Dr. Love Crossling Jones

Dr. Love Jones has dedicated her entire professional journey to understanding the personal and professional needs of people. She is a social science expert with a particular focus in the relationship between individual satisfaction and the establishment of healthy cultures. Dr. Jones truly believes that the key to successful human connections is rooted in the development of solid personal and professional identities. As a professionally trained systems thinker, with over 20 years of experience in seminar curriculum design and facilitation, she maintains a genuine interest in the way that people establish identity and build community.

Dr. Jones earned a BA, as a Psychology and Communication Studies double major at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She then earned an MS from East Carolina University in Marriage and Family Therapy from the School of Human Ecology. Finally, she returned to UNCG to earn a Doctorate in Cultural Studies with a concentration in Communication Studies out of the School of Education. Her research focused on political economy, most specifically the context of race, class, and gender. 

Dr. Jones currently serves as the Executive Director of the Human Rights Department with the City of Greensboro. Her role is dedicated to leading the arm of government focused on promoting community harmony, meeting the needs of marginalized populations, and directly addressing acts of discrimination. In addition to her experience as an executive leader, she served as a professor of social sciences for 15 years. She also served as an academic director and quality enhancement researcher in higher education. While not practicing at present, Dr. Jones is also a provisionally licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

Dr. Jones is most dedicated to faith and family. She finds the most joy spending time with her husband and best friend, Antwyan, her children, mother, and mini-Burnedoodle, DougE. Her personal interests include writing, crafting, slam poetry, mixed media art, all things live music, and extremely loud laughter with any cluster of family and friends!  

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