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Jones, Sonya J

Biographical Profile

College
Arnold School of Public Health
Department
Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1997 - 2002 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina PhD Nutrition
1990 - 1994 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina BA with Highest Honors and Distinction Latin American Studies

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership American Society for Nutrition
Membership American Public Health Association

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
09/1994 - 05/1995 Labor Organizer New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, Hartford, Connecticut
12/1995 - 08/1997 Program Coordinator Purple Dragon Organic Fruit and Vegetable Cooperative, New York, New York
08/1997 - 06/2002 Graduate Trainee Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina
05/1998 - 07/1998 Intern Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
08/1998 - 08/1999 Co-facilitator Latino Health Cooperative, Durham, North Carolina
08/1999 - 09/2001 Facilitator Durham Community Food Security Coalition, Durham, North Carolina
08/1999 - 01/2002 Dissertation Field Work Durham, North Carolina
08/2001 - 09/2002 Project Director The Durham Food Project/Proyecto Alimenticio, Durham, North Carolina
08/2002 - 08/2005 Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee
09/2005 - 08/2007 Research Assistant Professor Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
01/2006 Deputy Director Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina
01/2006 - 12/2012 Deputy Director Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina
08/2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina
08/2007 - 08/2013 Assistant Professor Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
01/2013 - Present Interim Director Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina
08/2013 - Present Associate Professor Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (pending notification from Board of Trustees

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2013 Honor Invited for Workshop The National Research Council of the National Academies of Science Committee on Statistics Steering Committee
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