Ashley Jones, Ph.D.

Ashley Jones is an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She earned her Master of Science degree in Psychology from Arizona State University and her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. She completed both her predoctoral internship and forensic postdoctoral fellowship at Utah State Hospital in Provo. Her research focuses on the use of technology to increase access to forensic and correctional services and understanding its impact on treatment and court proceedings. She was the recipient of two competitive dissertation grants from the American Psychological Foundation and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, as well as the APA Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) Criminal Justice Section Outstanding Graduate Student Award.