Brett Jones is a Professor in the Educational Psychology Program within the School of Education at Virginia Tech. He received his

BAE in Architectural Engineering from Penn State University and his MA and PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has held faculty positions as an educational psychologist at Duke University, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and Virginia Tech. He has taught 24 different types of university courses related to motivation, cognition, and teaching strategies. Dr. Jones has also conducted workshops and invited presentations at many universities and has presented over 200 research papers and keynote addresses at conferences. His research, which includes examining instructional methods that support students’ motivation and learning, has led to more than 100 refereed journal articles, several book chapters, and three books. He has received four grants from the National Science Foundation for a total of over $2 million to conduct his research. More information can be found at www.theMUSICmodel.com.