Marshall Jones

Marshall Jones is an Assistant Professor and Director in the School of Psychology at Florida Institute of Technology. A retired police officer, he established the university's undergraduate forensic psychology program in 2003 and has held roles including undergraduate academic program chair and director of online programs. His work bridges law enforcement practice and academic research through applied scholarship.

His educational background includes:

• Doctorate in Business Administration (2019) from Florida Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from University of Alabama
• M.S. in Criminal Justice from Florida Institute of Technology
• B.A. in Organizational Management from Warner Southern College

Dr. Jones specializes in organizational behavior within law enforcement contexts, forensic psychology, and criminological theories. His research examines implicit bias training effectiveness, police leadership challenges, chronic offender behavior, and victimology. Current work focuses on systemic solutions for police recruiting and retention crises through data-driven approaches to personnel management and training protocols.

He co-directs Florida Tech's Roach Lab, an innovative teaching initiative that utilizes discoid cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis) as ethical, low-cost animal models for undergraduate psychology education. This program replaces traditional vertebrate models to demonstrate core behavioral concepts while addressing ethical concerns and resource limitations in classroom settings.