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Professor Jones is Professor of Interprofessional Learning and Dean of University Postgraduate Studies at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She is involved in the University Academic Board, University Postgraduate Board, Research Committee of Academic Board and quality management of postgraduate programmes. Until 2012, she was the Head of the National Centre for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in New Zealand - and with her appointment as Dean of Postgraduate Studies, she has remained a Director of the Centre.  Professor Jones is a Visiting Professor of Interprofessional Education at Derby University in the UK; and is a registered nurse. Professor Jones completed her PhD on “The shaping of interprofessional team practice,” and recently finished collaborating to published her first book, “Leadership Development for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice” (Forman, Jones, & Thistlethwaite, 2014).  Professor Jones is currently involved in co-editing a second book on interprofessional leadership. 

Professor Jones has a strong commitment to interprofessional practice, nursing and health practice - nationally and internationally - through active membership of the NZNO, Fellow of NZCNA, member of AIPPEN, member of Auckland Perioperative College, National Perioperative Education Committee, board member of InterEd and a past Executive Board member for IFPN. Professor Jones' research and teaching areas are in theory practice debate, interprofessional team practice, perioperative nursing, research methodology and client centred care and team practice along student- supervisor relationships.