Lovell Jones, PhD, is currently a Professor at Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing and Research Professor at Texas A & M University Corpus Christi. Dr. Jones serves as Adjunct Professor at Texas A&M School of Public Health, Tulane University School of Public Health, and Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Jones has more than 40 years of experience in addressing minority health and the health of the underserved. As a scientist, he has also done extensive research into the relationship between hormones, diet and endocrine responsive tumors and has presented his work both nationally and internationally.
Until August 31, 2013, Dr. Jones was a Professor in the Department of Health Disparities Research as well as Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) and Research Professor of Social Work, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston (UH). He is the Founding Director of the Congressionally- mandated Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH), which evolved into the joint UH/UTMDACC Dorothy I. Height Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research. At his retirement from the University of Texas System, he was bestowed the title of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Disparities Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In April 2014, Dr. Jones was awarded his second Professor Emeritus from the University of Texas Graduate School of Bio medical Sciences.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Jones has either chaired or co-chaired numerous major events regarding the underserved and cancers, including the American Cancer Society South Central U.S. Regional Hearings on Cancer and the Poor and the1st National African Cancer Education meeting in Abuja, Nigeria.
Dr. Jones received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.