Stephanie Jones, professor of neuroscience at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, recently received the 2025 Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health. The award recognizes faculty members who have shown superior mentorship and training in neuroscience research.
With a background in mathematics, Dr. Jones has mentored numerous students and postdoctoral researchers in computational modeling, neuroimaging, and translational neuroscience. In addition to research conducted in her own lab, Dr. Jones oversees a summer research program for undergraduate students. Throughout her career, she has also encouraged numerous students to broaden their skills beyond neuroscience, such as enrolling in concurrent graduate programs in other fields and pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors.
Dr. Jones’ scholarship integrates human brain imaging and computational neuroscience methods to study brain dynamics in health and disease. She first joined the Brown faculty in 2011 and achieved the rank of full professor in 2023. Earlier in her career, she conducted research with Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Jones received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Boston College. She earned her Ph.D in mathematics from Boston University.