Her teaching and research interests are centered on mobile and multimedia journalism, virtual communities and mass media organizations, and participatory forms of news production from the “audience” side. She, along with John Schmeltzer, are the founders of OU StormCrowd, a place-based video reporting tool for mobile devices. Jones is also national chair of the National Press Photographers Association’s (NPPA) News Video Workshop and one of the first 10 Outstanding Faculty Member Award winners from Kappa Alpha Theta.