Valita Jones
Director Office of Diversity & Community Partnerships @Uc San Diego School Of Medicine
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WORK HISTORY
Director Office of Diversity & Community Partnerships @Uc San Diego School Of Medicine
La Jolla, CA, US
Serve as the Director of the Office Diversity & Community Partnerships and the Administrative Director for the PRIME Programs within UCSD\'s School of Medicine (SOM). Incumbent has a major and continuing responsibility for program planning, development and research related to the PRIME-HEq and PRIME-TIDE curricular track within the SOM and pathway programs. In collaboration with the PRIME-HEq Executive Director, PRIME-TIDE Director and Associate Dean of Diversity and Community Partnerships (AD-DCP), responsible for the evaluation of the PRIME track structure and pathways programs, recommending revisions, additions, and deletions to the established program, and independently developing ideas for individual programs as appropriate. Incumbent interfaces professionally with a broad range of collaborative contacts across campus, as well as external organizations throughout the San Diego community. Advice faculty, staff and students on procedures and outcomes related to PRIME-HEq and PRIME-TIDE program.
EDUCATION
San Diego State University
Certificate, Community College Teaching
San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies
Certificate, Leadership and Management
San Diego State University
Master's degree, Educational Leadership
San Diego State University
Bachelor's degree, Psychology and Africana Studies
University of Oklahoma, College of Continuing Education
Certificate, Institute on Crisis of YoungBlack Males, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)
University of Pennsylvania
Certificate, Equity Institute: Advancing the Study of Race in Higher Education
San Diego State University
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT VALITA JONES
I am a social scientist and educator trained and experienced working within a diverse and demanding environment including educational, administrative, and community. My unique competencies include the ability to function as a researcher and practitioner. I am grounded in the deep cultural thought and philosophy of human development and consider myself a content and pedagogical expert in the field of consciousness in human development and leadership development. I have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster a good working relationship with a wide variety of people, using tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and flexibility. Ability to communicate with varied cultures and all levels within an organization. Extensive insight, knowledge, and experience with student engagement, development and success (student development), program development, implementation, and assessment practices, along with knowledge of designing and measuring student learning outcomes (SLO’s) that reduce educational disparities. Expertise concerning the design of STEM student support services programs. Research experience in the process of human development as it relates to becoming culturally conscious and competent, developing conscious leadership practices, and becoming an effective student affairs practitioner. Working knowledge in a research setting using protocols involving human subjects. Experience with the preparation of IRB documents. Qualitative data collection and analyses and knowledge of statistical software NViVO and ATLAS Ti. Demonstrated experience in research data collection and writing skills. Knowledgeable of both online and in-classroom applied learning processes. Well versed in designing curriculum for multicultural and diverse student populations. Grant writing, management and reporting of federal and state funded agencies, such as NIH, NSF, and TRiO.
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