Melissa Gail Jones

Background

Jones, Melissa Gail was born on June 26, 1955 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Robert Wick and Carolyn Ann Jones.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Appalachian State University, 1976; Master of Arts, Appalachian State University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1987.

Career

Instructor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1977-1979; research technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1979-1980; program officer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1988; teacher, Wake County Schools, Raleigh, 1982-1986; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1988.

Achievements

• Melissa Gail Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Project estuary: N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve System : a curriculum guide for teachers

Membership

Member American Ednl. Research Association, National Association Research in Science Teaching, National Science Teachers Association, National Middle School Association, Association Educators Teachers Science (award of merit 1988), Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Herbert Arthur Underwood Junior, December 20, 1980.

Father:

Robert Wick Jones

Mother:

Carolyn Ann Jones

Spouse:

Herbert Arthur Underwood Junior