Suzanne Rohan Jones

Suzanne Rohan Jones serves as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Maryville University, leveraging over two decades of higher education experience. Prior to Maryville, she held roles as a career specialist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and assistant director of experiential education at Webster University, while currently maintaining dual employment as a learning and development specialist at Graybar.

Her academic credentials include:

• Master of Science in Rehabilitation Psychology and Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Master of Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University (awarded August 2020)

Professor Jones specializes in applied psychological domains spanning career counseling, organizational development, and adult learning theory, with particular expertise in talent acquisition, employee motivation systems, and virtual learning environments. Her industry experience at Graybar directly informs classroom instruction, creating practical bridges between academic concepts and workplace applications in leadership development and job search strategies.

She champions student-centered flexibility in online education, emphasizing rapid faculty responsiveness and deadline accommodations for working students with family obligations. Through active discussion board engagement and personalized support, Jones fosters collaborative learning environments where students analyze real-world decision-making scenarios across courses like Abnormal Psychology and Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making.