Christina Jones, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Education and Promotion
Ball State University
Christina Jones, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science in the College of Health at Ball State University. Dr. Jones’ expertise and accompanying research program in health disparities spans across chronic disease prevention and social justice and health, where she has published 18 academic manuscripts. Dr. Jones is a recipient of the 2016 National Communication Association’s Golden Monograph Award, which is a competitively selected achievement bestowed at the top publication in the discipline of the prior year, as well as the 2019 Society for Public Health Education Horizon Award for early-career professionals.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Ball State University College of Health is incorporating interprofessional education into curriculum across health professions students at an early stage. A team of interprofessional faculty from health sciences and nutrition, nursing, and social work developed a Tier 1 humanities University Core Curriculum course, Introduction to Health Consumerism, to address this need and educate all students about the importance of being informed consumers of health care. The Summit theme of Interprofessional Learning for Collaborative Practice and Education will be addressed as we provide knowledge to…