Mary Jones, PhD, MPH

Director of Workforce Development at the Arnold School of Public Health

Dr. Mary Jones serves as the Director of Workforce Development and Adjunct Faculty at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. She has worked in the field of Public Health in various sectors (state, non-profit, healthcare) for more than 15 years. Her research and public health experiences include chronic disease prevention, community engagement and organizing, health equity,  collation building and sustainability, workforce education and training related to the translation of research into public health and health care settings, and program implementation/management/evaluation.

Dr. Jones is a United States Air Force Veteran and serves her community in multiple capacities. Dr. Jones serves as: an at-large board member for Wholespire (optimizing health and wellness in all communities);  a member of the Advisory Board for the SC Breast and Cervical Cancer and Early Detection; member of SC DHEC’s Workforce Development Committee; member of the Richland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (public service sorority);  member of the Health and Wellness Ministry at First Northeast Baptist Church; member of the school improvement council in the Richland 2 school district