Health and Public Administration.

In her new role as Program Chair, Dr. Jones will oversee the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration, Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Leadership, Criminal Justice Administration major, Emergency Management & Homeland Security major, and Public Safety Management and Leadership major.

“Dr. Jones has been an outstanding addition to Franklin since she began working full-time in January 2018,” said Jonathan McCombs, Dean College of Health and Public Administration. “This promotion recognizes her exceptional work leading the Public Safety Programs and sharing Franklin’s expertise within the community.”

Dr. Jones is widely recognized as a superb scholar and important contributor within the community. Her accolades include being recently named to this year’s Business First 40 under 40 list; and as selection as an Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards for her article The New Jane Crow: Mass Incarceration and the Denied Maternity of Black Women.

Dr. Jones received her Ph.D. in the Administration of Justice from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Her research interests include race and crime, policing, and juvenile delinquency. In furtherance of her academic interests, Dr. Jones serves as the National Director of Research for the Teen and Police Service (TAPS) Academy, a federally funded program designed to reduce social distance between police officers and youth. She has written numerous articles and book chapters on public perceptions of the police, race, and the administration of justice, and is the co-editor of A Critical Analysis of Race and the Administration of Justice.

About Franklin University

Accredited, nonprofit, and dedicated to educating adults since 1902, Franklin provides onsite course options at our Main Campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and is an innovator in providing personalized online education. The University offers applied in-demand undergraduate, masters, and doctorate programs that enable adult learners to achieve their educational and professional goals. Through agreements with partner institutions, the University also offers international academic programs, including its top-ranked MBA.

Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and holds specialized accreditations for specific academic programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Franklin University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE).